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From DRF (The Inside Post): Always in a Tiz will run in Belmont Stakes 2013.Posted 23 hours ago
Mucho Macho Man breezed 5f in 1:01.40 (4/11) at Fair Hill on 5-24. Posted 1 day ago
Wise Dan targets the G2 Firecracker 'Cap at Churchill on June 29. Posted 1 day ago
Jockey Chantal Sutherland will return to saddle at Del Mar. Posted 2 days ago
Itsmyluckyday to skip Belmont Stakes 2013 in favor of Pegasus Stakes on 6-16. Posted 2 days ago
Rosie Napravnik will ride Code West in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 2 days ago
From DRF (The Inside Post): Mylute will not run in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 2 days ago
Eblouissante breezed 4f :49.17 (18/44) at Belmont (dirt Training) on 5-22. Posted 2 days ago
Giant Finish will make his next start in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 3 days ago
Unlimited Budget is expected to face males in Belmont Stakes 2013. Posted 4 days ago

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Mark Valeski Almost Ready to Roll in 2013

When last seen, Mark Valeski looked like a million bucks while winning Belmont’s Grade 2 Peter Pan Stakes last May...Read More

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DarleneSanner · Mark Valeski is one lucky horse to have the trainer and owner he does Will be happy to be watching him this year · 138 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · MV could make the handicap ranks even more interesting in 2013. You know I'm a big fan of Larry Jones. · 138 days ago ·

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illhaveanothertriplecrown · Great article and I too will be looking for Valeski to impresski this year. · 136 days ago ·

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butchcassidy8504 · Amen · 134 days ago ·

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jmac500 · He'll probably dominate that race for sure. · 134 days ago ·

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johnsnare · Just love to hear that the horse comes first. Bravo, Mr.Jones, you are one of a kind. Hopefully, Mark Valeski, will have a brilliant career, as an older horse. there a plenty of races in the future. · 134 days ago ·

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johnsnare · Just love to hear that the horse comes first. Bravo, Mr.Jones, you are one of a kind. Hopefully, Mark Valeski, will have a brilliant career, as an older horse. there a plenty of races in the future. · 134 days ago ·

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travel_vic · good colt last years does not mean good colt this year.......Dozens and dozens of examples · 134 days ago ·

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Creative Cause Retired to Airdrie Stud

Grade I winner Creative Cause, one of the top performers of his generation at both 2 and 3, has been retired to stud duty at Brereton and Elizabeth Jones' Airdrie Stud near Midway, Ky. Creative Cause will stand his first season for a fee of $15,000. Read More

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illhaveanothertriplecrown · Why did he retire? · 221 days ago ·

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Mary Z. · Sad news. I know I was not alone in awaiting his return to racing. He has some nice mares lined up for him already. Happy new career. He will be missed on the track. · 221 days ago ·

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icyhotboo · I don't think he'll miss the track. lol · 221 days ago ·

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Mary Z. · Right, icy, not during the first part of each of his stallion years. · 221 days ago ·

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travel_vic · SIMPLE they knew he was "spent" as a race and the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ in breeding was too big to pass by...The way it is with most early retirement. · 221 days ago ·

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Buckpasser · I posted this before: because of the increase in capital gains taxes starting on Jan. 1st, you are going to see many horses sent to the sales or breeding shed ahead of this date. Because this increase wiould mean tens if not hundreds of thousands in savings for an owner selling or retiring before this date, you will see many more horses gone from the track. · 221 days ago ·

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AnnaK · Really disappointed to read this. I was really forward to seeing him race next year, better than ever. Another not to be. · 221 days ago ·

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CreativeCause · very disappointing... however there is no reason why he retired... but i wish him the best! really miss seeing him on the track. · 221 days ago ·

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MarcelloMarocco · RIP TO Queen's Plate Champion Niigon who was euthanized after breaking his femur in his stall today. Us Canadians will not forget you! · 221 days ago ·

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digidot · At least we will always have the fillies to look forward to. · 221 days ago ·

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forego139 · I thought he had already retired ? good thing, he was not making the move forward to the next level and before he came back and ran up the track it was best to get what the could before his value went down racing him. Good luck in retirement it was best. · 221 days ago ·

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timgsmith10 · @forego..Are you Brainwashed by the owners? "It was best to get what they could before his value went down"?? Give me a break.. This Retirement crap is F-ing ridiculous.. come on he didnt even make it through 1/3 of his 3 year old season. The Fans are getting shafted soooo bad by these loser owners. · 221 days ago ·

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Mary Z. · affirmed3/forego139, The conniption fit you must have gone through to tone down your venomous hate for CC('s fans) to that level. "it was best"? Coming back to the track, successfully, and not being another 3yo retiree would not have been better? How many times has it been 'Drilled" into everyone that these young horses are being retired too early? Of course there had to be one last dig, but now you'll have a break until CC's offspring can receive your sage words. See you in the winner's circle. · 221 days ago ·

