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Behindathebar was scratched from this weekend's Preakness Stakes. The colt, who is trained by Todd Pletcher, is suffering from a bruised left front foot, the Associated Press and Thoroughbred Times reported ... via Local6.com

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“We are taking the necessary steps to comply with the order”

The Environmental Protection Agency said it found horse manure, urine, bedding material, and stable wash water from the East Boston track entering Sales Creek. via Boston Globe

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“A lot of times people will have good luck with one horse, that horse will make them a lot of money, and they feel they can do that with every horse”

For thoroughbred racehorses in Puerto Rico, success can be a matter of life and death. Many losers don't make it off the racetrack grounds alive.

More than 400 horses, many in perfect health, are killed each year by lethal injection at a clinic tucked behind the Hipodromo Camarero racetrack, chief veterinarian Jose Garcia told The Associated Press after checking clinic log books going back seven years.

Unlike on the U.S. mainland, where many former racehorses are retrained for riding or sent to special refuges, the animals have few options in this U.S. Caribbean territory. Owners say caring for and feeding a losing racehorse is too expensive. Read more

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“Our feeling is that this (agreement) for this weekend is in the best interests of the industry and of racing fans in Florida”

Photo: Leslie Martin By Jim Freer Churchill Downs Inc. said May 15 it reached an agreement with Maryland horsemen that will permit Calder Race Course to take Pimlico Race Course's signal May 16-17, including ... via Blood Horse

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“I would like some time to digest what we have been given”

A PERFECTLY poised Gai Waterhouse emerged from the protracted hearing surrounding the positive test of a banned substance in one of her horses after five hours of deliberations: fined $10,000, but not guilty, ... via The Age

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“The Preakness is known as the party race of the Triple Crown races”

Strange things always seem to happen at the Preakness. A drunken fan runs onto the track and punches at speeding horses. via KOMOradio

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“Without endorsing everything that was said there, where there has been good grounding in science ... we want to see it get done”

Thoroughbred racing's newest safety committee plans to pressure the industry to step up implementation of many previously recommended measures. via Lexington Herald-Leader

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“Winning my first race at Goulburn as a trainer was a buzz, but this is pretty good”

MUCH AT STAKE: Champion juvenile Sebring, bought for $NZ159,577, is now worth more than $NZ36.8m million after Widden Stud purchased a controlling interest in the Golden Slipper winner. via Stuff

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“I saw Mike was onto something new, and I liked the way it was going”

It's all about risk and reward for Michael Iavarone. First as an investment banker on Wall Street, now as a millionaire owner in the high-stakes world of thoroughbred racing. via Journal Gazette

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Churchill Downs Inc. filed a lawsuit in federal court today against two Kentucky horsemen's groups regarding their efforts to get a larger share of account wagering revenues. via The Courier-Journal

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