Maiden Watch : One Perfect Karat

Maiden Watch in the Breeders' Cup

Blood-Horse Staff — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:39:00 GMT

Maiden Watch is very well represented in the Breeders' Cup, with runners in all four 2-year old races. Which of the Maiden Watch horses do you think is most likely to hit the board?...(read more)

Thursday Rumblings

Blood-Horse Staff — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:50:00 GMT

Are you sure this is Thursday? Eight horses entered in seven races. Also new worker Independence Hall (Medaglia d'Oro)....(read more)

Min d'Oro is Livin and Lovin

Blood-Horse Staff — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:44:00 GMT

Min d'Oro (Medaglia d'Oro) breaks her maiden again and it's all Livin Lovin (Birdstone) at Delaware....(read more)

Stakes Glory for Mine That Bird and Renda

Blood-Horse Staff — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:59:00 GMT

Mine That Bird comes from off the pace in the Silver Deputy to become the first stakes winner for Birdstone, and the Junior Champion Stakes produces the first stakes winner for Medaglia d'Oro, as Renda draws off impressively....(read more)

It's Poetic for Long Live Dixie

Blood-Horse Staff — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:56:00 GMT

It was a day of slow starts. The only horse that got out of the gate quickly was Long Live Dixie (Peace Rules) who, not coincidentally, was our only winner on the day. ...(read more)

No Party for Smarty Marty

Blood-Horse Staff — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:59:00 GMT

Result for Smarty Marty (Smarty Jones); Entries for Long Live Dixie (Peace Rules), Into My Soul (Pleasantly Perfect), Shoe Strap (Birdstone), Persian (Peace Rules), One Perfect Karat (Pleasantly Perfect), and Saarman (Saarland). ...(read more)

Trifecta King will Meetyouatyogi's in the South of France

Blood-Horse Staff — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:59:00 GMT

The filly Trifecta King (Peace Rules) takes to the Hollywood Cushion on Thursday. Her dam is a half-sister to Church Service who is grade II-placed and most recently (on March 29, 2008) finished 2nd in the Tokyo City Handicap. ...(read more)

Segal over Persian; The Cowboy runs again

Blood-Horse Staff — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Katolak Cowboy who finished 7th in his debut on April 20, becomes our first return runner. He will again try 2 furlongs at Woodbine. Three of his opponents are back, Tin Pan Alley Cat who finished 5th, Player's List who was 8th, and Can'tstopthiscat who finished 3rd. ...(read more)

Just Four to Go for Curly

Blood-Horse Staff — Tue, 06 May 2008 02:56:00 GMT

Curly was pushed wide, wide, wider than Big Brown in the Derby (officially 7 wide). Amazingly, Curly kept coming and coming....(read more)

You ought to know Mr Mistoffelees

Blood-Horse Staff — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:56:00 GMT

Mr Mistoffelees made his $1.5 million sale price look like a bargain, drawing off to win by 9 1/4 lengths. 9 1/4 lengths in a 4.5 furlong race?...(read more)

Curly no match for an Orientate Express

Blood-Horse Staff — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:39:00 GMT

Curly was devoid of early speed, spending the early part of the race hanging out in the back of pack (strangely enough with Curly Cameli). But, he did make a nice middle move, passing a few before tiring....(read more)

It's a Sly Storm; Plus Workouts

Blood-Horse Staff — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:25:00 GMT

Smart Sugar, a chestnut Smarty Jones filly out of the Deputy Minister mare, Ashraaf, worked 2 furlongs at Hollywood Park recording a time of :26.20. Ashraaf earned $137,480 and won as a 2-year old. She has had one previous foal, Just Regal, who finished 11th in her first and only start on February 23, 2008 at Gulfstream....(read more)

Yo Joe, 2-Year Olds at Keeneland April 4; Plus Workouts

Blood-Horse Staff — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:19:00 GMT

Yo Joe (Wertaloona - Yoshi Go by Rivergo) is by the Oklahoma sire, Wertaloona who currently has 6 named 2-year olds. His dam was unraced, but she produced 2 winners including the stakes-placed Yo Fanci who earned $88,712....(read more)

Will Heroic Cat take Four Rivers Down the Hatch? Race: 4/2/08; Plus 2-year old works

Blood-Horse Staff — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:56:00 GMT

Jubilee Star (Proud Citizen - Evil by Hennessy) possesses impressive family connections as he is a half-brother to Tiz Wonderful who won the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (gr. II) and the Iroquois Stakes (gr. III) in 2006 and has earned $254,672. ...(read more)

Rich Citizen Overtakes the Cherokee Queen; Results 3/27/08 Plus Workouts

Blood-Horse Staff — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:43:00 GMT

First-Timer Cherokee Queen looked home free, but Rich Citizen kept coming and just got her head in front. Go Go Pink, who was the best looking horse in the post parade, went off as the favorite, but she couldn't keep pace with the top two....(read more)