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  • January 13, 2018 - Northeast/Mid-Atlantic: Big East

    Nine new stallions to call Maryland home; two to New York By Evan Hammonds WHILE THE NEW STALLIONS that have made their way to Kentucky for the 2018 breeding season might get the most ink, those entering stud in Maryland and New York this year deserve a closer look. Rising purses in New York are nothing new, and a competitive market awaits. In ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by emorgan on 01-24-2018

  • The Philadelphia Story: Eagles and Smarty Jones

    The city of Philadelphia is on the edge of its collective seats, waiting to erupt in joyous, raucous celebration. No city celebrates their sports heroes quite like Philly. All that has to happen is the Eagles upsetting the dynastic New England Patriots, who are trying for their sixth Super Bowl victory in the Tom Brady--Bill Belichick era. We ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-24-2018

  • Vinceremos: 'A Poster Child' for the Thoroughbred Cycle

    By: Erin Shea, @BH_EShea  Vinceremos, the Machmer Hall-bred who ran in the 2014 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1), was on a familiar path. Even with his promising start on the Derby trail and a grade 3 win as a 3-year-old, as time went on he started to drop down through the claiming ranks.  The son of Pioneerof the Nile ...
    Posted to Inside Aftercare (Weblog) by Erin Shea on 01-24-2018

  • First Blush - By Evan Hammonds

    During the dead months of winter, Major League Baseball has its hot stove league, drawing upon the image of fans gathered around a hot stove discussing their favorite teams, players, and summer days to come. Those in the Thoroughbred breeding world have their own “hot stove league” that revolves around staying warm before, or after, trips to the ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-24-2018

  • December 23, 2017 - Midwest/Canada: Opportunity Knocks

    R Star Stallions takes advantage of Indiana breeding program By Alicia Wincze Hughes LEIGH ANN HOPPER pauses mid-sentence to acknowledge she is well aware she keeps repeating herself. As the Indiana native details what inspired her and husband Kerry Hopper to establish R Star Stallions in their home state seven years ago—and the successful ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-24-2018

  • Derby Dozen - January 23, 2018 - Presented by Shadwell Farm

    1 Good Magic Chad Brown Curlin—Glinda the Good, by Hard Spun It’s not every day you see a horse ranked No. 1 who broke his maiden in November in his last start. But then again, that maiden win came in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and he did it like a seasoned pro. With a close second in the Champagne, beaten only a half-length in his ...
    Posted to Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-23-2018

  • Some Seemingly Simple Requests From Horseplayers

    In a refreshing move, Kentucky Horse Racing Commission vice chairman John Roach listed a number of horseplayer concerns at a Jan. 16 rules committee meeting. Roach, who serves on the rules committee, wasn't to the point of taking a position on the issues forwarded to the KHRC by professional horseplayer Mike Maloney, but Roach wanted to get the ...
    Posted to Keeping Pace (Weblog) by Frank Angst on 01-19-2018

  • December 9, 2017 - West Coast: Leading the Way

    Clay Murdock recognized for managing Rancho San Miguel By Tracy Gantz FAMILY MEANS EVERYTHING to Clay Murdock. He and his wife, Dena, have raised five children—three now grown and two still at home—and they already have several grandchildren. But family to Murdock extends further, to the team at Rancho San Miguel, the California farm Murdock ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-19-2018

  • Four Promising Derby Contenders to Watch This Winter

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman Since this week is a quiet one in terms of major racing action, let's take advantage of the lull to examine four up-and-coming three-year-olds that could be poised to make some noise on the road to the Kentucky Derby this winter.... Ax Man Trainer Bob Baffert has won three of the ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 01-18-2018

  • December 9, 2017 - Northeast/Mid-Atlantic: Best Foot Forward

    Willow Creek Farm boasts new shoeing technology By Teresa Genaro GROWING UP ON the outskirts of Atlanta, Shawn Mullis learned horseshoeing from his father, “one of those old-school cowboy guys,” according to his son. “He was a 1960s model.” In his late teens Mullis followed in his father’s footsteps. “It was the path of least resistance,” he ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by emorgan on 01-18-2018
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