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| Barbaro | 10/1/2008 |
Q: Do you think they tried too hard to keep her alive? Should she just have been put down on the ...
A: I believe they did what was right for Barbaro. According to the vets, he had a chance to live out ...
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| owner license | 9/23/2008 |
Q: I am a New York owner ,I need owner license in pen, can I get it online
A: Type in the link below for the Pennsylvania Racing Commission. I believe you can download their ...
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| Claiming a horse | 8/19/2008 |
Q: I own 25% of a 3 yr old thoroughbred she is running in a claiming race what i would like to do is ...
A: Clenbuterol is a bronchodilator that also has steroidal properties. It helps horses to breathe ...
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| horse history | 8/16/2008 |
Q: we recently required a ottb who is bay,12 years old 17 hands,we can not read his lip tattoo, his ...
A: You can go to a website like Brisnet.com, become a member, and put his name in the "race record" ...
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| Claiming a horse | 8/9/2008 |
Q: I own 25% of a 3 yr old thoroughbred she is running in a claiming race what i would like to do is ...
A: Unfortunately, you cannot claim your own horse. I assume that you have attempted, unsuccessfully, ...
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| stakes | 7/24/2008 |
Q: I haven't been able to find an explanation of what a STAKES race actually is! Everybody seems to ...
A: A stakes race is a high-level event, usually with no "conditions" (restrictions with regard to ...
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| Racehorse name from early 1900s | 7/22/2008 |
Q: This may not be your expertise, but I will proceed anyway. I recently received an old tack box from ...
A: I'm afraid I cannot be of much help. Something from that long ago will be difficult to trace, ...
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| Curious | 7/4/2008 |
Q: We were over at Delta Downs in LA and I just have a curiosity question. When they brought the ...
A: The Horse Identifier was looking at the horses' tattoos - a series of letters and numbers peculiar ...
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| Betting | 6/30/2008 |
Q: I hope I'm staying within your realm of answerable questions. I'm fairly new to betting on horses ...
A: If your friends are picking horses by names and numbers, they are not winning, and only by sheer ...
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| HISTORICAL RACE STATS ON MY HORSE | 6/30/2008 |
Q: IF I HAVE THE TATTO NUMBER CAN I OBTAIN THE TIMES AND CAREER OF MY HORSE. IS THIS SOMETHING YOU USE ...
A: For $35, the Jockey Club will provide you with the horse's name, breeding, state of foaling and race ...
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| Source for Stats | 6/8/2008 |
Q: In 2002 I purchased race stats from JDCA. Their web site no longer functions. Do you know if they ...
A: Horseracing information can be accessed through racetrack websites, Brisnet (brisnet.com), Equibase ...
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| Information | 6/1/2008 |
Q: Sir;Where can I find information on horse's height(hands),weight, average stride(gait)and length at ...
A: I'm not exactly sure what you are asking. If you own a horse and want its stride and gait analyzed, ...
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| silverhotspur | 5/29/2008 |
Q: recently i put a bet on a horse called silverhotspur in a race in the uk but since then i have not ...
A: Try a UK-racing website like sportinglife.com or uk-racing-results.com. If you spend a little time ...
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| Twice A Prince | 5/29/2008 |
Q: I looked and could not find any offspring of this horse. what ever happened to him?
A: Maybe chasing Secretariat took more out of him than anyone could have imagined; I don't think he had ...
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| nervous thoroughbred | 5/28/2008 |
Q: My two year old thoroughbred gets very nervous when his at the gate. In his second race it was ...
A: Unfortunately, once a horse develops bad gate habits, it is very difficult to change their behavior. ...
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| Filly in heat | 5/26/2008 |
Q: Brad, I have a three year old filly who is stabled with other horses and in training getting ready ...
A: I have heard a story or two about copper and its calming affect on fillies and mares in heat. One ...
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| greatest horse | 5/19/2008 |
Q: Has there been in past history a derby racehorse that has stood above the rest? Who would be the ...
A: I would probably say that Secretariat was the best horse ever. But that, obviously, is just one ...
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| greatest horse | 5/18/2008 |
Q: Has there been in past history a derby racehorse that has stood above the rest? Who would be the ...
A: If you polled analysts from my generation (racetrack regulars since 1970), most would probably ...
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| Age | 5/7/2008 |
Q: In a recent response, you indicated that the ideal race age for females is 3.5 to 4 years and for ...
A: In general, horses reach their physical peak somewhere between the ages of 3.5- and 4-years old. ...
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| racing gender | 5/6/2008 |
Q: Which gender of horse is the better racer? What is the approximate ratio of male to female horses ...
A: As you might expect, males are the dominant racehorses. However, it is very rare for a female to ...
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| Horse career | 3/19/2008 |
Q: I'm also in the 10th grade. Where would be the best place to go to school, graduate and have a ...
A: The University of Arizona offers several courses in horse racing and horse care. Kentucky also has ...
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| odds | 3/16/2008 |
Q: how did Big Truck and Atoned pay more to show, then place or win? Atoned was 5-1 and Big Truck 9-2 ...
A: I never received your original question; sorry for the delay. In the Tampa Bay Derby, Nick Zito's ...
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| reading the performance record | 3/14/2008 |
Q: What does it mean when a horse has (performance record) 5 starts - M -1 -2 What does the "M" ...
A: The "M" indicates that the horse is a "maiden" and has not won a race. Usually, the Racing Form ...
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| claiming races | 3/6/2008 |
Q: I have a filly starting her career at Laurel Park. She's been in 2 $10K claiming races, with a win ...
A: Without more details, it's difficult to assess your horse. The horse could be a three-year old, and ...
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| match race in saratoga 70's | 2/20/2008 |
Q: i grew up in saratoga and seem to remember a match race w/secretariat vs. onion....what year, who ...
A: On August 4, 1973, Secretariat ran in the Grade II Whitney Stakes at Saratoga and lost to Onion by a ...
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| Starting Gates | 1/23/2008 |
Q: Suppose there are 10 horses listed for a race, and gate numbers have been assigned. If a couple of ...
A: When scratches occur, any horses to the outside of that post position automatically move towards the ...
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| Horse racing/entries | 1/19/2008 |
Q: Can 2 horses that are owned by the same person and trained by the same trainer, be entered in the ...
A: Every State has its own regulations regarding entries and preference (which horses get to ...
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| sir barton | 1/11/2008 |
Q: we have a pewter plate that dates 1919 SIR BARTON THE FIRST TRIPLE CROWN WINNER, THE PLATE IS IN ...
A: I have no real expertise in this area, however, it seems to me that eBay would be a good place to ...
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