Sue Finley
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An accident at the OBS June Breeze-Up show has left Marcelo Cardoso speech impaired and unable to walk, and requiring serious rehabilitation therapy. The racing world's generosity is appreciated. Story @thetdn.bsky.social
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Gofundme Started for Marcelo Cardoso, Injured in June Breeze Show Accident
Marcelo Cardoso, who suffered two extensive brain bleeds when the horse he was breezing June 12 at the OBS June breeze-up show broke down, has been transferred to the Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital in...
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August 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
An accident at the OBS June Breeze-Up show has left Marcelo Cardoso speech impaired and unable to walk, and requiring serious rehabilitation therapy. The racing world's generosity is appreciated. Story @thetdn.bsky.social
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Classic Remi in today's @thetdn.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Classic Remi in today's @thetdn.bsky.social
Who were the fastest maidens of the week last week? Check out this @thetdn.bsky.social video, presented by Taylor Made Farm. vimeo.com/1086403993
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May 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Who were the fastest maidens of the week last week? Check out this @thetdn.bsky.social video, presented by Taylor Made Farm. vimeo.com/1086403993
Destined to be an instant classic from Remi Bellocq for @thetdn.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Destined to be an instant classic from Remi Bellocq for @thetdn.bsky.social
Check out our new feature in @thetdn.bsky.social : The Five Fastest Maidens of the Week. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/the-five-fas...
The Five Fastest Maidens For the Week of Apr. 7-15, 2025
This week, we debut a new feature: who were the five fastest maidens to race in North America last week, as measured by the Beyer Speed figures? We count them down. 5. TROUBLESHOOTING, KEE 4/10 – 5 1/...
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April 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Check out our new feature in @thetdn.bsky.social : The Five Fastest Maidens of the Week. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/the-five-fas...
Here's a horrifying story in tonight's @thetdn.bsky.social www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/under-projec...
Under Project 2025, Will the Nation's Wild Horses be Safe?
It's one sentence among tens of thousands encompassing 900 pages, but when it comes to the future of and welfare of the nation's wild horses and burros, it is frightening and to be taken seriously. “C...
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April 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Here's a horrifying story in tonight's @thetdn.bsky.social www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/under-projec...
Very important story from @emmacollingsberry.bsky.social on the negative impacts this will have--not just to Europe, but to America. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/watching-bri...
Watching Brief for Bloodstock World as Trump Enforces Trade Tariffs
It felt more doomsday than liberation day as the world – especially those people who do business with America – awaited President Trump's address from the White House on trade tariffs. In the bloodsto...
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April 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Very important story from @emmacollingsberry.bsky.social on the negative impacts this will have--not just to Europe, but to America. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/watching-bri...
The U.S. horse racing industry expresses concern on how the tariffs against Canada will be an economic negative for us in the U.S. @1danross.bsky.social in tonight's @thetdn.bsky.social www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/how-will-tar...
How Will Tariffs Against Canada Affect Horse Racing? Perhaps Substantially
In anticipation of the 25% blanket tariff on all Canadian goods entering the U.S. expected to be enacted April 2, the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS) has issued an advisory to its members, ...
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March 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The U.S. horse racing industry expresses concern on how the tariffs against Canada will be an economic negative for us in the U.S. @1danross.bsky.social in tonight's @thetdn.bsky.social www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/how-will-tar...
Well worth a read from Dan Ross in today's @thetdn.bsky.social
"The more training becomes a big numbers game, big-race success becomes less an indicator of true merit than it does the markings of a skewed system weighted to favor the few" - my essay @thetdn.bsky.social, need for wider distribution of good horses:
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Op/Ed: Are So Few Really Capable Of Training The Good Horses?
According to the Encyclopedia Britanica, a self-fulfilling prophecy is the “process through which an originally false expectation leads to its own confirmation.” Horse racing's self-fulfilling prophes...
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March 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Well worth a read from Dan Ross in today's @thetdn.bsky.social
I loved writing this story about Taylor Made's program to replace their "legacy" breeders in today's @thetdn.bsky.social www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/racing-needs...
Racing Needs New Breeders. Taylor Made is Developing Them
The success of partnerships over the past few years hasn't escaped the notice of anyone in horse racing. Not only can people now invest hundreds of dollars and get a piece of a Derby winner, but the o...
