Three years ago, Saul Marquez brought a one-horse consignment to the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's April 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale. Under his Caliente Thoroughbreds banner, Marquez sold the colt by Solomini, purchased for $50,000 the previous September, for $700,000. It was a remarkable first pinhooking success for the third-generation horseman who had moved from California

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My obsessive nature has been consumed by this Triple Crown spacing mess. It was obvious that Cherie DeVaux was going to decide to skip the Preakness, although I think she was pure in her process. If the industry is trying to grow its appeal beyond the Derby, AND NYRA won't budge from its traditional June

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President Trump's 10 percent tariffs–instituted to replace his initial slate of tariffs which were struck down by the Supreme Court in February–are also illegal, a federal trade court ruled on Thursday, according to the New York Times.  Owners of European-bred horses purchased abroad are now in the process of applying for refunds for tariffs paid

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The R.A.C.E. Fund will kick off its annual online auction Friday, May 8 on eBay (seller name: racefund) at 8 p.m. ET with all proceeds raised used to help Thoroughbreds in need of retirement and rescue from slaughter. In addition to halters and horseshoes worn by champions, a number of items have been donated from

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With the announcement that Golden Tempo (Curlin) will be skipping the GI Preakness Stakes, the GI Kentucky Derby winner's jockey Jose Ortiz has picked up the mount on Chip Honcho (Connect) in the May 16 Classic. Ortiz rode the Steve Asmussen-trained colt to his maiden win at Churchill Downs last November. Paco Lopez rode the

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