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Dan Rosenberg appears to be a laid-back kind of guy. He’s a very thoughtful person to have a conversation with and his soft-spoken manner reflects his even keel. The passion comes out when the topic of the Thoroughbred Charities of America comes up. The TCA held its 28th stallion season auction and celebration Jan. 7 at the Keeneland ...

The runners embarking on the 2018 Kentucky Derby trail, have gathered, like the massive throng on the Verrazano Bridge before the start of the New York Marathon, and they are now five days into their annual assault on Churchill Downs that will involve four months of blissful torture for owners and trainers who envision the blanket of roses ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Happy New Year, everyone! Thanks to a pair of early Kentucky Derby prep races at Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park, 2018 will kick off with a bang for racing fans. The highlight of this coming Saturday is the $100,000 Sham Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita, which offers a total of 17 Derby qualification points ...

Boy, do we have some amazing 50th anniversaries in Thoroughbred racing to look forward to in 2018; anniversaries of some of the greatest horses in history, some of the most amazing performances, and certainly one of the most controversial stories of the century. Many of these will be addressed in columns throughout the year. To put everyone in ...

By: Erin Shea, @BH_EShea  The last horse through the ring in the penultimate session of the 2017 Keeneland November sale was a chestnut son of Street Cry. Named Street Jersey, he was consigned as Hip 3914 by Hunter Valley Farm as a stallion prospect. Street Jersey accumulated a record of 1-1-4 and earnings of $69,750 from seven starts for ...

A look at Gun Runner's Equibase Speed Figures for 2017 adds a bit more evidence of the consistently brilliant season enjoyed by the son of Candy Ride. In winning five of six starts, including four straight grade 1 wins to close out the season, Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys Farm's runner not only registered the top ESF of the season ...

With a pretty robust year behind us, we have to think there is plenty to look forward to for 2018. Despite frigid temperatures here in the Bluegrass to kick off the new year, the upcoming mixed sales at Keeneland (Jan. 8-11), Ocala Breeders’ Sales (Jan. 24-25), and Fasig-Tipton Kentucky (Feb. 5-6) figure to continue to bring the heat generated ...

Current Standings  Curlin08 1587 Keelerman 1485 Riskaverse 1372 MeyerhoffsMonster 1271 Van Horn 1240 Eric Rickard 1213 Standby Painter 1210 Charlotte 1208 Betty S 1170 Pal Ray 1167 Gary365 1150 Quinnbt ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman The last weekend of racing in 2017 is a big one with 28 stakes races scheduled to be run across North America, including a trio of graded stakes events at Santa Anita. The highlight of the day is the $300,000 American Oaks (gr. I), the final Grade 1 race of the year, but the ...