Happily Unbridled

The auction has attracted a large group of domestic and foreign buyers.

Christie Bowling,a daughter of Tony Bowling and a granddaughter of Carl Bowling, dies in a car accident.

This is the first of a three-part diary on the $5 million Apple Blossom Invitational April 9, pitting Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta in a long-awaited battle for the ages.

Jockey Tom Queally won the award for “Flat Ride of the Year” at the annual Lesters in Britain Feb. 28 for his performance on Midday in the Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT) at Santa Anita.

The turf might not have been as firm as he likes it, but front-running Presious Passion had little trouble handling it in the $150,000 Mac Diarmida Stakes (gr. IIT) at Gulfstream Park Feb. 28.

St Trinians will attempt to become the first female to win the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) March 6. Trainer Mike Mitchell likes her chances in the $750,000 fixture presented this year by San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino.

John A. Wayt Jr., who co-founded the Atlanta Steeplechase event, died Feb. 26 of congestive heart failure in Alpharetta, Ga.

Godolphin’s Vale of York is set to return to competition on March 4 in the $250,000 Al Bastakiya, the middle jewel of the United Arab Emirates Triple Crown and one of six lucrative stakes at Meydan.

Fetal heart rate monitoring during the second half of pregnancy can help veterinarians easily and reliably assess the health of the unborn foal, according to new research by German and Austrian veterinary scientists. However, it's unlikely to give clues about when a mare will foal.

Exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH), or bleeding into the airways, is an "extremely prevalent condition associated with high-intensity exercise in horses," according to Paul S. Morley, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, professor of clinical sciences at Colorado State University. At the 2009 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention, …