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March 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I loved writing this story about Taylor Made's program to replace their "legacy" breeders in today's @thetdn.bsky.social www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/racing-needs...
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🗣️ "You can go see the horse, touch the horse, see the farm. That's the tangible part. And the intangible is the investment side."
Taylor Made Farm introduces Taylor Made Premier Mare Packages, developing a new generation of breeders. TDN's @suefinley.bsky.social has the story.
Taylor Made Farm introduces Taylor Made Premier Mare Packages, developing a new generation of breeders. TDN's @suefinley.bsky.social has the story.
Racing Needs New Breeders. Taylor Made is Developing Them
The success of partnerships over the past few years hasn't escaped the notice of anyone in horse racing. Not only can people now invest hundreds of dollars and get a piece of a Derby winner, but the o...
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March 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🗣️ "You can go see the horse, touch the horse, see the farm. That's the tangible part. And the intangible is the investment side."
Taylor Made Farm introduces Taylor Made Premier Mare Packages, developing a new generation of breeders. TDN's @suefinley.bsky.social has the story.
Taylor Made Farm introduces Taylor Made Premier Mare Packages, developing a new generation of breeders. TDN's @suefinley.bsky.social has the story.
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🗣️ "Staying at home, no matter who we run against, we got a nice horse and he deserves the chance."
Baeza (McKinzie), the 3-year-old, half-brother to Classic winners Mage and Dornoch, is joining the GI Kentucky Derby trail. TDN's Steve Sherack has the latest.
Baeza (McKinzie), the 3-year-old, half-brother to Classic winners Mage and Dornoch, is joining the GI Kentucky Derby trail. TDN's Steve Sherack has the latest.
Baeza - the Half-Brother to Classic Winners Mage and Dornoch - Targeting Santa Anita Derby
C R K Stable and Grandview Equine's Baeza (McKinzie–Puca, by Big Brown), the 3-year-old, half-brother to Classic winners Mage (Good Magic) and Dornoch (Good Magic), is joining the GI Kentucky Derby tr...
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February 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
🗣️ "Staying at home, no matter who we run against, we got a nice horse and he deserves the chance."
Baeza (McKinzie), the 3-year-old, half-brother to Classic winners Mage and Dornoch, is joining the GI Kentucky Derby trail. TDN's Steve Sherack has the latest.
Baeza (McKinzie), the 3-year-old, half-brother to Classic winners Mage and Dornoch, is joining the GI Kentucky Derby trail. TDN's Steve Sherack has the latest.
Let's take a minute to celebrate this!
📉 For the first time in the United States since data has been recorded, the racing-related fatality rate at racetracks subject to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority's (HISA) rules fell below 1.00 per 1,000 starts for a calendar year.
HISA Data Shows Fatality Rates At Regulated Tracks Hit Historic Low Last Year
For the first time in the United States since data has been recorded, the racing-related fatality rate at racetracks subject to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority's (HISA) rules fell below...
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February 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Let's take a minute to celebrate this!
I love how Remi Bellocq's mind works. It's been cold here in the Northeast! In Friday's @thetdn.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I love how Remi Bellocq's mind works. It's been cold here in the Northeast! In Friday's @thetdn.bsky.social
If you only read one thing today: where are Silky Sullivan's remains? Even the FBI can't find them. We look into it @thetdn.bsky.social www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/whatever-hap...
Whatever Happened to Silky Sullivan's Remains? The Mystery May Never Be Solved
After Golden Gate Fields ran its last race on June 9, 2024, there was plenty of business that still had to be dealt with, and it went beyond the mundane tasks of selling such items as the pots and pan...
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February 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
If you only read one thing today: where are Silky Sullivan's remains? Even the FBI can't find them. We look into it @thetdn.bsky.social www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/whatever-hap...
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As seen with greats such as Man o' War and Seattle Slew, it's been a longstanding practice for US farms to utilize stallion riding as a form of fitness. Though not as common today, there are still a few that carry on the tradition, including WinStar Farm.
Read the story by TDN’s Jill Williams.
Read the story by TDN’s Jill Williams.
Healthy Strides: WinStar Sends Stallions for a Spin Under Saddle
With breeding sheds opening last week across North America, farms have been quietly preparing stallions for the demanding months ahead of them. All jokes about them having the best jobs aside, stallio...
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February 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
As seen with greats such as Man o' War and Seattle Slew, it's been a longstanding practice for US farms to utilize stallion riding as a form of fitness. Though not as common today, there are still a few that carry on the tradition, including WinStar Farm.
