Letter To the Editor: Here's Hoping For Meaningful Change

I read with interest and a certain amount of confusion, Sue Finley's TDN article about the woes of Kentucky stallion studs. On the one hand, everyone is agreed that it is difficult to fill stallion books, and on the other, the idea of any book being full has long been consigned to the history books. [...]

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Broken Hearts and Fatalities: Letter to the Editor

I have been following with interest the past week's articles, letters and commentaries in the TDN and while I agree that track surfaces need to be looked at, I feel like it's all a bit deja-vu and that if racing had stayed the course and adapted following the initial introduction of synthetic surfaces 20 years [...]

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The Passing of My Mentor, James Delahooke

When I opened today's Thoroughbred Daily News and saw James on the front page, I assumed it would be a follow-up to Bobby Flay's glowing words about James's talents in the paper last week. It took me a few moments for the actual headline to sink in. For me, James's death marks the passing of [...]

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