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Fantastic Magazine
The Blood Horse is an absolute must for race horse fans. The coverage of all major stake and prep races is beyond compare. The photography is wonderful! I especially like the coverage of all the breeders cup and triple crown races. The extras included with the subscription are a plus, such as the book of sires that is published once a year with stud fees and progency. Every issue has a feature articule that covers a different aspect of racing. The best $90 you will ever spend on a magazine subscription. A must if you own or are thinking of owning a race horse.

Weekly International Thoroughbred Breeding/Racing info
"The Blood-Horse" covers more international racing news than its weekly rival, "Thoroughbred Times," but usually only the group 1 races in Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, and Dubai. There would be no South American coverage at all if trainer Ron McAnally didn't take the occasional trip down south and skim off the cream of the crop, e.g. Candy Ride and Pasaena, and return triumphant to California.

The 'stakes winners' section in "The Blood Horse" is much more readable than the stakes results in "Thoroughbred Times." All of the graded stakes are covered in depth. The stakes conditions are listed, along with the order of finish. There are several paragraphs on the winner and (usually) his/her breeding background, a complete race record of the winner, a four-generation pedigree, the sire's racing and breeding statistics, and the dam's racing, breeding, and sales statistics. This is a very satisfying ten or so pages for those of us that like to pore over Thoroughbred genealogies. Non-graded stakes are covered in less detail.

Steve Haskin, one of the best writers in the Thoroughbred business has a weekly column, usually on New York stakes results, although in my most current issue his byline is attached to "This Businessman is Special," an article on trainer Todd Pletcher who "recently shattered Syl Veitch's all-time record for victories at a Saratoga meeting." Haskin also does a long-running series on the Kentucky Derby contenders each spring.

(Speaking of Todd Pletcher, why do so many good Thoroughbred trainers seem to have prematurely white hair? Does it come from all those photo finishes, or from all of those promising young horses who never do anything on the track?)

Along with the lead article on Pletcher, the 09/13/2003 issue of this magazine has features on the installation of slot machines at Louisiana Downs, news and analysis of several Fall yearling sales, "Triple Crown Showdown"--a look back at the Marlboro Cup that pitted Seattle Slew against Affirmed, and an article on leading owner Michael Gill. Shorter 'dispatches' cover such topics as the California recall election (evidently Governor Gray Davis has vetoed several bills of interest to Thoroughbred owners), and the recently released book, "Why America Slept" that ties a deceased Saudi Thoroughbred owner with the 9/11 terrorists.

Here is a sampling of some of the standard lists/departments in each issue of "The Blood-Horse:" "Healthwatch;" "Leading Sires of 2003;" "Leading Freshman Sires;" "Stud News;" "What's Going on Here" and "Final Turn" (editorials); "Sales Results;" and "Newcomers."

This weekly magazine is printed on slick paper and the photos (even the ones in the advertisements) are gorgeous. Subscribers also get lots of extra reading material, including special Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup issues, the yearly Stallion Registry, and "Stakes Conditions."

A Good Magazine for a Horse Racing Fan
For living in a state where finding someone who enjoys horse racing as much as I do is about as easy as trying to find a needle in a haystack. This magazine has helped me stay in touch with racing around the country. It tells me the results of each weeks races, and makes it easy to follow a horse and trainer. I have attempted to read The Thoroughbred Times on a few occassions, and perhaps its just the size of the magazine which has kept me from ever fully reading an issue. However, every issue of The Blood-Horse I can get my hands on, I have read cover to cover. ... Read more

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A cover-to-cover read when it finally arrives
"Thoroughbred Times" is my favorite of the two Thoroughbred weeklies to which I subscribe (the other is "Blood Horse") in spite of its unwieldy size, and in spite of the fact that my issues always arrive one to three weeks late. I don't know if this means someone at the Post Office is reading them first, or whether the Post Office has problems with the size of this magazine (14.5"x 11"). At any rate, the 'Times' is worth waiting for.

