Articles posted July 27, 2010

Gainesway's Graham Beck Dies at 80

• By Ron Mitchell
• July 27, 2010
• Thoroughbred Breeding, Kentucky

Graham Beck, the South African winemaker and a leading international breeder who bought Gainesway Farm in Lexington in 1989, has died in London at age 80, according to Bloomberg News.

Ohio Breeder/Owner Corrado Dies

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• July 27, 2010
• Midwest Region

Alfred Corrado, president of the Ohio Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners from 1989 through 1990, and who was a leading Ohio breeder/owner, died July 24 at the Cleveland Clinic.

Quiet Cash Sires First Winner

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• July 27, 2010
• Thoroughbred Breeding, West Region

Quiet Cash, a three-time stakes winner at Hastings Racecourse, sired his first winner when his son Cash Land scored at Hastings July 25 in his initial start.

Jocks vs. Horsemen in Charity Basketball Game

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• July 27, 2010
• Northeast Region

In an effort to raise money for The Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund and the Race Track Chaplaincy of New York, the groups have organized a basketball game between members of the Saratoga jockey colony and New York horsemen.

Santa Anita Closes Track For Repairs

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• July 27, 2010
• West Region

Santa Anita Park began repair work on its synthetic main track on July 26 and embarked upon significant scheduled maintenance of its stable area as well.

QH Group Asks Court to Rescind Calder Permit

• By Jim Freer
• July 27, 2010
• Thoroughbred Racing, Southeast Region

In a suit filed July 21 in Tallahassee, Fla., Hialeah Park and four other Quarter Horse permit holders are asking a state court to take away Calder Casino & Race Course's two Thoroughbred permits.

Doing What's Right - By Dan Rosenberg

• July 27, 2010

It is morally wrong to wash our hands of horses we have bred, owned, or formerly owned. Read Blog

Baffert Lookin to Get Lucky in Haskell

• By Steve Haskin
• July 27, 2010
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky will face off against Derby winner Super Saver in Sunday's Haskell

Golden Gate Readies Tapeta Surface for Meet

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• July 27, 2010
• Thoroughbred Racing, West Region

In preparation for Golden Gate's 2010 summer-fall meeting, which begins Aug. 25, scheduled maintenance was performed on the Tapeta Footings artificial surface July 24-25.

What's Going On Here: High-Stakes Games

• By Eric Mitchell
• July 27, 2010

Why support an industry that cannot sustain itself? Because wherever this debate occurs, it's important to see that the racetrack is only part of the equation. Read Blog

Super Saver, Barbaro Items in Charity Auction

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• July 27, 2010
• Southwest Region

A halter and an autographed photo of Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands winner Super Saver and a Barbaro print will be auctioned off on eBay to benefit the Halo House Foundation in Houston, Texas.

Fasig-Tipton Texas Sale Has 363 Yearlings

• By Deirdre B. Biles
• July 27, 2010
• Thoroughbred Sales, Southwest Region

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 363 horses for its Texas yearling sale, which is scheduled for Aug. 30, beginning at 10 a.m. (CDT), at Lone Star Park. The number is down only 1.9% from last year's total of 370

Vic Zast's Saratoga Diary: Hoop Dreams

• By Vic Zast
• July 27, 2010

The end of the extra four days of Saratoga horse racing was marked by the morning workouts and rumors about a ringer on the jockeys' basketball team. Read Blog

Posse Gelding Tops Indiana Sale

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• July 27, 2010
• Thoroughbred Sales, Midwest Region

Benji Blues, a 2-year-old son of Posse out of the stakes-winning Take Me Out mare Susie Blues, sold for $65,000 to top the July 25 horses of racing age sale.

NYRA Suspends Stakes, Cuts Purses for Others

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• July 27, 2010
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

The New York Racing Association has suspended nine stakes and reduced purses for 12 others during its fall meets at Belmont Park and Aqueduct.

Document Outlines Suggestions for NYCOTB

• By Tom Precious
• July 27, 2010
• Northeast Region

A group of creditors involved in the NYCOTB bankruptcy proceeding has suggested a number of changes, including a 1% surcharge on wagers, according to a June document.

River Slashes Purses for Cradle, Bassinet

• By Tom LaMarra
• July 27, 2010
• Midwest Region

Continued declines in handle and the lowest purse structure in decades have led River Downs to cut the purses of its two premier stakes for 2-year-olds by 50%.

Sedative, Analgesic, and Anesthetic Usage in Horses

• By Christy West, Digital Editor/Producer
• July 27, 2010
• Horse Health

How much do veterinarians use sedatives, analgesics (painkillers), and general anesthetics in horses? Veterinarians at The Ohio State University surveyed members of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) to find out, and the findings were presented at the 2009 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention, held Dec. 6-9 in Las V...