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  • Tis The Season - By Evan Hammonds

    As we move past the mid-point of February, mares are dropping foals in Central Kentucky—and elsewhere—and the 2018 breeding season is off and running. In addition to Lenny Shulman’s panoramic look at the life and times of the late Warner Jones Jr., this week’s issue of BloodHorse features the opener in a series on top stallions, starting with a ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-21-2018

  • Derby Dozen - February 20, 2018 - Presented by Shadwell Farm

    1 Good Magic Chad Brown Curlin—Glinda the Good, by Hard Spun With the Fountain of Youth Stakes now only two weeks away, his string of strong five-furlong works continued with a 1:00 2/5 breeze, as he progresses toward his debut. He broke inside workmate Economic Model, established a length lead and was dogged again, refusing to let him ...
    Posted to Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-20-2018

  • Former Puerto Rico Runner Settles in at Rose Bower

    By: Erin Shea, @BH_EShea Ten Tequilas is just the kind of horse Barbara Luna has a soft spot for. The former program administrator for Turning for Home—a program at Parx Racing that helps retiring horses find a place to land off the track—founded War Horses at Rose Bower in 2013 to assist retiring ''war horses.'' Luna specifically looks ...
    Posted to Inside Aftercare (Weblog) by Erin Shea on 02-14-2018

  • Rock On - By Evan Hammonds

    Certain houseguests are always welcome. For folks like Josh Pons, the key is under the doormat; the last of the coffee there for the taking. The prized former employee makes his way back into the pages of BloodHorse this week with the first installment of his third serial column in the magazine, titled “Letters from Rockland Farm.” Pons, and his ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-14-2018

  • Tough Field Assembles for Risen Star Stakes

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman We've already encountered some tough handicapping challenges on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, but sorting out the contenders in the $400,000 Risen Star Stakes (gr. II) on February 17th at Fair Grounds could be the toughest task yet. It's not that the 8.5-furlong race lacks a clear ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 02-13-2018

  • Derby Dozen - February 13, 2018 - Presented by Shadwell Farm

    1 Good Magic Chad Brown Curlin—Glinda the Good, by Hard Spun He continues to pick up the tempo in the morning. Working in company with the classy Economic Model and breaking off on the inside, he got away a bit slowly in front of his workmate, tossing his head around a bit and allowing Economic Model to pass him before leveling off and ...
    Posted to Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-13-2018

  • February 3, 2018 - Midwest/Canada: Standing Tall

    Ivan Dalos improves the breed at Tall Oaks Farm By Jennifer Morrison IVAN DALOS HAS A KNACK for nicks. The Toronto, Ontario, businessman will tell you his foray into Thoroughbred racing and breeding began purely by chance. He will tell you one of the first horses he bred, Victory Gallop—who stunned the racing world when he won the 1998 Belmont ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-13-2018

  • Dr. Fager 1968 Part 2: Epic Battles With Damascus

    It was a time when handicaps were truly handicaps and not the feeble imitation into which they have mutated. A time when trainers accepted weights and weren’t afraid to put their horses in a position to get beat. A time when great horses not only carried heavy burdens, but broke track records in spite of them. A time when trainers were as ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-09-2018

  • January 27, 2018 - West Coast: Golden Eight

    An octet of new stallions sets up shop in California for 2018 By Evan Hammonds THE ISSUES AND CONCERNS of the Thoroughbred breeding and commercial markets in California are no dif-ferent than the ones in other states. Horsemen ponder the dwindling foal crop size and wonder what it will take to get more mares, and more “quality” mares, to their ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-09-2018

  • Vino Rosso Looks Live in Sam F. Davis Stakes

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues this Saturday with the $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III) at Tampa Bay Downs, and although just seven horses have been entered in the 8.5-furlong race, the quality of the field is above average and the race should be very ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 02-08-2018
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