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Standardbreds v Thoroughbreds

In the past 40 years, Standardbreds have closed the equivalent of 40 lengths on Thoroughbreds. Dig a little deeper and you’ll find that Thoroughbreds aren’t racing that much faster than they did 100 years ago. Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds share their ancestry. All Standardbreds trace their pedigrees to the imported English stallion Messenger, who was brought to America in 1788. 

BILL HELLER (February 1st 2012 - Issue 23)

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When the ground gets good

I am honored to have the opportunity to speak on a subject that is important to me as a life-long enthusiast of Thoroughbreds and racing. I currently chair the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI), but the opinions and ideas expressed in this article are mine alone and do not necessarily represent either the RCI or the members themselves.


William Koester (February 1st 2012 - Issue 23)

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Arnold Kirkpatrick Column - February 2012

​Of all the stories that Arnold Kirkpatrick loved to tell – from a repertoire that stretched from his days as a college student at Tulane, to his years as managing editor of Thoroughbred Record, and to his days helping Mr. Leslie Combs run mighty Spendthrift Farm – the story that he told most often, with the heartiest of laughs and with that enormous twinkle in his eye, was of the day he finally agreed to marry me.
Julia Kirkpatrick (February 1st 2012 - Issue 23)

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Will's Way - The views of William Koester

I am honored to have the opportunity to speak on a subject that is important to me as a life-long enthusiast of Thoroughbreds and racing. I currently chair the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI), but the opinions and ideas expressed in this article are mine alone and do not necessarily represent either the RCI or the members themselves.


William Koester - 17 October 2011 - ( Issue Number: 22)

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