Archive for 2002

By Jude T. Feld “Every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in like kind…what we sow is what we reap. When we choose actions that bring success and happiness to others, the fruit of our karma is happiness and success.”–Deepak Chopra on “The Law of Karma” I was enlightened to the […]

Buddy New was playing baseball for the University of Texas in 1959 when he met classmate Bill Heiligbrodt, a Longhorn football player. The two athletes became associates in the banking business after graduation and are friends for life…

Keeneland’s 2002 fall race meeting is fast approaching. It will begin on Friday, October 4 and conclude on Saturday, October 26, with no racing on Mondays or Tuesdays. Over the course of the 17-day meeting, nearly $10 million in purses will be distributed…

A name gives virtually everything–people, pets, groups and objects–its own identity. Racehorse owners for the most part, are quite picky about what they call their often-expensive equine athletes and their racing stable…

It’s Friday morning, and while most people are thinking about the weekend, I can hardly wait for the next edition of “Insider’s Bulletin.” Twice each week, Barry Irwin, president of Team Valor, e-mails an update on selected horses in the syndicate, to all of the shareholders…

I don’t know when I first realized that I loved horses. They have been a central part of my life for as long as I can remember. I guess that’s prone to happen when you grow up with Hall of Fame trainer Mackenzie Miller as your neighbor…

It is hard to believe that the brother and sister team of Rodney and Kim Nardelli, who have been in the horse business since their youth, had never raced a Thoroughbred, until Amsterdam (G2) winner Listen Here came along…

There are many relationships that comprise life on the racetrack. Owners and trainers, often fight like husbands and wives. Trainers and jockeys fall out at the first bad trip…

“I love the action,” says owner Mark Schlesinger. “I have mares in Kentucky but that is pretty boring. I like going to the track with all my friends and having fun.”…

Taking his lead from Roman chariot racers, English King Charles II introduced the use of racing silks in 1660. Since then, horse owners have designed and registered their personal colors as an exclusive emblem of their stable. This section features the history behind an owner’s silks…