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The InterviewsA Visit To Meet Michael Dickinson At Tapeta Farm
Fresh warm air breezing in from the Chesapeake Bay. Acres of spacious paddocks with green, green grass to roam in after work is done. Roomy, airy stalls with high cathedral ceilings and open views stretching away over the hills. And a freshwater outdoor swimming pool to take a dip in when it gets warm. (Or any time for that matter!) Happy, happy horses. And a happy trainer, by all accounts.As I drove in to Tapeta Farm for my 3pm appointment, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Five minutes later, as I shook hands with the international racing legend known as Michael Dickinson, I was immediately set at ease.The first...
Fresh warm air breezing in from the Chesapeake Bay. Acres of spacious paddocks with green, green grass to roam in after work is done. Roomy,...
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GuitarIndy’s Line Reigns Supreme
Three of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks prep races on Saturday, February 1, featured remarkably similar results. The Forward Gal S.-G3 at Gulfstream was won by unbeaten Tonalist’s Shape, by Tonalist. The Withers S.-G3, at Aqueduct, was won by Max Player, by Honor Code. And the Holy Bull S.-G3, again at Gulfstream, was won by Tiz the Law, by Constitution. See the trend? Tonalist, standing at Lane’s End, is by Tapit, making him a great-grandson of A.P. Indy. Honor Code, also at Lane’s End, is by A.P. Indy himself. Constitution, the second leading first crop sire of 2019 by earnings, stands at Winstar...
Three of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks prep races on Saturday, February 1, featured remarkably similar results. The Forward Gal S.-G3...
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BloodstockEquibase Acquisition Suggests GPS Technology To Ti...
Three of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks prep races on Saturday, February 1, featured remarkably similar results. The Forward Gal S.-G3 at Gulfstream was won by unbeaten Tonalist’s Shape, by Tonalist. The Withers S.-G3, at Aqueduct, was won by Max Player, by Honor Code. And the Holy Bull S.-G3, again at Gulfstream, was won by Tiz the Law, by Constitution. See the trend? Tonalist, standing at Lane’s End, is by Tapit, making him a great-grandson of A.P. Indy. Honor Code, also at Lane’s End, is by A.P. Indy himself. Constitution, the second leading first crop sire of 2019 by earnings, stands at Winstar...
Three of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks prep races on Saturday, February 1, featured remarkably similar results. The Forward Gal S.-G3...
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Keeneland’s November Sale demonstrated how the thoroughbred market seems to continue to encompass the widening gulf between the haves and have-nots. There is almost no middle market at horse sales at this time, as the just-completed Keeneland November Sale showed. Small breeders face being forced out of a marketplace in which strong competition for every type of thoroughbred exists only at the very top of the market. Buyers such as Larry Best, Peter Brant, Barbara Banke, the Maktoums, the Coolmore gang, et al, compete for million dollar mares and weanlings in the first catalogue book, while Book Six is...
Keeneland’s November Sale demonstrated how the thoroughbred market seems to continue to encompass the widening gulf betwee...
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The Interviews: Top Rider Turned Broadcaster, Rich...
Three of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks prep races on Saturday, February 1, featured remarkably similar results. The Forward Gal S.-G3 at Gulfstream was won by unbeaten Tonalist’s Shape, by Tonalist. The Withers S.-G3, at Aqueduct, was won by Max Player, by Honor Code. And the Holy Bull S.-G3, again at Gulfstream, was won by Tiz the Law, by Constitution. See the trend? Tonalist, standing at Lane’s End, is by Tapit, making him a great-grandson of A.P. Indy. Honor Code, also at Lane’s End, is by A.P. Indy himself. Constitution, the second leading first crop sire of 2019 by earnings, stands at Winstar...
Three of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks prep races on Saturday, February 1, featured remarkably similar results. The Forward Gal S.-G3...
