Prince of Power

Saying He's Fed Up with Racing, McIngvale Gets Out of the Sport; Runhappy Sold to South Korea

Racing has a serious integrity problem, Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale believes, and that is why he has pulled the plug and is leaving the game entirely. The Blood-Horse was the first to report the story. "We couldn't compete with all the drugs and all the injections when we were running on just hay, oats and water," he said. "It was an uphill battle. Runhappy climbed that hill but the rest of them couldn't. I'm not going to damage my integrity by drugging them and injecting them. I do right by...

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Aptly-Named Storm Cloud Rising Splashes Home A Winner At Keeneland

2nd-Keeneland, $84,357, Msw, 4-25, 2yo, f, 4 1/2f (off turf), :52.62, sy, 5 lengths. STORM CLOUD RISING (f, 2, Runhappy--Demigoddess {SP, $150,840}, by First Dude), already experienced over a muddy track when third in her debut over course and distance Apr. 11, was meant for the turf here but took plenty of money as the race got rained off onto the main track. Down to 3-1 from her 20-1 morning line as a result, the outside draw flashed early speed and was intent on the lead, dueling early with first-time...

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