Saratoga, IL

The second horse through the ring Tuesday night at Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga sale, a Gun Runner filly out of $4.5-million broodmare Pure Clan (Pure Prize), brought a cool $1.5 million from Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm LLC. Consigned as Hip 123 by Gainesway, agent XI, the chestnut filly was bred in Kentucky by Three Chimneys Farm and is a half-sister to Princesa Carolina (Tapit), course record setter in the Dueling Grounds Oaks whose graded placings include the GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes. Dam Pure Clan won the GI American Oaks Invitational Stakes and GI Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes and foaled this filly Mar. 14.

Mandy Pope Kicks Off Saratoga Sale with $1.5M Gun Runner Filly

Saratoga Springs, NY

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Back at his office on the Oklahoma Training Track Wednesday morning, Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott was trying to describe the four-furlong work he had just seen from his 3-year-old colt Batten Down (Tapit). “Wooosh,” was one of the sounds he made. “Phhhffftt,”...

Saratoga Notebook, Presented by NYRA Bets: Batten Down Continues To Prep For Date In Travers

A galaxy of well-bred potential stars featured in the release of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 catalogue on Wednesday, headed by the Frankel (GB) sister to Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe heroine Alpinista (GB), which had already been announced last week. The Book 1 catalogue boats 21 yearlings...

Sister To Alpinista Heads Galaxy Of Well-Bred Tattersalls Book 1 Yearlings

Kentucky State

One of the most anticipated yearlings to grace the ring Monday evening in Fasig-Tipton Saratoga's opening session was Hip 57, a half-brother to breakout first-crop sire star Complexity by popular and well-supported first-year yearling stallion Charlatan. He didn't disappoint, hammering for $1.5 million to John Stewart's Resolute Bloodstock, who had made no secret of his desire to purchase the colt over the weekend. Consigned by Warrendale Sales, agent for Stonestreet Bred & Raised, the chestnut colt is also a half to 2018 GIII Doubledogdare Stakes winner and 2016 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies runner-up Valadorna (Curlin). The son of the unraced Goldfield (Yes It's True), a ridgling, is a Feb. 22 colt and was bred in Kentucky by Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings. The colt was among those featured Sunday in a TDN feature on Warrendale's consignment.

Complexity Half by Charlatan to John Stewart for $1.5M

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Mike Wolfe already announced he had signed on for three more seasons of American Pickers. However, he just made another comment that makes the series’ future sound even brighter. While he sounded like he was ready to possibly retire earlier in the year, he sounds happier than ever to be out on the road filming new episodes.

Mike Wolfe Has Big News About ‘American Pickers’ Future

Wisconsin State

Wisconsin, a state often celebrated for its cheese, beer, and legendary Green Bay Packers, also holds a secret trove of whimsical castles that seem right out of a fairytale. From enchanting museums to magical bed-and-breakfasts, these castles will transport you to a world of knights, queens, and medieval splendor. Whether...

Most People Don’t Know These 6 Magical Castles Exist In Wisconsin

Bronx, NY

New York Post

The Bronx heir of an art collector killed in the Holocaust was awarded a multi-million dollar painting looted by the Nazis — in a ruling that capped a long-running legal battle in upstate New York court.

Viennese artist Egon Schiele’s 1917 watercolor  “Portrait of the Artist’s Wife” was awarded to Eva Zirkl, who until recently was the only surviving heir of Karl Maylander, an Austrian art collector said to have owned the painting before he was deported to Poland and murdered by the Nazis.



Because Zirkl died earlier this year, the painting will go to the Susan Zirkl Memorial Foundation Trust, a...

NY judge awards Nazi-looted painting worth millions to Holocaust victim’s heir

Houston, TX

John Biggers, American, 1924–2001, The Stream Crosses the Path, 1961, oil and tempera on panel, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Mandell. © 2024 John T. Biggers Estate. HOUSTON, TX.- In October, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will present Living...

