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YEARLING SALE VIDEO INSPECTION INFORMATION

Bloodhorse Article: ‘Deal or No Deal’ Panel Discusses Yearling Purchases
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
A day before two days of selling begin at Fasig-Tipton's Newtown Paddocks in Lexington, a panel of...
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CBA Unveils New Officers and Board Members
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
The new lineup of officers and board members of the Consignors and Commercial Breeders Association (CBA) were unveiled at the latest meeting...
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Industry Groups Launch Thoroughbred Safety Coalition Aimed At Reforms
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
The nation's leading Thoroughbred racing organizations today announced the creation of an industry-led effort to unify and enhance existing protections and work together to develop new reforms...
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TDN Q&A with Gray Lyster
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
In July, the Consignors and Commercial Breeders Association announced it was endorsing the American Association of Equine Practitioners protocol on pre-sale video scopes as the organization sought to create uniformity...
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Keeneland Encourages Endoscopic Videos at Yearling Sale
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Keeneland is encouraging consignors and veterinarians who are participating in its September Yearling Sale, to be held Sept. 9-22, to use the capabilities in the Repository...
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CBA Endorses Video Scope Protocol
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
The Consignors and Commercial Breeders Association, in acknowledgment of the increased use of video endoscopy on sales grounds in the United States, has announced its endorsement of the American Association of Equine Practitioners...
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Movement to Allow Horses to Be Scoped Only Once at Sales Gaining Momentum
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
When Tom Ryan of SF Bloodstock made his most recent trip to the 2019 Australian Easter Yearling Sale, he noticed firsthand how the process of scoping yearlings at an Australian sale is handled...
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Horse Racing Integrity Act Moves Forward
Friday, March 15, 2019
Representatives Paul Tonko and Andy Barr, co-chairs of the Congressional Horse Caucus, reintroduced H.R. 1754: the Horseracing Integrity Act today to establish a uniform national medication program...
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McPeek Joins WHOA
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Trainer Ken McPeek is the latest member of the Thoroughbred industry to join the Water Hay Oats Alliance. McPeek submitted the following statement...
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New Board Members Announced for CBA
Friday, February 8, 2019
The new Board for the Consignors and Commercial Breeders Association (CBA) was installed at its most recent Board meeting...
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Sales Vetting: Agree to Differ, or Differ to Agree?
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Dr. No must have been a veterinarian. Such, at least, was the implied verdict of many horsemen and women responding to a tweet posted by Gray Lyster of Ashview Farm the other day...
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Top U.S. Yearling Sales Up by $85 Million
Monday, October 29, 2018
At the conclusion of the major North American and European yearling sales—with Fasig-Tipton's The October Sale wrapping Oct. 25 and Arqana's October Yearling Sale concluding Oct. 26—the market registered significant gains...
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Mark Johnston reveals his methods of sourcing a record number of winners
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
With the roulette wheel that is the European yearling sale circuit approaching full tilt, owners, trainers and their representatives are entering a stage of the year during which the stakes could scarcely be higher. If the chips are down...
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Belinda Stronach Writes Congress in Support of the Horseracing Integrity Act
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Belinda Stronach, the president and chairman of The Stronach Group, wrote a letter to congress in support of H.R. 2651, the Horseracing Integrity Act of 2017...
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Shang Shang Shang Edges Competition in Norfolk
Thursday, July 5, 2018
Shang Shang Shang became American trainer Wesley Ward's 10th Royal Ascot winner under an audacious ride by Joel Rosario that tiptoed along the fine line between genius and disaster...
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American Breds Shining At Breeze Ups
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
A retreating tide at the European breeze-ups this spring has left many a pinhooker stranded on the mudflats. It seems all the more significant, then, that one current should still be flowing so strongly towards profit.
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TDN Op/Ed: The Tipping Point?
Monday, February 26, 2018
I don’t know Rusty Arnold well, but I know him well enough. I know him well enough to know Rusty Arnold is no cheater. He’s what they affectionately and endearingly in Kentucky refer to as a hardboot...
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Trainer Motion Joins WHOA
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Leading North American trainer H. Graham Motion has joined the Water Hay Oats Alliance (WHOA) as the latest member in a growing list of trainers...
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Arrogate Named Longines World’s Best Racehorse
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Less than five months after Arrogate (Unbridled’s Song) had posted the top-rated performance of 2016 when winning the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic...
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Four-Year Vet Study Enters Phase Three
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
A four-year veterinary study which seeks to determine how radiographic findings will impact a horse’s future racing prospects is entering into its third phase with the studied horses now starting to hit the racetrack...
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Keeneland Tweaks Commission Structure
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
For the first time in 30-some years, Keeneland has tweaked the commission structure for all of its auctions...
