Horses, Thoroughbreds & Equestrian

Private Equity Guy Owns Derby Winner

May 9, 2011
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Carl Pascarella works in private equity with TPG.  He is also a partial owner of the Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom. Meet The Lucky Private Equity Guy Who Owns A Piece Of The Horse That Just Won The Kentucky Derby Katya Wachtel Animal Kingdom is not the only horse in which private equity man Carl [...]

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Is Horse Racing Vital To Virginia?

April 27, 2011
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Many people may not realize how important horse racing is to the state of Virginia.  Experts have concluded that horse racing is worth $1.2 Billion a year to the state Virginia. Horses a $1.2 billion industry in Virginia, study finds By BRIAN MCNEILL While the number of farms in Virginia decreased between 1997 and 2007, [...]

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Should You Bet On Horses?

April 21, 2011
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Mike Lauffer and Bill Cubbedge took a $135,000 risk on a horse and saw greater then 10x returns. Kentucky Derby trip within reach thanks to early investment By Glenye Cain Oakford LEXINGTON, Ky. − In 2006, when they forked over the money for their first broodmare, Mike Lauffer and Bill Cubbedge thought $135,000 looked like [...]

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Will The Indiana Thoroughbred Boom End?

April 11, 2011
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The Indiana government is considering cutting their thoroughbred incentives.  This may dramatically slow down the Indiana horse industry. Ind. horse breeders worry cuts will halt boom PALMYRA, Ind.— Indiana’s booming thoroughbred horse breeding industry has been growing so fast in recent years it’s even lured breeders away from horse powerhouse Kentucky. But some of Indiana’s [...]

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Lorem Ipsum

February 10, 2011
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Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but …

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