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Maiden Watch

Hoping for Fireworks

Plenty of action for the fourth with 6 2-year olds entered, including Battle Royal (Saint Liam) in the Clarendon Stakes.

Triple Crown Talk

July 4th Plays

Selections from around the country...

The Five-Cross Files

Rah Rah RAHY, Damsire of Sires

Rahy becomes a pensioner and with his retirement the Thoroughbred breeding industry loses one more source of diversity. (Plus a quick look at the Nasrullah sire line.)

TrueNicks

TrueNicks Auction Guide: Fasig-Tipton July Sale

Plan to attend the Fasig-Tipton yearling sale later this month? Check out TrueNicks scores here!

Hangin' With Haskin

Rachel vs. Zenyatta - How to Make it Happen

Everyone wants to see a showdown between Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta. There are issues involved here that make it improbable it's going to happen, but there is a way to overcome those issues.

MarketWatch Blog

First-Crop Thoroughbred Yearling Sires to Watch in '09

The Blood-Horse MarketWatch recently published profiles of the top first-crop yearling sires to watch. We had too many to fit in the print edition of the newsletter, so we're publishing two bonus profiles here.

Thoroughbred Bloggers Alliance

World Series of Horse Racing?

While checking out some of John Daly's funky golf pants the other day, I started thinking about the Skins Game, a made-for-TV golf event, usually held around Thanksgiving which would bring together that year's hottest names in golf.

What's Going On Here

Party Time - By Dan Liebman

Carl Rollins is not a horse owner, breeder, trainer, nor jockey. But Carl Rollins gets it--he understands the importance of the horse industry to Kentucky.

Final Turn

Mountain High, River Deep - By Nick Ben-Meir

In 48 hours, Nick Ben-Meir experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows with Poker Handicap (gr. IIIT) winner Sailor's Cap.

Tracking Barbaro's Brothers

Drumroll Please: Dam of Barbaro is Carrying a Filly!

La Ville Rouge, the dam of ill-fated Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, has been checked in foal at the 62-day stage of her pregnancy for 2009 and is believed to be carrying a filly.

New Products and Services

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Hammer Time

Skimming the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July Yearling Sale Catalog

Following are some of the interesting pedigrees in the catalog for the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky select yearling auction, which is scheduled for July 20 and 21.

Adam's Turf

...is on Twitter

Besides the link, there is a sweet short Kelso feature inside.

At Large

Hey, Kentucky--New Jersey's Not That Far Away

As a native of New Jersey, I had the displeasure of witnessing a once-proud horse racing industry deteriorate. The third-biggest circuit in the country in terms of quality and pari-mutuel handle didn't go away overnight; it took about 25 years.

Blood-Horse Retrospective

January 29th, 2000 - Teaming With Success

A look back at W.T. Young and Overbrook Farm, straight from the pages of The Blood-Horse magazine, circa January 29th, 2000.

The Racing Hub

Royal Ascot Day Three Preview

Day Three at Royal Ascot is highlighted by Wesley Ward's Yogaroo in the Norfolk Stakes, and Yeats attempt to win Gold Cup number 4.

Morning Line

Morning Line Live Blog: Saturday, June 6th

Join Blood-Horse Editor-in-Chief Dan Liebman for a live blog from Belmont Park this Saturday, June 6th, from Noon EDT to 1:00 pm.

Inside BloodHorse.com

Expanded Race Replay Videos at your Fingertips

For those of you who love watching the race replay videos on BloodHorse.com, we have good news for you.

The Blood-Horse Press Room

Media Alert: 2009 Kentucky Derby Interview Opportunity with the Sport's Top Turf Writers

Media Alert: 2009 Kentucky Derby Interview Opportunity with the Sport's Top Turf Writers April 10, 2009 KENTUCKY DERBY INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY: COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE 2009 KENTUCKY DERBY FROM THE SPORT'S TOP TURF WRITERS Dan Liebman, Steve Haskin...

Breeders Cup Chat

A Thank You and Simple Wishlist For 2009

Some final thoughts before 2009 Triple Crown Talk Gets Started...

Wild Again Memory Wall

Share Your Memories

Share your thoughts and memories of the inaugural Breeders' Cup Champion, Wild Again, with our special "memory wall".

Breeders Cup Video Spotlight

Cigar

Relive the brilliant career of Cigar with thrilling photographs and memorable video replays.

Vic Zast Saratoga Diary

D-O-N-E

The Hopeful Stakes fell apart when Munnings stumbled at the gate and Cribnote swung way wide on the final turn. Saratoga ended its 36-day meet with Alan Garcia the number one jockey and Kiaran McLaughlin top trainer.

Genuine Risk Memory Wall

Remembering a Great Champion

Share your thoughts and memories of Genuine Risk with our special "memory wall". She was a great champion adored by millions; she will be missed by us all.

Eight Belles Memory Wall

Remembering a Great Filly

Share your thoughts and memories of Eight Belles in the "memory wall" below. She was a great champion in the making; she will be missed.

Morning Line Goes to Dubai

Back to the Basics

Most of the crowd had straggled out of Nad Al Sheba Racecourse and there were no other horses in the holding barn behind the grandstand when Curlin returned there from the test barn following the greatest victory of his career.