Graded Stakes Winner Bet On Sunshine Dies
Bet On Sunshine, who made it a habit of winning the same stakes more than once for owner David P. Holloway, was euthanized May 4 because of complication from old age.
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Monsun Sires 100th Stakes Winner
Monsun, a four-time leading sire in his native Germany, came through with his 100th and 101st stakes winners May 6.
I'll Have Another settles in; Creative Cause, Teeth of the Dog confirmed for Pre
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Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another was settled into his new home in Barn D at Pimlico Tuesday morning as the focus has shifted toward the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes on May 19.
Preakness Notes: Large Field Expected
Reddam Racing's Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner I'll Have Another was settled into his new home in Barn D at Pimlico Race Course May 8 as the focus has shifted toward the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) on May 19.
Arlington to host summer-long handicapping seminars
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Arlington Park continues in its efforts to promote fan education with a series of 16 "Learn to Win" seminars to be held in the track's Park area during the 2012 season that began May 4.
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Black Caviar Back for More in Goodwood Stakes
Undefeated Black Caviar will return to Morphettville in Adelaide, Australia, May 12 to compete in the group I Goodwood Stakes, her final race in Australia before she heads to Great Britain for the Royal Ascot meet in June.
Triple Crown Talk: Post Derby 138 Thoughts
The top four finishers all ran winning type races. read blog
High Chaparral Colt Leads Way at NZB Sale
A weanling son of High Chaparral commanded the highest price of NZ$150,000 ($119,073 in U.S. funds) May 8 on the second day of New Zealand Bloodstock's national weanling, broodmare, and mixed bloodstock sale at Karaka.
NBC National TV Ratings Climb for KY Derby
Television viewership was up 2% for the 2012 Kentucky Derby (gr. I), while the share of viewers watching the race rose 6%, making I'll Have Another's victory the third-highest watched since Sunday Silence in 1989.
Albarado Pleads Not Guilty to Assault Charges
Jockey Robby Albarado entered a not-guilty plea in Jefferson County, Ky., District Court May 8 in connection with his arrest May 4 on assault charges.
Sabini of New York New RCI Chairman
New York State Racing and Wagering Board chairman John Sabini is the new chairman of the Association of Racing Commissioners International, which held its annual meeting in late April.
PNGI: Status Quo on Ohio Tracks for Now
Penn National Gaming Inc., which owns two racetracks in Ohio, said it will run full live racing schedules at both tracks for the rest of this year and possibly next year depending on resolution of a legal challenge.
Ultrasound Confirms Zenyatta In Foal to Tapit
Team Zenyatta reported via Twitter May 8 that the 2010 Horse of the Year is in foal to the Gainesway Farm stallion Tapit.
Winners & Placers by Eric Mitchell
For Reddam the Derby victory is a splendid mix of good fortune and good chemistry read blog
Super Man: Raymond 'Butch' Lehr
There's not a vice president here that can say they started out at $57.83 a week read blog
Grade I Winner Aptitude Dies in Argentina
Aptitude, a leading North American runner in the early part of the last decade for Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte Farms, died in Argentina April 30.
Maryland THA Board Calls for Revote on Bylaws
The Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association said May 7 it will hold another vote on proposed changes to its bylaws after its general counsel found a "flaw" in a vote taken during a special election April 30.
CDI Reports First-Quarter Gain in Earnings
Churchill Downs Inc. reported net earnings of $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2012, a reversal from a $3.2 million loss during the first three months of 2011.
Delaware, Horsemen Have Deal in Nick of Time
Delaware Park and the Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association signed a one-year contract May 2 after months of contentious negotiations.
The Top 7 Things to Know about Equine Recurrent Uveitis
Editor's note: This article is part of TheHorse.com's ongoing coverage of topics presented at the 2012 Western Veterinary Conference held in February.
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