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Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Final Countdown for Drafted and Widget

This month marks my final update before the big Thoroughbred Makeover event in October, and it’s been quite a stressful ride! The biggest concern has been ensuring that both of my horses are fully prepared for the makeover show. Have I done everything possible to get them ready? Can I somehow keep them in a bubble to prevent any major injuries before the event? The list of worries goes on! Each horse is at a different stage in their training, with their own set of unique challenges.

Jerry Dixon Jr., Rich Strike, 2022 Kentucky Derby

Rich Strike's Former Groom, Jerry Dixon Jr., Begins New Career as a Trainer

Jerry Dixon Jr., the famed groom of 2022 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve winner Rich Strike, has taken the next step in his career as a trainer.

Fan Interaction an Important Mission for Resolute Racing’s John Stewart

John Stewart’s meteoric entrance into Thoroughbred ownership has been well documented in the year following his big splash at the 2023 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. With his multitude of high-dollar purchases, both privately and at auction, he has shown that Resolute Racing is here to stay, looking to breed and race the very best.

Hall of Fame Quarterback Terry Bradshaw, Keeneland September yearling sale, Thoroughbred racing, Anne M. Eberhardt

Legendary NFL Quarterback Bradshaw Looking at Return to Horse Racing

Attendees at Thoroughbred sales are used to familiar faces — the industry is a tight-knit circle comprised of people attending the same events. But the Keeneland September yearling sale brought a different type of familiar face to the sales pavilion Sept. 10.

Terry Bradshaw, the Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers who for the last 30 years has come into homes as part of FOX’s NFL Sunday crew, was in Lexington Tuesday.

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Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Crunch Time With Scout

When we last left off everything was going great, but these are horses and not for the faint of heart. Scout suffered a kick to his front leg. Fortunately, it was up high and involved only bone and not tendons or ligaments. This meant some time off from training and digital X-rays to ensure it wasn’t something serious like a sequestrum (from Merriam-Webster: fragment of dead bone detached from adjoining sound bone). We lost about three weeks altogether.

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