From San Jose, Costa Rica Seven years ago, a couple of friends, one of whom owned a mare, and I agreed that it would be a good idea to breed a horse, specifically a New York-bred. If we were fortunate and the resultant horse had enough ability to race competitively in New York, the state-bed program...

The citizens of Miami-Dade County, Florida, overwhelmingly approved slot machines for racetracks – in Miami, that also mean dog -- this week, a referendum that accompanied the presidential primaries in South Florida and followed the downsizing of the failing casino at Gulfstream Park, which is located...