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travel_vic · A single outright defeat can reduce the price of a stud substantially...That is reality believe it or not. REALITY. · 221 days ago ·

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Mary Z. · You don't want to know the reality of him vs me, tv. It goes back a ways. Dude, I knew you'd be here, tv. Thought you give a medical description of conniption fit. · 221 days ago ·

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travel_vic · Secretariat's syndication was almost a fantasy because of investor's concerns that the career path of Riva Ridge would be that of Secretariat and they specifically pointed to his lack luster Hollywood Park appearance. IT IS REAL when it comes to stud horses. · 221 days ago ·

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travel_vic · I don't care about infighting I just care about facts as related to stud fees and on track performance. · 221 days ago ·

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Mary Z. · tv, he doesn't care about any of that, affirmed 3/forego just wanted to say something negative about CC. That is reality. · 221 days ago ·

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Mary Z. · He attacks me first for the last dozen or so times, so not exactly "infighting". Weird grudge on his part is what it is. · 221 days ago ·

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Mary Z. · I call it a flat out lie that he says he is friends with CC's trainer. · 221 days ago ·

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Junebug719 · Anyone who thinks that stallions enjoy their stud lives should read the book STUD. It tells the other side of the story. They get fat and frustrated. They also don't necessarily "enjoy" their 2 minutes of "fun" with a terrified mare. Several have "died" having fun. Also, Alydar was so sore that he could hardly "do it" because he was forced to "do it" so often. I think the men that "watch" have more fun that the horse. Makes me sick about Creative Cause. Why did they give up? He was a great horse!@@@@ · 221 days ago ·

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Junebug719 · Anyone who thinks that stallions enjoy their stud lives should read the book STUD. It tells the other side of the story. They get fat and frustrated. They also don't necessarily "enjoy" their 2 minutes of "fun" with a terrified mare. Several have "died" having fun. Also, Alydar was so sore that he could hardly "do it" because he was forced to "do it" so often. I think the men that "watch" have more fun that the horse. Makes me sick about Creative Cause. Why did they give up? He was a great horse!@@@@ · 221 days ago ·

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Junebug719 · There is something to be said for the old money rich owners who cared for their horses. Horses are more than dollar signs. So sad in this country how low we have come. · 221 days ago ·

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travel_vic · The japanese are the worst: standing stallions in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. · 221 days ago ·

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travel_vic · Terrifed mare? The tease is brough in to evaluate that. · 221 days ago ·

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timgsmith10 · TV who gives a CRAP about the owners? With CC there is NO reason to retire this guy. Its like retiring a High School Baseball player.. He could have raced at 4.. The early retirement of horses for NO reason is completely not fair to a FAN.. There needs to be rules as to if a horse retires before 5 or without 10 starts they can NOT become a stud. · 221 days ago ·

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travel_vic · It is all about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$..want me to say it again? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ · 220 days ago ·

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timgsmith10 · Whats it all about? I never got it. Governing body of horse racing should protect the fans. OWNERS CAN SUCK IT.. · 220 days ago ·

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Buckpasser · Change the tax laws regarding what the IRS calls the Hobby Farm provisions and you will see more horses stay on the track. Once the Congress shortened the period for profit more horses retired. Now with the increase of capital gains taxes on Jan. 1, more horses will be retired to secure a profit. · 220 days ago ·

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timgsmith10 · Im not familiar with these Tax rules but I believe this is a MAJOR problem IHA,UR,BODE,HANSEN,Paynter,ALGORITHMS,CREATIVE C, Is this not a top 7 list say may 1 2012.... What the HE LL happened? I would assume with Rehab all of these could have ran at 4... Its really crappy for the FANS · 220 days ago ·

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Buckpasser · Once you lost the big farm owners, Greentree, Tartan, Calumet etc. who raced home breds and then retired them to their farms in order to breed more race horses. This dynamic has now changed so that owners race a horse, sell the breeding rights. Few operate large breeding farms with a premier stallion. The Ramsey's are one of the few that comes to mind. The tax law changes in 1986 made these type of operations obsolete. One of the beauties of the old farm oriented system is that prices for yearlings remained low. Out of the several hundred Bold Rulers yearlings foaled, less than twelve ever got to the yearling market and only After Gladys Phipps died. You can talk about terrible owners all you want, but once the yearling prices exploded, you needed to have huge purses just to keep the horses on the track. A situation which spawned an unholy alliance with slots revenue. · 220 days ago ·

