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Racing down the backstretch the racing action was fast and furious inside the top five, as Hill was making his move to overtake Smith for second place between turns three and four, and Ogle was overtaking Davidson to move into fifth. Racing into the first turn on lap 12 Hill had pulled alongside of Kerr on the top-side, and carrying the momentum off turn two he powered into a lead he would never relinquish. Working lap 14 racing down the backstretch, Smith tangled with the lapped car of...

The primary focus is on the acquisition of claimers, although horses of racing age may be acquired from time to time depending upon the then existing circumstances. The Company's strategy since inception has been to acquire and maintain a stable of race horses adequate to compete in the middle to upper echelons of the Thoroughbred horse racing industry. All forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of uncertainties and...

When a simple pressure is applied by a red button on the device, the horse is distracted from other parts of the body being worked on and endorphins and related compounds are released from acupuncture points one behind each ear and the other under the top lip. In 1996, he patented his first product, The Stableizer, an equine restraint and training system, which is designed to fit over a horse s head and go behind the ears and under the top lip next to the gum. When a simple pressure is...

Article continues Fortune, who had his 35th birthday last week, has been in racing long enough to take the rough with the smooth and does not dwell on losing the Derby ride on Authorized to Frankie Dettori. She was having her second race in 24 hours when runner-up in a maiden at Hamilton and has better prospects back in handicap company here. He has a good feel for a horse. Four years ago, a persistent back problem finally got the better of the rider. He's got loads of speed and won't mind...

He helps with the feeding, sorting, shipping and breeding program of the rodeo stock including breeding mares and cattle. Three members earned FFA Star awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in a supervised agricultural experience program and active participation in FFA. At the state level, winners receive a $1,000 scholarship from a sponsoring business or individual and a $300 scholarship from the National FFA Foundation. She started her program when she was 10 and decided to...

In times past, workers like Perez would have been on their own with such injuries - maybe an emergency room visit, maybe a self-prescribed dose of a veterinarian s medicine. BOSTON - Suffolk Downs trainer Felix Perez was matter of fact when he showed Quincy nurse Trish Bowe the horse bite on his hand. It s deep, the 65-year-old native of Puerto Rico told her, as he settled into her tiny office in the race track s medical-clinic trailer. Since they have no health insurance, the free clinic...

He descended into the well, slid ropes around Mati's front legs and hindquarters and was able to pull her out of the well, "no worse for the wear," he said. The story of a horse falling into a well gets odder still. The artesian well had been covered with boards, but the wood had begun to deteriorate. The well shaft was filled in with gravel Tuesday to prevent any future incidents. Elsewhere on the Web CNN.com Abbas outlaws Hamas militia forces ABC News Kids' Health at Risk as Politicians...