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According to the indictment posted at the U.S. Attorney's Office website, the indicated are alleged to have engaged in a "widespread, corrupt scheme by racehorse trainers, veterinarians, PED distributors and others to manufacture, distribute, and receive adulterated and misbranded PEDs and to secretly administer those PEDs to racehorses under scheme participants' control." Navarro is alleged to have "orchestrated a widespread scheme of covertly obtaining and administering various adulterated and misbranded PEDs to the racehorses under his control. [Navarro] and his co-conspirators concealed the purchase and administration of adulterated and misbranded...

Family and horses: that has always been the way for Paul Manganaro. Hailing from a well-known racing family, he has recently joined forces with some other well-known racing folk, and together, they're making waves. The Manganaro name is a very familiar one in the horse racing game. A third generation horse owner, Paul Manganaro finds it difficult to recall a time when horses, and racing, was not part of his life. Manganaro got his first taste of racing at a young age, courtesy of his grandfather John, who was a...

Ramon Dominguez was on top of the racing world when an accident left him with a traumatic brain injury and forced him to retire. Today, he's more active than ever, working with charities, a new riding crop, and spending time with his children. Katie Ritz checks in with him. It has been seven years since Dominguez's name was listed in a racing program, but his influence today is still impacting the racing community. "After my injury, the chapter about my life as a jockey closed," Dominguez said. "But since then...

Gus Koch was the longtime manager of Claiborne Farm, and today, he talks to us about just a few of the great stallions who passed through his hands while he was there, including the legendary Secretariat. Legends, to you and me. Immortals, paragons. But to Gus Koch, they were the flesh-and-blood companions of his daily toil: some were cherished friends; others, just a pain in the butt. He worked with Natalma in Canada, her son Northern Dancer in Maryland, his son Nijinsky II at Claiborne. It was at Claiborne, for...

After winning the Triple Crown in Barbados, Saffie Joseph Jr. was looking for new worlds to conquer. He has found them in the U.S. Christina Bossinakis has the story. Saffie Joseph Jr. lived what many might call an idyllic life in his native Barbados. Since relocating his family and burgeoning racing stable to Southern Florida in 2011, however, the third generation horseman has seen his own American dream given wings as he begins to realize his childhood ambitions. After arriving in the U.S. with only two horses, the 33-year-old=s operation...

Andie Biancone, the daughter of well-known trainer Patrick Biancone, has known what she wanted to be for most of her life: assistant to her father. Christina Bossinakis catches up with the young up-and-comer in Florida, where she's doing just that. They say that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree and that is certainly the case with Andie Biancone, daughter of trainer Patrick Biancone. Having joined his operation three years ago, she has learned a great many lessons, among them: commitment, dedication, and good old fashion hard work. But...

Rick Nicholas has worked for Sheikh Hamdan at Shadwell for 35 years--half his life. He talks to Chris McGrath about his respect for his boss, and the boss's respect for his employees, in our new Keeneland Life's Work project.

The saying of 'No hoof, No horse' is a phrase often used in the horse world and based on the reasoning that, farriers, as the custodian of the foot, quite literally hold the success, or the lack thereof, of the performance horse in their hands. Often dubbed the 'second oldest profession' in the world, farriery has come a long way since its humble beginnings and over time, the techniques and materials used have evolved from rudimentary to highly sophisticated. In an effort to advance farriery, the Royal Veterinary College (University...

Newmarket native Adam Beschizza made his United States debut in 2015. He has since claimed 5 stakes victories and is making his way up the ranks of US jockeys. We spoke to Adam about his early career, his recent success, and his future goals.

In this installment of the Keeneland's Life Work Project, we focus on one small slice of the incredible life and career of Ted Bassett: his relationship with Queen Elizabeth. Read more on the TDN Look!