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.
04 Aug 2009 1:36 PM
Rachel Alexandra versus Zenyatta is the match-up racing fans everywhere are clamoring for.
28 Jul 2009 12:58 PM
Recording private sales gives a more accurate picture of the business of trading horses at a particular sale.
21 Jul 2009 3:26 PM
In a perfect world, zero tolerance might work. This is far from a perfect world.
14 Jul 2009 1:47 PM
Breeders' Cup should scale back purses, cut back to one day, and name more host sites.
30 Jun 2009 3:03 PM
Carl Rollins is not a horse owner, breeder, trainer, nor jockey. But Carl Rollins gets it--he understands the importance of the horse industry to Kentucky.
23 Jun 2009 2:56 PM
It's a shame Vincent O'Brien didn't hang on a couple more weeks. The legendary Irish trainer, who died June 1 at age 91, would have loved the just-concluded Royal Ascot meeting, in particular the success enjoyed by American conditioner Wesley Ward.
09 Jun 2009 2:39 PM
Another Triple Crown season has come and gone, and as usual it did not disappoint. Many of the happenings would have been impossible to predict, however, such as:
