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• Report of Horse Deaths Creates More Questions

  Over the past five years, 3,035 thoroughbreds, standardbreds and quarter horses have died at racing facilities, but not all of them on the racetrack or in racing-related accidents. Posted Saturday, June 14, 2008 1:25 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Breeding of Animals, Eight Belles (Race Horse)

• Louise Firouz, Horse Breeder, Dies at 74

  Mrs. Firouz in 1965 discovered a pony-size Caspian horse, from a breed that had long been thought extinct, which were found to be a precursor or modern racehorses. Posted Sunday, June 01, 2008 8:42 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Deaths (Obituaries), Horse Racing, Horses, Breeding of Animals, Firouz, Louise, Endangered and Extinct Species, Iran

• Breeding for Speed, Ignoring Durability

  Long before Eight Belles shattered her front ankles and was euthanized on the track last Saturday, the industry had conceded that American racehorses were less sound than ever. Posted Saturday, May 10, 2008 1:19 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Breeding of Animals

• The Rail: So Where Does the Horse Racing Industry Go From Here?

  Unless the thoroughbred industry stops demoralizing TV audiences with tragic endings, it will continue to make public enemies and slide further into oblivion. Posted Sunday, May 04, 2008 9:13 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Kentucky Derby, Breeding of Animals, Horsemanship and Equestrian Events, Churchill Downs Incorporated|CHDN|NASDAQ, Triple Crown (Horse Racing), Preakness Stakes

• Essay: So Young, So Strong, So Fast and Oh So Very Sad

  It is not racing per se that is cruel, it is American racing as it has been, on dirt tracks at continuous high speeds, for lots of money. Posted Saturday, May 03, 2008 11:05 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Breeding of Animals, Churchill Downs Incorporated|CHDN|NASDAQ

• A Pampered Derby Champion’s Finicky Taste

  In an industry that requires horses to breed the old-fashioned way, War Emblem’s lack of interest has been costly. Posted Monday, April 28, 2008 2:45 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Breeding of Animals

• A Pampered Champion’s Finicky Taste

  In an industry that requires horses to breed the old-fashioned way, War Emblem’s lack of interest has been costly. Posted Sunday, April 27, 2008 9:54 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Breeding of Animals

• Big Brown’s Stock Is Up, but It Could Really Soar

  International Equine Acquisitions Holdings is applying the lucrative lessons its founders learned on Wall Street to an industry that has proved inscrutable to many other successful businessmen. Posted Sunday, April 20, 2008 9:43 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Kentucky Derby, Hedge Funds, Breeding of Animals