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Buckpasser · If you want to change the dynamic so more horses race, you need to change the structure of the races which generate the greatest breeding interest. In other words, you need to change the qualifications for a three yr old to run in the TC. Start by having no horses sired by a horse less than 4yr old able to start in these races and the also The Breeders cup. Jeff Gural is doing that with the premier trotting event the Hambletonian. He is doing this precisely to keep horses from retiring early. Thoroughbred racing should take a leaf out of his book. · 220 days ago ·

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travel_vic · Buckpasser in on the pulse of the problem · 220 days ago ·

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Buckpasser · Tim. You may not understand the tax situation, but this is why all of these horses are retiring this year injured or not. It is because of the capital gains increases starting Jan 1. You will see any horse that is worth three cents in the breeding shed retired or sold this year. This will be even more true for fillies and mares. Do you think it is a coincidence that the dams of IHA and others are being sold this fall? · 220 days ago ·

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timgsmith10 · It makes sense but it doesnt mean I have to like it lol... This is the game we all love and it is very sad to know that there is NO one in charge at the top protecting it the way it should be.. · 220 days ago ·

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Buckpasser · Furthermore, I think that instead of cutting out races for TC consideration, I would give points to the premier event at some of the smaller tracks, so that top horses race at these tracks to generate more fan interest. Look at the interest that Hansen generated by doing this? If you want to keep racing top horses, fans have to be able to see them. Fan interest will generate more owners, more attendance, more wagering etc. having people interested in all parts of the country in the TC would do wonders for racing. · 220 days ago ·

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Buckpasser · The panacea of some one in charge is not all that it is cracked up to be. Jeff Gural has enormous power in standardbred racing because he saved the Meadowlands. And he owns large breeding farms and has loved racing as a fan since he was a kid. The problem for thoroughbred racing is who could be in charge. If Frank Stronach were in charge, racing would be in worse shape than it is now. · 220 days ago ·

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timgsmith10 · I understand that there is not 1 governing body for thorobreds which is a major Issue... Just a nightmare situation for a FAN · 220 days ago ·

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travel_vic · Up until a class action suit undertaken by the jockeys guild upset the Jockey Club's strangle hold on racing (around 47 or 48) and allowed each state's racing commission to call the shots, there was a central monolithic and ridiculous RIGID control over racing. · 220 days ago ·

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Junebug719 · I understand your argument about money money money.. racing is all about money and horse is just money to their owners. Not all owners, yes but most. I know very well about Capitol Gains tax and how it lowers the tax rate for the wealthiest. I just think it is shameful that I PAY more tax than a multi millionaire. Still say shame on them! A horse is more than a dollar bill. · 220 days ago ·

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Buckpasser · Capital gains rates lower taxes for capital assets held for more than one year. A capital asset is defined under the IRS code and includes stocks, bonds etc or investment vehicles. The capital gains rate does not lower taxes for the wealthy across the board unless they are selling a capital asset. Your complaint June bug719 is that income taxes assessed on income derived from working are taxed higher as ordinary income. Many wealthy people are taxed at BOTH rates: ordinary income for salaries and capital gains rates for sales of capital assets. What you are really complaining about is what is that stock dividends and what is known as carried interest from hedge funds and private equity firms are taxed at 15%. This is NOT capital gains. The dividend and carried interest rates were taxed at lower rates and not at ordinary income rates. This was done under the Bush tax package to spur economic growth after 9-11 when the financial system was seizing up after the terrorist attack. · 220 days ago ·

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Buckpasser · Regardless of who has been president, either Democrat or Republican, capital gains have always been taxed at a lower rate than salaries. What is different is the lower rate on dividends and carried interest which results in the large tax inequities. · 220 days ago ·

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likin sparks · oh dang, didn't see this coming · 220 days ago ·

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GregRiessland · he wasn't spent that bad, just need to put the blinkers back on. he ran better with blinkers. he is real fun to watch, hope he enjoys retirement · 216 days ago ·

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notobsessed · I don't know how we can blame Creative Cause's owners when we don't even know the reason he is retired...maybe it was similar to Boys of Tusconova (sp?), they said he just didn't want to train anymore · 216 days ago ·

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notobsessed · sorry, it's Boys At Tosconova · 216 days ago ·

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WinStar, Airdrie Buy Caracortado's Dam

One day after Caracortado captured the Daytona Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Santa Anita Park against some of the best sprinters in the country, his dam, Mons Venus, commanded $250,000 from Kenny Troutt’s WinStar Farm and Brereton Jones’ Airdrie Stud at the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale Jan. 9.“S...Read More

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Cancer Claims Indian Charlie

Airdrie Stud confirmed that its top stallion Indian Charlie had to be euthanized around 9:30 a.m. EST Dec. 15. The 16-year-old son of In Excess had been battling cancer.Indian Charlie only made five starts, but won four times for trainer Bob Baffert. His victory over the Baffert-trained Real Quiet i...Read More

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JohnByrd · Sad :( · 527 days ago ·

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