The Day It All Became Real
I grew up in Lexington, fell in love with horses at an early age, fell in love with Keeneland about the same time. Placed my first bet there at 7, and I do mean the first I handicapped myself, not...
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T-Minus 19 Days….
And it looks like Christmas might be a day late for the Taxi group as December 26 very well could mark the racing debut for our guy! I’m not too nervous yet (only when I think about it) but my sister...
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Decisions, Decisions!
One subject we thought might be interesting for the blog is, just how are certain decisions made, in the day-today training of the horse? The first topic up, blinkers! Blinkers are a sort of “cap”...
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Trainer Michele Boyce: Equine herpes situation ‘scary and depressing,’ but...
Taxi continues to do well at Hawthorne, even with the EHV-1 quarantine that has terrorized the backstretch. Photo courtesy Laura Donohoe From time to time on this blog, I’ll be posting response to...
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Introducing blogger Gail Vacca: An update on Silver Option (aka Lulu)
Today Gail Vacca, found and president of the Illinois Equine Humane Center, joins the Magna Fortuna blog. This is her first post, as she writes about Silver Option, the mom of Magna Fortuna (aka...
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The Evolution of Colors
From the title of this post you might be expecting a primer on the genetics of bays, chestnuts and greys. While I am a biologist by training, and equine color genetics is indeed fascinating, in this...
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Hail, Taxi! Rescue horse Magna Fortuna wins by 9 3/4 lengths
Magna Fortuna, whose yellow and black checkered silks and blinkers fit his nickname Taxi, won by 9 3/4 lengths in his two-turn debut at Hawthorne. Photos courtesy Four Footed Fotos Jennie Rees’ recap...
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Someone Pinch Me (Subtitle: Third Time’s a Charm!)
Where to even begin. All I have is stream of consciousness… We KNEW he could do it. Oh My Gosh, DID HE REALLY DO IT??? Look HOW He Did It! I can’t come up with anything other than a random jumble of...
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TVG interview with Jim Miller on Magna Fortuna’s race
The happy owners as their baby leaves the winner's circle. Courtesy Four Footed Fotos Here’s the link, kindly shared by TVG, of the phone interview with winner’s circle video that the TVG crew did...
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Lay-up: A Time to Recharge! An Interview with Trainer Michele Boyce
Trainer Michele Boyce after Taxi’s first win all photos by Julie Smoak 2013 How do you decide to give a horse time off? There are several reasons to turn a horse out. Primarily, they need a physical...
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