Registering Thoroughbreds with The Jockey Club is mostly straightforward -- but not all of the terminology is.

One stallion from the Northern Dancer sire line is especially impressive as a broodmare sire. Will his success extend to this year's Derby?

More than half of the readers of this blog are breeders. See the results of last week's poll on horse ownership, and take the new poll about racing 2-year-olds.

A sure-fire solution to the Thoroughbred industry's biggest problem: Why can't we find a way to earn ROI on horses under 2 years old?

The Thoroughbred was built to run a route. So why are races being shortened every year?

Last week, I talked about a few of my favorite pedigrees in the Keeneland April sale of 2-year-olds in training. For anyone interested in that sale (or just fascinated by sire lists and anything data-related), The Blood-Horse is offering a free download of the Data Digest for this sale.

... Okay, so where am I going with all this? BIG BROWN. If you haven't already gotten on this colt's bandwagon for his racing accomplishments, get ready to see lots more of this fellow in the future. As in, during his post-race career.