27 Apr 2010 2:40 PM
It is not about running a filly in the Derby, it is about running the right kind of filly....
20 Apr 2010 2:29 PM
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....
07 Apr 2010 4:04 PM
Should winners of open and restricted races be paid the same?...
30 Mar 2010 12:54 PM
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."...
23 Mar 2010 12:46 PM
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....
16 Mar 2010 1:06 PM
Breeders' Cup has shareholders. Its shareholders are every industry participant, and those participants deserve to know what its directors are thinking....
09 Mar 2010 1:14 PM
Once again Keeneland has listened to its customers, recently announcing changes to the structure of its September yearling sale....
02 Mar 2010 2:23 PM
Times change but our mission to serve Thoroughbred owners and breeders does not....
23 Feb 2010 1:02 PM
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....
17 Feb 2010 4:06 PM
Though he was bred in Kentucky, Papa Clem is a Californian....
09 Feb 2010 1:00 PM
We need the help of banks. And we need people like Ahmed Zayat....
02 Feb 2010 1:25 PM
The horse industry in New York, Kentucky, and Maryland is suffering because of politicians....
26 Jan 2010 1:39 PM
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....
12 Jan 2010 2:02 PM
Jockey Calvin Borel had another excellent year in 2009, but his 2010 has not started out so well....
15 Dec 2009 1:01 PM
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....
08 Dec 2009 2:01 PM
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....
24 Nov 2009 1:35 PM
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....
17 Nov 2009 12:57 PM
A glimmer of hope at the Keeneland November sale, the irony of a Kentucky loss, and remembering Bobby Frankel....
10 Nov 2009 4:03 PM
Repeat wins by Goldikova and Conduit, followed by Zenyatta's Classic was simply as good as it gets....
04 Nov 2009 1:45 PM
You would think Eileen Mayer never heard of P.T. Barnum....
06 Oct 2009 1:38 PM
The fact is no one knows exactly what to do in relation to stud fees, and no one wants to be the first to pull the trigger....
22 Sep 2009 2:58 PM
On the off day from the Keeneland September Yearling sale, most breeders weren't singing the blues, but offering solutions for the future....
01 Sep 2009 1:16 PM
Racing needs to consider moving from fractional to decimal reporting of odds....
18 Aug 2009 2:19 PM
There are many ramifications from a smaller foal crop...some positive and some negative....
11 Aug 2009 1:36 PM
Purses dropped 1.3% last year from '07; this year's decline will certainly be more dramatic....