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Royal Ascot Schedule: When Are The U.S.-Based Horses Running?
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
The Royal Ascot meeting kicks off Tuesday, June 20, and a number of U.S. runners will be putting in bids to repeat the success of Tepin in last year's Queen Anne Stakes...
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Federal Legislation Still Best Route to True Uniformity
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
I found it more than a bit ironic that a slew of damaging headlines preceded and followed the May 25 announcement of the reintroduction of Reps. Barr and Tonko’s sponsored federal bill, the Horseracing Integrity Act of 2017...
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New Version of Federal Oversight Legislation Introduced
Friday, May 26, 2017
From edited press releases–Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) and Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY), the co-chairmen of the Congressional Horse Caucus, introduced H.R. 2651, the Horseracing Integrity Act of 2017, at a May 25 press conference...
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Barr Poised to Reintroduce Federal Integrity Bill
Friday, May 19, 2017
United States Representative Andy Barr (R-KY) opened the bi-annual Pan American Conference in Washington, D.C., on Thursday by saying he was poised to reintroduce the Thoroughbred Horseracing Integrity Act...
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Stronach Supports Horseracing Integrity Act
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Frank Stronach, the founder and honorary chairman of The Stronach Group, announced his support for the Horseracing Integrity Act, legislation that will create a uniform, nationwide, conflict-free drug testing...
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Lukas Toasted/Roasted at CBA Symposium
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
The Consignors and Commercial Breeders’ Association (CBA) held its fourth annual Education Symposium in Lexington, Kentucky, on Monday, highlighted by an hour-long toast and roast of Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas...
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Keeneland Creates Book 1 Bonus for September Sale
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Keeneland announced a new program April 12 that will pay a cash bonus to any Book 1 September yearling sale graduate that wins a grade 1 or group 1 stakes anywhere in the world. The bonus will be split between the seller and buyer...
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Consignors and Commercial Breeders Seat New Board
Monday, April 3, 2017
The new Board for the Consignors and Commercial Breeders Association (CBA) was installed last week at its most recent Board meeting...
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Arrogate Last to First in Dubai World Cup
Monday, March 27, 2017
When it was over, even his trainer couldn't believe what Arrogate had done. Juddmonte Farms' Unbridled's Song colt broke slowly out of the starting gate in the $10 million Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (G1)...
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Nomorerichblondes Leads Home KY Breds in Meydan
Friday, February 24, 2017
The group 3 U.A.E. Oaks Sponsored by Al Naboodah-Ashok Leyland and the Nad Al Sheba Trophy Sponsored by Al Naboodah VDL Buses highlighted racing at Meydan...
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2017 Symposium Registration Details
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
We are very excited about the upcoming Symposium on April 17 and registration has begun. The symposium will be highlighted by a Roast and Toast honoring Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas...
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CBA Announces Toast and Roast of the Legendary D. Wayne Lukas at the 4th Annual Symposium
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
The Consignors and Commercial Breeders Association’s (CBA) annual symposium will be held Monday, April 17, 2017 in the Keeneland Sales Pavilion...
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With Eye Toward Uniformity, Kentucky Reviews Drug Rules
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
After an in-depth review of its racing medication rules relative to the Association of Racing Commissioners International’s recommendations...
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Veterinarians Launch Four-Year Study To Track Progress, Relevance Of Yearling Radiographic Abnormalities
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
A large study led by Drs. Wayne McIlwraith, Frances Peat and Chris Kawcak from the Orthopaedic Research Center at Colorado State University, working with Dr. Jeff Berk from Lexington, KY...
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Impressive USA Fightback In Europe In ’16
Thursday, December 29, 2016
The Thoroughbred is a hybrid breed of horse created, if that is the right word, in England, albeit partly from various breeds whose roots lie around...
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Jockeys Call for Transparency in U.S. Racing
Friday, December 16, 2016
After listening to Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau (TRPB) vice president of wagering analysis Curtis Linnell talk about the importance of...
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RCI Approves Panel to Rate State Uniformity
Friday, December 16, 2016
When the Association of Racing Commissioners International adopts a model rule for Thoroughbred racing, it encourages each of its state regulator...
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Big Plans For Fast Growing Newgate Farm
Friday, December 2, 2016
Australia’s Newgate Farm has made a big splash at Kentucky’s breeding stock sales this week. Newgate, in partnership with SF Bloodstock, was the leading buyer through Book 1 of Keeneland...
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McCarron: Federal Intervention a Must
Friday, September 30, 2016
Hall of Famer Chris McCarron became just the second jockey recognized as an Honored Guest by the Thoroughbred Club of America, and used his platform...
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