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Keeneland Book 1: Hips to watch
In the newly formatted Keeneland September yearling sale, the auction company switches to a smallish first book of truly select horses, reminiscent of the old Keeneland July sale, which was discontinued following the 2002 edition.
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Lusitano horses show off their finest at equestrian event
TYNGSBORO -- Fittingly, the horse's name was Ultra. As an international audience of about 300 equine lovers "oohed" and "ahhed," Jorge Gabriel, the owner of Casa Lusitana horse stables off Jasper Lane, put the extremely well-trained, dappled gray, 10-year-old pure-breed Lusitano through his paces to a pop-music soundtrack.
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Keeneland vice president Wilkinson announces retirement
Harvie Wilkinson, vice president at Keeneland, will retire, effective at the end of January 2011. ... French sale company Arqana announced Tuesday that it will add a half-day auction session to its Oct. 18-21 Deauville October yearling sale to allow potential buyers more time to review the 550 horses in the catalog.
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Frankie Brothers gone from track, but not from horses
Frankie Brothers was resigned to a quiet retirement when he decided to leave the racetrack after nearly 40 years of hard work. But a couple of things came up, and here he is, still involved in racing. And happily so.
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Dewey City-Wide Yard Sale kicks off Friday
The Washington County Fair is this week, Tuesday through Saturday, with entries brought in on Tuesday. Judging will take place on Wednesday and the fair will be open to the public from Thursday through Saturday.
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Wild horse roundup begins in western Utah
Wild horse roundup begins in western Utah By Kristen moulton The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Sep 8, 2010 12:11AM MDT Conger Mountains • Fifty wild horses — a mixture of stallions, mares and foals in a kaleidoscope of colors — ran into the Bureau of Land Management’s trap here Tuesday, a helicopter wrangler at their backs. The first day of what is expected to be two weeks of “gathering” went ...
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NTRA Thoroughbred Poll
Other Horses Receiving Votes: Afleet Express 18; Rail Trip 18; Debussy 10; Evening Jewel 10; Duke Of Mischief 9; Discreetly Mine 8; Boys At Tosconova 6; Goldikova 6; Persistently 6; Get Serious 5; Majesticperfection 5; Musket Man 4; Misremembered 3; Noosa Beach 3; Sidney's Candy 3; Tell A Kelly 2; Zardana 2; Éclair De Lune 1; Fly Down 1; Here Comes Ben 1; Wasted Tears 1.
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Camco saves pair of farms
At a unique farm here, dozens of domesticated equines -- horses, donkeys, ponies and mules -- share a patch of the Pinelands with deer, groundhogs and other untamed neighbors.
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Keeneland September auction searching for stability
For commercial Thoroughbred breeders, 2010 marks a turning point as the last of the yearlings bred on pre-crash 2008 stud fees head through the auction ring.
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All News
The California legislature has approved a bill that will raise the takeout on exotic bets on California races to fund an increase in overnight purses. The legislation will be forwarded to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is expected to support the ...
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