Read the story by TDN’s Jill Williams.
Read the story by TDN’s Jill Williams.
Very sad story. GoFundMe page displayed in today's @thetdn.bsky.social gofund.me/444d123f
Donate to Andre Lynch Palliative Care and Children's Trust, organized by Lesley Campion
As some of you may already know, our lifelong friend and fellow horsem… Lesley Campion needs your support for Andre Lynch Palliative Care and Children's Trust
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February 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Very sad story. GoFundMe page displayed in today's @thetdn.bsky.social gofund.me/444d123f
More and more, people are only breeding to first-year stallions. Here, Charlie O'Connor makes the case for the value of Coolmore's quartet of third-year stallions. Video @thetdn.bsky.social vimeo.com/1052410593
Stallion Insights: Charlie O'Connor Explains Why Breeders Should Consider Coolmore's Third-Year Sire Quartet
Ashford Stud's Golden Pal, Corniche, Epicenter and Jack Christopher will all be represented by their first crop of weanlings in 2025. Charlie O'Connor…
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February 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
More and more, people are only breeding to first-year stallions. Here, Charlie O'Connor makes the case for the value of Coolmore's quartet of third-year stallions. Video @thetdn.bsky.social vimeo.com/1052410593
If you read just one thing today, it should be this, by John Sikura in @thetdn.bsky.social www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/letter-to-th...
Letter To The Editor: Gulfstream, Santa Anita, And Decoupling
Pegasus Day at Gulfstream is one of my most enjoyable days at the races. The melding of great entertainment, world-class horses, and a great vibe shows racing at its best. It is expensive to put on an...
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January 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
If you read just one thing today, it should be this, by John Sikura in @thetdn.bsky.social www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/letter-to-th...
Carlo Vaccarezza has launched a new horsemen's group in South Florida to try to gain control to represent owners and trainers. Story @thetdn.bsky.social www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/with-decoupl...
With Decoupling Threats Casting Doubt On Future of Gulfstream Park, Owner Vaccarezza Pushing For New Group To Represent South Florida Horsemen
When it was announced by The Stronach Group (TSG) earlier this month that it had the blessing of the group representing horsemen in South Florida to push for the decoupling of the track's racing and c...
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January 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Carlo Vaccarezza has launched a new horsemen's group in South Florida to try to gain control to represent owners and trainers. Story @thetdn.bsky.social www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/with-decoupl...
Remi's take on the recent spate of jockeys misjudging the finish line...
January 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Remi's take on the recent spate of jockeys misjudging the finish line...
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
If you read only one thing today, it should be Brian Sheerin's story on Aidan Coleman, struggling to find a new life after a riding injury ended his career, in today's @thetdn.bsky.social www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/aidan-colema...
Aidan Coleman: "They Say 'A Sportsman Dies Twice' And I Promise You It's True"
On the morning of Jonbon's ninth Grade 1 win in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot last Saturday, the recently-retired Aidan Coleman, who partnered Nicky Henderson's chaser to four of those top-level t...
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January 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
If you read only one thing today, it should be Brian Sheerin's story on Aidan Coleman, struggling to find a new life after a riding injury ended his career, in today's @thetdn.bsky.social www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/aidan-colema...
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"I couldn't believe my house survived...I've been here all morning just keeping an eye on things."
Dan Ross continues to check in with horsemen and women, along with Santa Anita Park staff and others connected to the track as they keep an eye on the wildfires nearby.
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Dan Ross continues to check in with horsemen and women, along with Santa Anita Park staff and others connected to the track as they keep an eye on the wildfires nearby.
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Los Angeles Wildfires: Santa Anita Safe, Nearby Communities Devastated
Wildfires propelled by unusually strong Santa Ana winds swept across Los Angeles Tuesday and into the night, breaking out near several densely populated neighborhoods including Altadena, Pasadena and ...
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January 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"I couldn't believe my house survived...I've been here all morning just keeping an eye on things."
Dan Ross continues to check in with horsemen and women, along with Santa Anita Park staff and others connected to the track as they keep an eye on the wildfires nearby.
Read the latest 👇
Dan Ross continues to check in with horsemen and women, along with Santa Anita Park staff and others connected to the track as they keep an eye on the wildfires nearby.
Read the latest 👇