Tracking Barbaro's Brothers : Nicanor, novak

What Big Brown Couldn't Tell You and Mr. Ed Kept to Himself (part 1)

cnovak — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:27:00 GMT

Says Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, "I don't think there are any dumb horses, but there's a lot of dumb people."...(read more)

Nicanor Posts First Official Work

cnovak — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:47:00 GMT

On the morning of the June 7 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), a race his brother didn't get to try in 2006, Roy and Gretchen Jackson's Nicanor recorded his first published work at Fair Hill Training Center....(read more)

You asked, He Answered: Q&A with Peter Brette

cnovak — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:40:00 GMT

Captured via telephone as he was wrapping up his feeding chores at Fair Hill on a soft summer afternoon, Peter Brette paused to answer a selection of the questions submitted by Nicanor readers. ...(read more)

Updates on Nicanor and Lentenor

cnovak — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:37:00 GMT

Peter Brette talks about Nicanor, a new video of Lentenor is available on the Mill Ridge website, and fan Q&A is encouraged at the Nicanor Blog...(read more)

Nicanor Ships to Fair Hill

Blood-Horse Staff — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:57:00 GMT

Nicanor leaves Stephens Thoroughbreds at 11:00 a.m., taking one last walk through tree-lined paths leading from spacious barns....(read more)

Thoughts from Photographer Louise Reinagel

cnovak — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:50:00 GMT

Photographer Louise Reinagel was asked to complete an exclusive photo shoot of Nicanor for Blood-Horse. Here, in her own words, are thoughts about the experience and the personality of Roy and Gretchen Jackson's developing son of Dynaformer....(read more)

Long-Awaited Pictures

Blood-Horse Staff — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:57:00 GMT

You've been asking for pictures of Nicanor... well, here they are!...(read more)

All in a Name (foxhounds and otherwise)

cnovak — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:32:00 GMT

As is commonly known, Barbaro was named after the foxhound in a portrait owned by the Jacksons. For those of you who have asked about the names of the other dogs, I have listed them in order... ...(read more)

Happy Birthday, Nicanor!

cnovak — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:11:00 GMT

Racehorses foaled in the Northern Hemisphere celebrate the same birthday - Jan. 1, when Thoroughbreds registered with the Jockey Club become a year older. This, of course, is not their exact date of birth. In Nicanor's case, the true date was March 15......(read more)