Showing posts with label Racing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Racing. Show all posts
Friday, April 03, 2015

Ageless Tahoe Warrior Runs Again: In Shoes, This Time, for Keeneland's New Dirt Track

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At some point today, someone in the stands at Keeneland Racecourse is sure to read the fine print in the program and notice that in the ...
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Coolmore's Daddy Long Legs to Run Without Shoes in Dubai Stakes Race; Interference Given as Reason for Rule Exception

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Halfway around the world, a South African racehorse trainer is taking a chance with a well-known stakes-winning Thoroughbred. And he had ...
Thursday, October 24, 2013

Shoeless and Ageless, Tahoe Warrior Wins at Keeneland

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Keeneeland Racecourse in Kentucky has a Polytrack all-weather surface that has been used by trainers as a test for a few horses each week ...
Monday, March 19, 2012

NTRA's New-Look Thoroughbred Horseshoes: Fantasy Footwear Video

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This video makes you wonder who created that prototype for the NTRA! No additional information is available...so far although it looks so...
Thursday, July 28, 2011

The Unshod Racehorse: Racing Commissioners Table Model Rule on Barefoot Racehorses

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When the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) met at the Holiday Inn in Saratoga Springs, New York on Tuesday, the state...
Thursday, September 09, 2010

Poetry in Motion: The Japan Racing Association Captures the Simple Beauty of a Galloping Racehorse...in a Commercial

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I think if I could just keep this YouTube video on a continuous loop and keep watching it, I'd have no problems keeping stress at bay....
Sunday, August 08, 2010

Trot on! Hambletonian Winner Muscle Massive is a Jersey Boy But Might He Be the Last?

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"Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated," is a line attributed to Mark Twain. The same could be said of The Meadowlands racet...
Monday, April 05, 2010

Reuniting Racing Legend Phar Lap, Piece by Piece, Is Melbourne Cup's Goal

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5 April 2010 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog April 5th is a black day in the history of horse racing. It's the day always remembered, a...
Friday, August 07, 2009

Video: Thoro'Bred Racing Plates Are Born and Bred in California. See How They're Made!

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by Fran Jurga | 6 August 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog On Tuesday night, the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga...
Monday, March 02, 2009

Churchill Downs Announces Enhanced Horse Safety and Welfare Policies

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by Fran Jurga | 2 March 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog Kentucky's Churchill Downs Incorporated ("CDI") announced new s...
Monday, February 16, 2009

AAEP: New Racehorse Safety and Welfare Veterinary Recommendations

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by Fran Jurga | 16 February 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog (received via press release) The American Association of Equine Practitio...
Monday, May 26, 2008

Triple Crown "Crack"down: Update from Ian McKinlay on Big Brown's Latest Hoof Malady

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This device from Holland was marketed in Europe for stabilizing quarter cracks on Standardbreds. This photo shows clearly what a typical qua...