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The Gluck Equine Research Foundation at the University of Kentucky is developing an equine biological passport with the goal of identifying specific biomarkers that will detect drug use by monitoring changes to peptides and protein abundance, and monitor those biomarkers over time, they announced Monday via press release. In simple terms, an EBP would track...
Michael Dubb and NYRTC team discuss the importance of the backstretch community during the midst of Coronavirus pandemic. Dubb recounts the story of his activism with the NYTRC, “My involvement with the backstretch really began with the construction of the daycare center around the year 2000. It was shortly thereafter that I met Nick Caras...
In part two of our breeze-up video series with Johnny Hassett of The Bloodstock Connection, the pinhooker and sales consignor assesses the delayed season with just one sale left to come.
It took a long journey for trainer Tom Drury to get to where he is now, with a GII Toyota Blue Grass S. winner and major GI Kentucky Derby contender in his barn. There were years when Drury didn't win any races, which had him questioning whether he was made out for the training business....
The first in-person sale in Kentucky since February is in the books. The TDN's Katie Ritz was on hand to gauge the reaction. Fasig-Tipton's Boyd Browning reflects on the sale, “Hopefully the main thing that we've done is we've restored some confidence in the marketplace. I think that a month ago or six weeks ago,...
Homebuilder, philanthropist, and racehorse owner. Michael Dubb does it all. He's recently been working on a project called Oak Ridge. We visited Dubb in Saratoga to see what he's been working on. Seven-time Saratoga leading owner Michael Dubb is the founder of The Beechwood Organization, Long Island's largest homebuilder which he operates with his son...
The New Vocations All-Thoroughbred Charity Horse Show is the largest all-Thoroughbred horse show in the country, and an event that specializes in displaying the variety of disciplines retired racehorses can excel in. Leandra Cooper and Andrea Mandella spoke with us about the upcoming event. This year, the show is scheduled for September 3-6, dates that...
The Fasig-Tipton July Horses of Racing Age Sale is the first in-person sale in Kentucky since February. We visited the sales ground and spoke with several consignors on some of their top lots, and their expectations going into the sale. Katelyn Jackson of ELiTE Sales is embracing the sale, “I'm really impressed by Boyd and...
Paige Gilster moved to Lexington after gradating from Iowa State University, and has since become the assistant farm manager at Timber Town Stables. She's also the breeder of Finnick the Fierce, a contender in this year's Blue Grass S. at Keeneland. Gilster was long on hands-on horse experience but short on connections when she graduated...
Like everyone else, Gabby Gaudet is looking forward to Keeneland's special summer meet, which kicks off Wednesday. With 10 graded stakes races packed into a five-day schedule, she knows the meet will be special, but also different. Keeneland has never run in the summer before, and, for this meet, no spectators will be allowed to...
Don Alberto Corporation spent millions to get their hands on GI winners Salty and Dacita. We visited them at Don Alberto Farm and met their new foals. Dacita is a daughter of Scat Daddy, and is the leading earner for her dam Daja (Chi) (Seeker's Reward). She was a dual champion in Chile before moving...
It's happening, the nation's #1 horses of racing age sale. Monday, July 13, 2020 in Lexington, Kentucky. Where will you be?
