Ruis 'Taking a Break,' Reducing Stock in Dispersals
Owner Mick Ruis Sr. is reducing stock and is considering selling the Blackwood Stables training center as well. He bought the training center last October but said now he needs a "bit of a break" from...
Longer Turnout, Larger Paddocks May Lower Injury Rate
A foal study in the United Kingdom suggests that periods of 24-hour turnout, as well as larger paddocks, may decrease injury rates and musculoskeletal disease....
Star-Crossed Family Produces Derby Hopeful Stronghold
Californians Eric "Rick" Waller and his wife, Sharon, have experienced thrilling moments since entering racing in the 1990s as owners and breeders, but they've also suffered deep losses, the kind that...
Like Father Like Son of A Mitch
Call Me Mitch came on the scene strong in 2014 when he and Phillip Ralls won the National Stock Horse Association (NSHA)...
Chasemore Farm Shares 2024 Mating Plans
Chasemore Farm's top-class producer Eartha Kitt is to be given every chance with her 2024 mating having been booked in to Juddmonte's £350,000 kingpin Frankel....
Timberlake On Track for Rebel Stakes
Grade 1 winner Timberlake registered his fifth breeze Feb. 16 since resuming training for Brad Cox at Fair Grounds Race Course. Timberlake is scheduled to make his sophomore debut in Oaklawn Park's R...
Derby Hopeful Locked Breezes, Targets Fountain of Youth
Locked, one of the early favorites for the May 4 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs, breezes a half-mile in :49.68 Feb. 16 at Palm Beach Downs, his first workout since Jan. 26 for Hall of Fame tra...
Brent Ratliff & TwntyTwntyWhatAMitch win Tres Osos Non Pro Derby
The year 2020 might have been a setback for a lot of horse show competitors, but TwntyTwntyWhatAMitch was one good horse born that year. He and Brent Ratliff are now out to make 2024 their year.
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