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Entries from September 2009

THE BLOODSTOCK MARKET: FACT, PERSPECTIVE, AND OPPORTUNITY

September 26th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Fact, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2009:
“With the economy still listing, numbers were down in every category during the first four days of Keeneland’s September auction.”
Fact, as reported by the Louisville, Kentucky Courier-Journal, September 21, 2009:
“During the first four days of the [Keeneland] 14-day sale–a period when the finest horse are usually [...]

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN, CABINET SECRETARIES, BUSINESS TYCOONS, AND HORSE RACING

September 19th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Abraham Lincoln was born two hundred years ago in what today is Hodgensville, Kentucky. With good reason, numerous observances and tributes have celebrated the life of the man who did the most to save the United States from disintegrating in the 19th century.
President Lincoln owned horses but did not race them in competition. Yet one [...]

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YOUBET.COM WALL STREET JOURNAL ARTICLE

September 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment

The September 5, 2009, Horse Racing Business (see archives) carried a stock evaluation of Youbet.com (“Youbet.com—Buy, Sell, or Hold?”). Yesterday’s edition of the Wall Street Journal had an article titled “Youbet Keeps Fingers Crossed On Online Gambling” (September 16, 2009, page B5A).
According to the Journal, Youbet has a 29.5% share of the advance deposit wagering [...]

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