It is not about running a filly in the Derby, it is about running the right kind of filly....

Gail Hughes called recently and wanted to stop by and chat. I have learned to always make time to listen when the wise among us are speaking....

Should winners of open and restricted races be paid the same?...

Owners should question The Jockey Club, the racetracks, and the leaders of the Welfare and Safety Summit because the release from The Jockey Club said it agreed with the racetracks to "not provide statistics that identify specific participants, including racetracks, horses, or persons."...

Data showed breeders own part or all of 63% of horses in training in Australia and had contributed more than $500 million in training fees over the past two years....

Breeders' Cup has shareholders. Its shareholders are every industry participant, and those participants deserve to know what its directors are thinking....

Once again Keeneland has listened to its customers, recently announcing changes to the structure of its September yearling sale....

Times change but our mission to serve Thoroughbred owners and breeders does not....

Todd Pletcher has been one of racing's leading trainers the past decade, though the sport's biggest prize, the Derby, has eluded him. This could be his year....

Though he was bred in Kentucky, Papa Clem is a Californian....

We need the help of banks. And we need people like Ahmed Zayat....

The horse industry in New York, Kentucky, and Maryland is suffering because of politicians....

There is nothing exact about breeding horses, and the fact that it is such an inexact science is one of its greatest traits and most alluring appeals....

Jockey Calvin Borel had another excellent year in 2009, but his 2010 has not started out so well....

Researching the leading regional sires of 2009, a coincidence was noted among the leading sires of the year in Maryland, California, and Florida: Not For Love, Unusual Heat, and Montbrook have more in common than being the leading sire in their respective states; they are also all members of the 1990 foal crop....

Asked to compile a series of "best of" lists for the first decade of this century, Blood-Horse senior correspondent Steve Haskin eagerly took up the challenge. It may sound easy, but thinking back over a 10-year period, and the people, horses, and races that were part of it, is not a simple task....

Unfortunately, both getting more tracks to buy in and educating the public boil down to one thing, and that is money, which is in short supply today....

So, fewer mares were bred in 2009, and one would expect even fewer to be sent to the breeding shed in 2010. That affects both the stud fee receipts and yearling sales for multiple years....

Ever wonder what the Thoroughbred industry would look like if Sheikh Mohammed woke up one morning and decided he no longer wished to be a participant?...

The owner/trainer relationship is an interesting one because it is about more than business; it is about equine athletes, each of whom requires individualized care....

A glimmer of hope at the Keeneland November sale, the irony of a Kentucky loss, and remembering Bobby Frankel....

Repeat wins by Goldikova and Conduit, followed by Zenyatta's Classic was simply as good as it gets....

You would think Eileen Mayer never heard of P.T. Barnum....

Bruce Hundley was free with his thoughts, and he never ever ran out of colorful stories....

The best thing you can wish a jockey as he or she is being legged up is simple: Have a safe trip....