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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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Four Days And Counting…
And WOW! What a week it’s been! Paulick Report, radio interview, Daily Racing Form, CBS News….And suddenly he’s 6 to 1 on the morning line. It’s pretty hard to wrap the head around at the moment...
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Magna Fortuna fares decently in his racing debut on Dec. 26, 2012. [Show picture list][[Show as slideshow]] Pin It
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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...
View ArticleThe One That Got Away
It’s been too long since I’ve posted anything Taxi related…..since my last post, my co-partners, Laura Donohoe, Margaret Burlingham and Julie Smoak have done most of the blogging, and they’ve done a...
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