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Derby Winner Will Van To Pimlico Due To Tex Sutton Service Disruption Sponsored by: Tex Sutton loading ramp Trainer Bob Baffert told media Sunday morning that his Kentucky Derby winner, Medina Spirit, would have to be vanned from Churchill Downs to Pimlico next week for the Preakness Stakes. The usual flight will not be an option due to a service disruption with Tex Sutton, the dominant equine air-transport company in the U.S. According to the  Daily Racing Form, Tex Sutton's lease on “Air Horse One,” its current aircraft, expires on May 8, and negotiations for a new lease have...

According to Tex Sutton’s sales manager, Greg Otteson, the company flies in about 2,500 horses per year, spread over some 1,000 hours in the air. Since 1969, Tex Sutton has provided first-class equine transportation and was the first company to provide horse charters. Tex Sutton President Rob Clark said one of the places the Air Horse One usually flies is to the Ocala International Airport, and the Gainesville Regional Airport is not one of the airports normally on the schedule for the Air Horse One. However, earlier this month, Air Horse One made a last-minute flight to Gainesville, a resu...

Sponsored by: Concert Tour arrives at Oaklawn Park with Baffert's assistant trainer, Jimmy Barnes Perhaps no trainer in Oaklawn's 117-year history has had a tighter hold on a high-end race than Bob Baffert. That race, of course, is the Rebel Stakes (G2) for 3-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles. The Southern California-based Baffert has been represented by 13 horses in the Rebel – at least one starter every year since his first in 2010 – and has won the race a record seven times, finished second three times and third once, bankrolling a whopping $3,171,000 in purses. “The reason I've be...

Thoroughbred Charities Of America Stallion Season Auction Open For Bidding Sponsored by: The 31 st annual Thoroughbred Charities of America Stallion Season Auction is open for bidding. The auction is the largest annual fundraiser for the organization. Bidding on over 200 stallion seasons from 14 states began today on Starquine.com and will continue through Friday, Jan. 8 with staggered ending times beginning at 4:30 p.m. EST. Seasons available in the online auction include Gun Runner, Ghostzapper, Palace Malice, Liam's Map, More Than Ready, Speightstown, and many more. View all sea...

TCA Annual Stallion Season Auction To Include Seasons From Curlin, Constitution Sponsored by: Thoroughbred Charities of America announced today that the 31 st Annual Stallion Season Auction will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 6 and conclude on Tuesday, Jan. 12. It is the largest annual fundraiser for the nonprofit organization. The fundraiser opens with an online auction of stallion seasons beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 6 and continues through 4:30 p.m. EST on Friday, Jan. 8. Over 150 seasons will be available for online bidding including Ghostzapper, Liam's Map, Palace Malice...