Most of the 'Times' is taken up with articles on racing, breeding, sales, and other topics that pertain to the Thoroughbred business. For instance, the two cover articles on the 08/30/03 issue are: "Breaking through in the Travers" with a photo of a mud-splattered Ten Most Wanted powering past Peace Rules; and "Magna acquires 30% interest in AmTote" (which I didn't bother to read).

Several features are common to all of the issues, including 'Sire lists,' 'Stakes winners,' 'Thoroughbred quotes' (these are usually quite lively, e.g. Trainer Neil Drysdale on how he handles quirky behavior from Storming Home: "You let the bear sit where the bear wants to sit."), 'Veterinary Topics,' 'Calendar of Events,' and a somewhat stranger 'Zodiac calendar' ("Favorable times for weaning are Sagittarius (thighs), Capricorn (knees), and Pisces (feet), while castration is said to cause less bleeding when performed in the sign of Pisces (feet)").

One of my favorite weekly features is 'Hoofprints of the Century.' It's interesting to note that fifty years ago this week, sales yearlings were too fat, and a hundred years ago this week, Delhi covered seven furlongs in 1:26 with 105 pounds on his back.

Articles on bloodstock pedigrees also frequently appear and should appeal to anyone who is interested in the history and genealogy of the Thoroughbred. The 08/30/03 issue has commentary on the Foundation Mare, *Beaver Street who "never won or placed but produced four stakes winners and established a great family." The Bloodstock/Sales Editor, John P. Sparkman generally authors these genealogical explorations. ... Read more

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The Best Poultry Magazine Out There
The Poultry Press is a must have for anyone involved in or wanting to get involved in exhibition Poultry.Numberous entry forms for shows across the USA and some in Canada.Informative articles along with coupons for FREE feed for you animals. There are also many listings of the BEST sellers across the country. You can't go wrong!

Must read if you go to County fairs
The format is a 11x17 newspaper.And if you want to get into showing poultry (chickens, ducks, geese, pidgons, ect.) this is a good paper to get.It is very informative, up-to-date, and readily accepts writen work from those 'out in the field'.Lots of B&W pictures of champion poultry to compair against your own.Great listings of swap meets, and judges.I have had very good results in improving my flock through the want ad's.Easy to get in contact with the owners if you have any questions. ... Read more

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If you want to know the best...
I subscribed to SVP for 1 year and still read the issues. This IS THE JOURNAL that buding scientists and seasoned professonals should read. It is a highly technical magazine, but well worth digesting. This is not the type of magazine one would find on a coffee table! If you have any interest in dinosaurs at all, this would be the place for find all of the techical details that are availible. This is a tool, and a very excellent one at that. The only negative aspect is the price: it has more than doubled since I first subscribed to it. ... Read more

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What to do in the Midwest
Wisconsin Trails magazine is a good-looking and informative publication that deals with the many different aspects of life in Wisconsin. This includes topics such as festivals, water parks, snowshoeing, skiing, birding, art exhibitions, history tours, small towns, recipes, and much more. The photographs are beautiful and add quite a bit to the magazine. The ads are in good taste and do not detract from the magazine content. This is a very good and helpful resource. ... Read more

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Great magazine
This magazine let's me find out what is happening in the United Kingdom, Europe, and in Africa. The photography is wonderful, and the articles are interesting. BBC Wildlife is up there with National Geographic; you will read it more than once. ... Read more

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Geared towards any type of physicist
This is the official magazine of the American Institute of Physics. Members of the society get this by default. Hence, given that the audience is mostly physicists, the level of technical detail in most articles assumes an undergraduate degree in physics. More specialised than Scientific American.

Each issue has several articles on an interesting area of research. Lets you keep in touch with the boundaries. The editors try to maintain a balance between experimental and theoretical articles. The discussion in these is not quite at the level in research journals. So there is this attempt at outreach. Most research journals in physics are devoted to a subfield, and assume their readers are in that field. Whereas for this magazine, it's broader.

Another nice thing about each issue are also shorter articles (columns really), that are usually about some funding situation involving the US Federal government, since it subsidises most Anerican basic physics research. While the articles often complain about difficulties in getting funding, physicists from elsewhere may still gape at the amount of financial resources available. ... Read more