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Agriculture Committee hears from horse industry
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Racing industry spokesmen have told a House committee that Kentucky's horse industry is in crisis and casino-style racing could help it. Democratic state Rep. Susan Westrom of Lexington invited the men to share their observations on Tuesday with the state House Agriculture and Small Business Committee. Westrom said that in five years, thoroughbred racing and breeding ...
Read more...Killing Them Softly - Animal advocates support resuming domestic horse slaughter
T he good girl in the Tom Petty song loves her mama, Jesus, America, horses and her boyfriend, too. Petty doesn’t specify if the order is a ranked one, but does equate them all to something centrally pure, something uniquely American. The horse is not on the list by accident.
Read more...Michele Hewitson interview: Tony Herlihy
A bloke from Ardmore, by the name of Anthony Grant Herlihy, got a very nice gong in the New Year's honours: he was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to harness racing.I'd put a tenner on him having last...
Read more...County Judge Bolls lauds Gully's efforts
Taylor County Judge Downing Bolls delivered a proclamation at Saturday night's stallion auction and dinner that lauded Carolyn Gully for her promotion of cutting horse events for the past year.
Read more...Ellis holds off spirited bidding for Fastnet baby as Australians spend up big at Karaka
Leading New Zealand owner David Ellis is a realist when it comes to assessing prices at the Karaka premier sales and knew well before the Fastnet Rock x Nureyev's Girl colt entered the sale ring last Tuesday he would have to pay in excess of $NZ1 million ($780,000) to own the horse.
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