Archive for February, 2008

eNicks – Watch for Three Major Announcements in March!

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

After ending a record year for eNicks in 2007 with over 750,000 Werk Nick Ratings™ retrieved, our enicks.com website has started out 2008 with a bang – recording new record months for January and February with nearly 200,000 WNR retrievals. With over 600 stallions now enrolled and our new “View SWs on this cross” feature, the Werk Nick Rating continues to be the industry standard for thoroughbred nicks. But, rest assured we are not resting on our laurels. March should be a month to remember as we will be making three major announcements that will benefit users and stud farms alike. Stay tuned!

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SHERGAR … THE REST OF THE STORY!

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

February 8, 2008 marked the 25th anniversary of, possibly, the most horrific act in the annals of horseracing — the kidnapping of Shergar, winner of the 1981 English Derby by a record 10 lengths! Most of the industry old-timers still have a vivid memory of the event, but I doubt that many of the new-comers to the business know the story. One of my clients emailed me a fascinating article that appeared in on the Telegraph.co.uk titled “The truth about Shergar racehorse kidnapping” by Andrew Alderson, which solves the mystery of Shergar’s final hours. Since I haven’t seen anything about this in the American press, I thought I’d share it with our readers. Read the story

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Headshot of Jack WerkJack Werk (1944-2010)
Jack founded Werk Thoroughbred Consultants, Inc. From 1987 to 2000, he published OWNER-BREEDER, the highly acclaimed, first-ever journal dedicated to thoroughbred pedigree analysis, theories and trends. After a six-year hiatus from writing, he returned with this blog Who's Hot, Who's Not.

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