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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…

It was just a small ad, positioned below the previous day’s racing charts, in the sports section of my local newspaper…

My wife Linda and I retired about six years ago. I was a high school teacher and coach for 31 years, while Linda was working for the United States Postal Service…

What do you get when you put a mortgage broker, a commercial printer and a racetrack president together? You get three guys who thoroughly enjoy the experience of horse ownership…

You have julep cup wishes and Derby dreams. Your savings account boasts enough money to buy a racehorse and keep it in training. The Keeneland September Yearling Sale is calling your name, but you don’t know the ropes. Here are a few suggestions that might help…