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The Five-Cross Files

Broodmarathon -- Lisa the Great at OBS

Here's a mare from the family of Slew o'Gold, with close relationships to all of today's top sire lines. So when it comes time to breed, who to send her to?

Maiden Watch

Stakes Action at Woodbine

The Mazarine (Can-III) features 4 Maiden Watch horses, all by different sires. Bedtime Story (Pleasantly Perfect), Livin Lovin (Birdstone), Mullins Beach (Speightstown), and Retraceable (Medaglia d'Oro).

Breeders Cup Chat

Three Weeks and Counting

The World Championships are right around the corner. But there is still some work to be done this weekend, especially at Keeneland.

Thoroughbred Bloggers Alliance

If I Hit the Lotto on Tuesday I'll buy TVG and fix racing… You're Welcome

I play the lotto not because it is the worst odds imaginable, not because I don't realize it's a "stupid" tax, but it allows me to write these dreams out like I really have a chance. TVG is up for sale, and the NTRA has always been a fan of the channel...

Breeders Cup Bracket Battle Discussion - Juvenile

Round 2

Round 2 voting is now underway! Who is the greatest Juvenile champion of all-time? It's up to you to decide - click here to vote ! This week's matchups: Arazi vs. Street Sense War Pass vs. Vindication Johannesburg vs. Unbridled's Song Favorite Trick vs...

Breeders Cup Bracket Battle Discussion - Turf

Round 2

Round 2 voting is now underway! Who is the greatest Turf champion of all-time? It's up to you to decide - click here to vote ! This week's matchups: Kotashaan vs. English Channel Theatrical vs. High Chaparral Daylami vs. Pebbles Fantastic Light vs. Manila...

Breeders Cup Bracket Battle Discussion - Distaff

Round 2

Round 2 voting is now underway! Who is the greatest Distaff (Ladies Classic) champion of all-time? It's up to you to decide - click here to vote ! This week's matchups: Personal Ensign vs. Paseana Bayakoa vs. Princess Rooney Azeri vs. Dance Smartly Lady...

Breeders Cup Bracket Battle Discussion - Classic

Round 2 - Alysheba vs. Tiznow, Cigar vs. Sunday Silence, Curlin vs. Ghostzapper, Ferdinand vs. A.P. Indy

Who is the greatest Breeders' Cup Classic Champion of all-time? It's up to you to decide -- vote now and discuss your picks with the rest of the community!

TrueNicks

Mill Ridge Farm Sponsors Gone West and Johar

TrueNicks is pleased to announce the availability of complimentary nicking reports for Mill Ridge Farm stallions Johar and Gone West.

Breeders Cup Spotlight

The Sprint

Relive the last 24 years of the Breeders' Cup Sprint with thrilling photographs and memorable video replays.

Adam's Turf

NTRA and BC Jedi Games

Let me know how you think the NTRA and BC are doing promoting the Breeders' Cup coverage. ALSO the Jedi's are coming, Arrrrr's newer owner and a Keeneland hunch bet of the day. We are stacked in this weeks post!

Hangin' With Haskin

Wanderin Wonder

Many horses like Wanderin Boy go through their entire career overlooked by the fans and media. They're always dependable, showing up in many of the grade I stakes, and while they turn in huge efforts at times, they're just not able to get to the finish...

What's Going On Here

Renovation Break - by Dan Liebman

At 10 p.m., an exhausted Larry Jones finally fell asleep. Just two and a half hours later, he was back up, making training charts for that day's sets before loading his trailer to drive from his barn at Fair Hill Training Center in Maryland to Saratoga...

Final Turn

Run On Courage--Who Saved Whom? - by Marty Bowman

With racehorse rescues becoming news today, it is not uncommon to hear a story of a horse that was "rescued" and how he became a successful jumper, hunter, dressage champion, child's show horse, etc. This is a story of a rescued horse that didn't go...

The Blood-Horse Press Room

BLOODHORSE.COM LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE GAME "BREEDERS' CUP BRACKET BATTLES"

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, September 26, 2008 Contact: Robert Bolson, Director of Corporate Marketing Blood-Horse Publications (859) 276-6809; rbolson@bloodhorse.com BLOODHORSE.COM LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE GAME "BREEDERS' CUP BRACKET BATTLES...

Nicanor: Tracking Barbaro's Brother

Some Other Dynaformers of Note

Because so many of you are interested in the family behind Nicanor, I thought I would point out three other horses by Dynaformer who are currently in the news.

The Racing Hub

The East Coast Bias - Do they race in California?

Okay it's time to stop. No really, just stop. I was one of those people that swore that Easy Goer was the best horse in America in 1989 and that Sunday Silence was just lucky. I look back on that now and wonder if I had lost my marbles. How I ever...

Hammer Time

Buy, Buy, Buy in November

If you have any money, November should be a good time to buy broodmares.

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.

Triple Crown Talk

Same Place, Different Name

For those of you who have been regular readers and interactive members of Triple Crown Talk, I thank you. The blog has ended for the year, but will return in January when we begin taking a closer look at the contenders for the 2009 Kentucky Derby.

Morning Line

Preakness Draw: In the 'Zone'

The Alibi Breakfast is underway. A Preakness tradition, the Maryland Jockey Club offers a big spread of breakfast delights, plenty of juice and coffee, and a Black-Eyed Susan, if you're so inclined.

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.