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Anyone who has read my blog for the past few years or knows me personally, knows just how big of a Pyro fan I am. We have not heard much on him since he has been retired to stud. Well, I have an update from a great friend. So thanks to Amanda for the inside information.The challenge is that the website is in Japanese, since he is now standing in ...

   Thanks to Shannon Hahn’s Argyle, N.Y-based Double L Stable Equine Rescue and Sanctuary, a gray racehorse who lost an eye in a track accident has found a happy ending—albeit after a long road—with a caring owner and a new career.  In the midst of all the news about neglected horses and slaughter-bound ex-racers, it’s always ...

It is like the ingredients are mixed right to cook a sweet Red Velvet cake (my favorite), but we need the chef to bake it correctly or a bitter taste could replace a delicious opportunity. If the Thoroughbred Industry can't do anything to help it’s self this year, then I vote the industry is just at a sad place internally. I ...

 As the year winds down, a few closing thoughts on gifts given this year that will continue to bring a smile to my face as long as I live. Feel free to share favorite memories, but please leave your HOY and HOD arguments at home. I want to hear races, from Maiden Claiming to Foreign Allowance races to Graded Stakes. ...

We all know that Santa loves making lists, checking them at least twice. Surely he also has a list of his early top 12 picks for the Kentucky Derby of 2010! If only two-year-olds would fit under a Christmas tree, and I found a nice Medaglia or Giant's Causeway or Empire Maker or Candy Ride or Street Cry or Rock Hard Ten or Flower Alley or even a ...

 Growing up a Cincinnati Reds baseball fan, I always wanted to play shortstop like Barry Larkin. So I naturally sought after his baseball cards. Including Barry's hologram card, his rookie card and every other special/limited edition card I could find. Baseball cards were just a part of growing up for me and I would say most boys had some ...

 A short Breeders' Cup story: Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt Stopping to talk with Jerry O'Connell about the Breeders' Cup Classic. I asked Jerry ''Having any luck today?'' as he responded ''no not really'' and we began chit chatting. I was definitely curious about who he liked in the Classic and so that was most of the ...

I will have a few stories to post later on the Breeders' Cup, but until I have time to jog my memory and share those with you, here are some things to keep you busy... --- I had a chance to get to know Ernie Munick in the field. He is a genuine guy and enjoys learning/teaching on the industry. Breeders' Cup 360 is a great idea and you should ...

 Stable Boy and I will be posting video reels of horses in Breeders' Cup races. The goal is to split up the horses we have footage of, by race, so you can see what they look like around the track.  So Bookmark/Favorite this page as we will be updating it for videos for each race. DAY 2 Classic [brightcove ...

Alex and I were able to stop with Larry Jones for a bit and he was explaining that this is his first time at Santa Anita, so I'm not the only one. Anyway, Larry and his wife were talking about how they are excited about accepting their award at the awards dinner. He also had some interesting comments on the track surface, we have video of that but ...