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‘I Appreciate Everything’: Espinoza Second In Comeback Race

February 18, 2019
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A storybook ending it wasn’t, but the racing world welcomed Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza with open arms following a seven-month absence on a picturesque Monday afternoon at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif., as the 46-year-old native of Mexico…

Brilliant to see @VictorEspinoza back racing He finished second at @SantaAnitaPark on his first start back in the saddle Enjoy some of his finest @BreedersCup victories pic.twitter.com/1UtkHsi526

February 18, 2019
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Brilliant to see @VictorEspinoza back racing He finished second at @SantaAnitaPark on his first start back in the saddle Enjoy some of his finest @BreedersCup victories pic.twitter.com/1UtkHsi526 0

His first race back in just a few minutes aboard Gadot @santaanitapark! Good luck, Victor. https://twitter.com/BreedersCup/status/1097569695429992450 …

February 18, 2019
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His first race back in just a few minutes aboard Gadot @santaanitapark! Good luck, Victor. https://twitter.com/BreedersCup/status/1097569695429992450 … 0

Monomoy Girl Back to Work, Eyes Spring Return

February 18, 2019
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Champion Monomoy Girl (Tapizar) returned to the worktab for the first time since her victory in the Nov. 3 GI Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff, breezing three furlongs in :37 flat for trainer Brad Cox Sunday morning at Fair Grounds. The…

Kentucky Breeder Awards for 2018 Surpass $14 Million

February 18, 2019
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The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission today announced payment of more than $14.2 million in breeder awards from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Breeders’ Incentive Fund. 0

Kentucky Breeder Awards for 2018 Surpass $14 Million

February 18, 2019
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The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission today announced payment of more than $14.2 million in breeder awards from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Breeders’ Incentive Fund. 0

Serengeti Empress shows top form

February 18, 2019
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<div class=”field field-type-text field-field-byline”> <div class=”field-items”> <div class=”field-item odd”> Marcus Hersh </div> </div> </div> <p>NEW ORLEANS – Tom Amoss sought transparency in the week leading to the Grade 2, $200,000 Rachel Alexandra Stakes. Serengeti Empress, Amoss’s and owner Joel Politi’s…

KTBIF Awards State’s Breeders $14.2 Million in 2018

February 18, 2019
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More than $14.2 million in breeders awards was distributed by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission through the Kentucky Thoroughbred Breeders’ Incentive Fund in 2018, the KHRC announced Monday. Kentucky-bred horses won over 4,000 races across the globe in 2018, which…

Pedigree Insights: Blue Point

February 18, 2019
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In view of breeders’ seemingly unquenchable thirst for fast and precocious stallions, I half-expected Godolphin to add not only Harry Angel (Dark Angel {Ire}) but also Blue Point (Ire) (Shamardal) to its Darley stallion roster for 2019. However, Charlie Appleby,…

Letter to the Editor from Marty Irby

February 18, 2019
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America was built on the backs of horses, and this month, U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) introduced the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act, H.R. 961, to end the slaughter of our iconic American equines.…