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The Best News in Racing to be Unveiled At Equestricon
The Best News in Racing to be Unveiled At Equestricon

As you may have heard, there is a new and exciting horse racing event happening in Saratoga this summer, “Equestricon”. Equestricon was created to be a horse racing lifestyle event […]

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Alphabet Soup: What is in a name?
Alphabet Soup: What is in a name?

Alphabet Soup is one of our all-time favorite racehorses here at the TAA. In the 1996 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Woodbine, he was the horse who shocked the racing world […]

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Aftercare and the Success of a Race Meet: An Emerging Partnership
Aftercare and the Success of a Race Meet: An Emerging Partnership

Depending on who you ask, the success of a race meet and/or racing event is somewhat dependent on a few well known things; the weather, horses, attendance and amount wagered. […]

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The Infrastructure of the OTTB Horse Show and How It has Changed the Perception of the Breed
The Infrastructure of the OTTB Horse Show and How It has Changed the Perception of the Breed

I’m well aware as I start to write this edition of the TAA blog that I will be dating myself, but with no other way to write this, here goes… […]

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We’re not in Kentucky anymore…
We’re not in Kentucky anymore…

As the days start getting shorter and the TAA inspection process for 2016 draws to an end, I thought it would be a good time to talk about the expectations of the site inspections and the inspectors of a TAA-accredited (or to-be-accredited) organization.

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How a hippie from Canada ends up in Lexington…
How a hippie from Canada ends up in Lexington…

Pretty much how most people end up in Lexington: horses.

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