Tom Durkin to host TCA Select Stallion Auction
(Press Release)—Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) announced today that Tom Durkin will host its 25th Annual Select Stallion Season Auction to be held Saturday, January 10 at the Keeneland EntertainmentCenter in Lexington, Ky. “We are thrilled that Tom Durkin will be hosting our auction and anniversary celebration,” said Erin Crady, executive director of TCA. “Tom is engaging, witty, eloquent and a born story-teller and we are really excited to kick off the 25th year of TCA with him.” Durkin recently retired from a 43-year career as racetrack announcer. He began his career at many small tracks before joining the staff […]
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T’bred once declared dead now wins blues
A plain bay T’bred once mistaken for dead by his veterinary doctor, recovered from the colic that laid him so low he appeared to have died in 2013, and has gone on to win ribbons for children in hunter/jumper classes. Gambler, a 7-year-old gelding adopted by Ester Packer from Florida TRAC in 2012, is often referred to as the “miracle horse” these days. In 2013, the Thoroughbred who raced under Jockey Club name Savemyspotimbeting was taken to a veterinary Hospital in Florida, and treated for recurrent colic, says Packer. “Gambler was so sick that the vet called me at 8 p.m. […]
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Misquote proves them wrong, not a mistake
On the Canadian track where the little bay racehorse tried his best for those who wished he would win, he rarely put a foot right. It didn’t take long before folks around the Ft. Erie track began to joke about his performance, and turned his Jockey Club name, Misquote, into a derisive nickname, “Mistake.” In 32 starts, he crossed the finish line only once as a winner. And, in just two others, hit the board with a second or third-place showing. Race name: Misquote New name: Simply Ben Sire: Opening Verse Dam: Misdoings Foal date: 1997It wasn’t until he had […]
