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U.S. Racing Needs International Help

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Marketing executive Fred Pope calls on owners to play a larger role in the growth of Thoroughbred racing internationally....

Successfully Promoting American Horse Racing

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Editor's Note: Be sure to also read "Not in the Same Ballpark," in the Feb. 23 issue of Blood-Horse . Frank Angst explores how far racetracks have fallen behind other professional sports stadiums and arenas in terms of offering clean, attractive and modern amenities. By Earl Abraham Ola Before going overseas I learned that while less than 2% of our American population had any interest in horse racing...

Happy New Year, Happy Birthday

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Vic Zast welcomes the New Year by reflecting on our responsibility to the horses we love....

Drugs, Conditioning, and the American Racehorse

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Racing consultant Earl Ola talks about the relationship between conditioning and exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhaging (EIPH), also known as bleeding. ...

Live Blog - Friday, June 8 at NOON EDT

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Join Tom LaMarra and Pete Denk on Friday, June 8 to talk Belmont Stakes, and the Triple Crown....

Black Caviar Up Close

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

Angel Cordero's Last Ride by Paul Volponi

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John Velazquez and his mentor Angel Cordero Jr. were involved in a terrible ontrack accident 20 years ago that finished Cordero's Hall of Fame career. ...

British Championship Day, The Dawn of Something Exciting

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BloodHorse.com correspondent Vic Zast gives an eye-witness accounting of the inaugural British Champions day Oct. 15....

Remembering the Cougar

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Long-time racing fan and California resident Mike Sekulic remembers Cougar II on the 40th anniversary of the Hall of champion's controversial disqualification from his five-length victory in the Woodward Stakes, Oct. 2, 1971. ...

The Chart Caller's Art

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Dara Miles talks to Danny Kulchisky about the skills required to call the chart in a Thoroughbred race. Kulchisky called his first Belmont Stakes June 11, a duty previously owned by the late Jack Kelly, his mentor on the New York circuit....

Let's Talk About Stayers

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Because the Triple Crown puts the focus on stamina in the Thoroughbred, it provides an opportunity to talk about what's missing from our end-of-the-year championship honors...

Zenyatta, Horse of a Lifetime for David Ingordo By Samantha Clark

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David Ingordo is definitely what you would call a "mover and a shaker" in the bloodstock business. Zenyatta is a horse of a lifetime....

Gulfstream Park is Anything But Right and Bad for Racing

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W.S. McGee offers a rebuttal to a Jan. 29 "What's Going on Here" editorial about Gulfstream Park....

Hey, Zenyatta, Have a Cigar!

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The Blood-Horse's West Coast correspondent weighs in on the choice for Horse of the Year...

Breeders' Cup Aftermath

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Here's your sounding board for the 2010 Breeders' Cup World Championships. Racing fans certainly have plenty to say about Blame and Zenyatta, but what about Goldikova three-peat in the Mile (gr. I) and Uncle Mo's big kick in the Juvenile (gr. I). Share your thoughts here....

Zenyatta, John, and Me

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Mac McBride tells his behind-the-scenes story of the 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic and Zenyatta....

Have You Seen Secretariat?

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What did you think of the Secretariat movie?...

Evening Gone Too Soon

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It is an understatement to say this sport has highs and lows. ...

I Love Candy

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I admit it. I am in love with a chestnut colt named Sidney's Candy. If he had a fan club, I would apply for presidency....

Star-Struck

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Have you ever met anyone you idolized and you sort of lose consciousness and don't know what you are saying or doing? Well, I had that moment....

Tribute to Bobby Frankel

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Just wanted to remember Bobby Frankel today and relive some of his greatest wins....

Trevor Denman Took a Risk

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By putting an emphasis on Zenyatta throughout the race, Trevor Denman made a perfect pairing of a memorable call with a race that will stand the test of time. ...

Enjoy Zenyatta Now

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Is Zenyatta great? She has only run outside California once. She's never faced the boys, until now. She's never raced a longer distance. She's never raced on grass. She needs to race on dirt again. She is too one dimensional. She needs to beat Rachel Alexandria. Does it ever end?...

Breeders' Cup Grandpa

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Looking over the Breeders' Cup card I began to see a trend. Colts that ran well in their own edition of the Cup make good broodmare sires. Ten of the Broodmare Sires represented were winners of 11 Breeders' Cup races. Here are some stallions that will be represented this weekend (BC plus the Las Palmas), not all were winners, but they all ran races that could have made them winners on the day....

Gators and Dawgs get a Breeders' Cup Break

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I was thinking of the racing year and the football season and I tried to compare some of the jargon within the two sports and the best examples I could find. So just for fun and for those that enjoy both sports, here's my try at the task....