Living with the Gods explores 3,000 years of spiritual belief and practice through 200 great works of art at the MFAH

New York City, NY

The Forward

(JTA) — On Friday, for the third time since September, Timothy Reif found himself standing in the New York District Attorney’s Office to accept a modernist drawing that the Nazis looted from his family. With him in the room was a relative of another family that survived the Nazis and that — in an unusual...

Another Nazi-looted Schiele painting has been returned to heirs of ‘Cabaret’ inspiration Fritz Grünbaum

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Actor Buddy Ebsen, who died at age 95 in 2003, found fame by starring in two of the most popular classic television shows in history: The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962 to 1971) and Barnaby Jones (CBS, 1973 to 1980). On the Hillbillies, he played former Tennessee country mountain-folk-turned-wealthy Beverly Hills resident Jed Clampett. On Barnaby Jones, he was one of TV's most senior, slyest, health-conscious detectives. Ebsen, however, almost became even more famous for a certain big-screen classic film in which he ultimately did not appear.

'Beverly Hillbillies" Actor Buddy Ebsen Was "Bitter" about not playing the Tin Man in 'Wizard of Oz'

Los Angeles County, CA

She was like an intriguing cross between Charlie's Angels actress Kate Jackson and Popeye movie star Shelley Duvall. Her name was Beth Howland, and it's been 8 years since her tragic death from lung cancer on May 24, 2016, just four days before what would have been her 75th birthday.

A Look Back at the Life of Actress Beth Howland (From TV's 'Alice'): 8 Years After Her Tragic Death

The Guardian

Dutch artist’s 17th-century work said to have inspired tableau that has offended Christian and conservative critics

Olympic ‘Last Supper’ scene was in fact based on painting of Greek gods, say art experts

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Tampa, FL

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Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

Florida State

The Gulfstream-based Florida Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (FTHA) awarded 16 college scholarships to children of qualified Florida-licensed backstretch employees and trainers Tuesday, the organization announced. To date, the FTHA, which aims to “foster, promote and improve business conditions in the racing industry”, has given more than $400,000 in scholarships through the Kent Stirling Scholarship Program.

FTHA Awards 16 Scholarships Ahead Of 24-25 Academic Year

Following her performance at the Olympic Opening Ceremony, Viotti will release her first album on the label in October 2024. The French mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti, who recently performed to a worldwide audience of 1 billion people during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, has recently signed with the French label naïve records. Her debut album on the label, which pairs music by John Dowland with contemporary rock ballads, will be released on October 11, 2024.

French Mezzo-Soprano Marina Viotti Signs with Naïve Records

Steve B Howard

I've covered Muscle Cars from the 1960s and 1970s I like, Muscle Cars that had the best performance, cars that I have owned, fast cars that I have driven, and even classic VWs that I think are cool most recently.

Longest-Lasting Cars: Top 3 Most Reliable Models

[Note: The quotes and commentary that appear in this article are from an interview the author conducted with David White in 1989.]. Actor David White, who died in 1991, found great success for his best-known and likable performance as the devious advertising executive Larry Tate on the classic TV sitcom,Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972).

'Bewitched' Actor David White Forever Mourned the Tragic Pan Am/Lockerbie Death of His Son

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from interviews the author conducted with those individuals mentioned.]. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the classic TV show Bewitched, which originally aired on ABC from 1964 to 1972. The show remains popular in reruns, and will soon be released in a special Blu-ray edition to mark the anniversary.

Dick York ("Darrin #1") Would Have Stayed on 'Bewitched' Had He'd Been Given More Time To "Rest up"

Cooking With Maryann

I don't know about you, but where I'm at... it's still sooooo hot. The country as a whole has been under a huge heat wave this past week and today is no exception! I will say though, that we are lucky to have a dry heat instead of a humid heat. At least I don't feel like I'm drowning and on fire at the same time.

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Second Stride Partners with Valhalla and Derby Museum

Second Stride, the Thoroughbred rehabilitation and retraining program responsible for the adoption of over 1,700 retired racehorses since 2005, has two new unique partnerships, the non-profit...

Second Stride Partners with Valhalla and Derby Museum

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