Thoroughbred Racing Weekend Advance - By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer This weekend: Four big graded stakes at Gulfstream Park and Black Caviar stretching out to 7 furlongs in Australia in quest of her 18th straight win.
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:24:21 -0800New racing technology could offer vast amounts of data to handicappers - MIAMI — In no sport is data more important than in thoroughbred racing, because billions of dollars in wagers are based on information about horses’ past performances. Yet the industry’s data-gathering is a product of the Stone Age. Read full article >>
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:54:24 -0800Beyer: Trakus's great data should be available to all handicappers - In no sport is data more important than in Thoroughbred racing, because billions of dollars in wagers are based on information about horses’ past performances. Yet the industry’s data-gathering is a product of the Stone Age.
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:11:22 -0800Dustin Hoffman's horse-racing drama under fire - TV bosses behind Dustin Hoffman's new thoroughbred racing drama Luck have come under fire from animal rights activists after two horses were put down due to injuries sustained on set.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:49:19 -0800Trakus's greart data should be available to all handicappers - In no sport is data more important than in Thoroughbred racing, because billions of dollars in wagers are based on information about horses’ past performances. Yet the industry’s data-gathering is a product of the Stone Age.
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:55:51 -0800UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup - By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Wrap-up of thoroughbred stakes action.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:37:06 -0800Hoffman series under attack over horse deaths - TV bosses behind Dustin Hoffman's new thoroughbred racing drama Luck have come under fire from animal rights activists after two horses were put down due to injuries sustained on set.
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:51:13 -0800Source of thoroughbred 'speed gene' found - DUBLIN, Ireland, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- A "speed gene" present in all thoroughbred racing horses has been traced to a single British mare that lived about 300 years ago, researchers say.
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:09:02 -0800Hoffman's Luck under fire from animal rights activists - TV bosses behind Dustin Hoffman's new thoroughbred racing drama Luck have come under fire from animal rights activists after two horses were put down due to injuries sustained on set.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:13:00 -0800Racing industry groups launch Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance - A group of industry organizations has launched a non-profit company that will serve as an accrediting body for so-called “aftercare organizations” that provide homes for horses that have been retired from racing, the organizations announced Thursday.
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