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Triple Crown Talk

Preakness 137 Picks

OK, we're here--my final blog and Preakness picks. ...

Hangin' With Haskin

Haskin's Preakness Report: Get Your Preak Picks On

Here we go again. This is where we left you two weeks ago; trying to decipher a formula of countless possibilities....

You Make the Call

2012 Preakness - Predict the Order

Will it be I'll Have Another once again? Will Bodemeister get revenge? Or will one of the new players take the Black-eyed Susans? ...

Beyond the Blinkers

2012 Derby Memories/Preakness Picks

Read about my worst betting experience ever, see my Derby pictures (finally), and read about my Preakness picks. Who are yours? ...

TrueNicks

TrueNicks Reports for Preakness Stakes

Complimentary Enhanced Reports for the 11 Preakness contenders....

Talkin' Horses

Kentucky Derby 138 Winning Trainer Doug O'Neill

The archive of the Talkin' Horses Podcast with Doug O'Neill is now available....

What's Going On Here

Special Return - by Evan Hammonds

Time has been allowed to get loose on the lead, but the Pimlico Special is back again...

Winner's Circle

Hard Way Back - by John Gilmore

Gelding makes miraculous comeback from a crushed vertebra in 2010 to win May 5 at Saint-Cloud...

Hammer Time

Pinhookers Enjoy Bigger Return on Select Juveniles

The rate of return for pinhookers on select juveniles rose in 2012....

Maiden Watch

Bridge Jumper was Too Prohibiting

Prohibiting debuted as the first runner for Midnight Lute, but Bridge Jumper stole the show....

At Large

Mid-Atlantic Circuit: Possible ... or Laughable?

Cooperation and concessions could do wonders in the Mid-Atlantic region, which badly needs a circuit strategy....

Adam's Turf

The Shackled Zombie

A story of how two horses told me I needed to not skip the Kentucky Derby this year. ...

MarketWatch Blog

Dynaformer's Huge Presence

Dynaformer was not a horse that had everything handed to him. While a multiple grade II winner on the track, he started his career in the shadow of two similarly-bred sons of Roberto, both members of his crop, who were both better racers: champion turf...

Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen

Derby Dozen (video) - April 30, 2012 - Presented by Shadwell Farm

Steve's at the end of his 2012 Kentucky Derby Dozen trail. What is the final line-up for Kentucky Derby 138? Read to find out!...

Industry Voices

Protecting the Breed

Marketing executive Fred Pope proposes a new way for the American Graded Stakes Committee to preserve the integrity of the graded stakes system by eliminating race-day medication....

Alex Waldrop Straight Up

America’s Best Racing – Check it Out

The NTRA is collaborating with The Jockey Club to create a new, fan-centric website. This collaboration is a continuation of the joint marketing and promotions initiatives that our organizations began last year with the expansion of NTRA Communications...

The Racing Hub

Black Caviar Up Close

American racing fan Brianna Mott tells her tale of watching Black Caviar win at 1,400 meters at Caulfield Racecourse in Australia....

Through the Lens

Rachel Alexandra and Her Foal

Photographer Anne M. Eberhardt went to visit Rachel Alexandra and her first foal, a Curlin colt born on Jan. 22, 2012, at Stonestreet Farm. Check out the photos she captured in this latest post....

Inside BloodHorse.com

A New, Improved Stallion Register Coming Soon

By now, the The Blood-Horse's online Stallion Register has been updated with stud fees and farm information for the 2012 breeding season. The data "roll-over" as we've come to known it since the digital Stallion Register was launched in 2003 is extremely...

Breeders Cup Chat

A Lot to Look Forward to in 2012

There is an impressive list of older horses returning next year......

Vic Zast Saratoga Diary

Time to Get On with It

End of a great race meet casts eyes on a bright future ...

Memory Wall

Jess Jackson

Post your thoughts and memories of Jess Jackson....

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