Lexington, Ky. — Join author, breeder, and New York Times’ blogger Jim Squires for a special Friday pre-Preakness edition of BloodHorse.com “Talkin’ Horses” at BloodHorse.com/TalkinHorses sponsored by TrueNicks.com, on Friday, May 16, at noon EST (9:00 a.m. PST).

Squires is a contributing blogger to “The Rail” on the nytimes.com Sports section and is the breeder of five graded stakes winners, including Monarchos, winner of the 2001 Kentucky Derby. He is an owner of Two Bucks Farm in Versailles, Ky, and manager of Two Bucks Stable, which has eight horses in training. During his previous career as a journalist, Squires was the Chicago Tribune’s Washington D.C. bureau chief during the Watergate scandal. He went on to become editor of the Orlando Sentinel (a Tribune-owned paper) and the editor of the Chicago Tribune. After leaving the Tribune in 1988, Squires lectured at Harvard University, authored three books, and was Ross Perot’s campaign spokesman when the Texas  businessman ran for President in 1992 as the Reform Party candidate.

How to participate in the BloodHorse.com “Talkin’ Horses”/ask questions:

Questions for Jim Squires can be submitted in advance now or during the online discussion by going to BloodHorse.com/TalkinHorses. The same Internet address will also carry BloodHorse.com “Talkin’ Horses” webcast on Friday. BloodHorse.com “Talkin’ Horses” is sponsored by TrueNicks.com and offers an entertaining and engaging opportunity for racing enthusiasts to talk online one-on-one with high-profile insiders, newsmakers and legends of the Thoroughbred industry.

Racing enthusiasts are invited to join in the discussion or simply enjoy and monitor the informative “Q&A” session as it occurs by visiting BloodHorse.com/TalkinHorses at noon EST on Friday. Each edition of BloodHorse.com “Talkin’ Horses” is archived online and available 24/7 for later reading.

For more information, visit: BloodHorse.com/TalkinHorses.

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