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From Far Back in the Pack to the Lead in 'War Horse' - New York Times
 New York Times | From Far Back in the Pack to the Lead in 'War Horse' New York Times Vincent Timphony was a little-known trainer and Wild Again was a rank long shot in 1984 when they combined to win the first running of the Breeders' Cup Classic. Timphony, who never had another horse as good as Wild Again, died in 2010. |
Fast work: Canadian thoroughbred studs credited with spread of 'speed gene' - Vancouver Sun
Fast work: Canadian thoroughbred studs credited with spread of 'speed gene' Vancouver Sun "Selective breeding for speed in the racehorse has resulted in an unusually high frequency of (the gene) in cohorts of the thoroughbred horse population that are best suited to sprint racing," the authors state in the journal article. |
2011 Stallion Rankings - And Down The Stretch They Come
2011 Stallion Rankings And Down The Stretch They Come But before we completely move on to Derby Preps and the foaling/breeding season, I wanted to take a quick look at the 2011 final stallion rankings. Top three (all information is from the Thoroughbred Times): Giant's Causeway ($12308291); ... |
Are allergies for real? - io9
Are allergies for real? io9 The term was coined in 1906 by the Austrian pediatrician Clemens Peter Pirquet von Cesenatico, who noticed many of his patients to whom he administered horse serum and smallpox injections had much more severe reactions the second time around. |