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By Eric Mitchell  Much has been written about the polarization of the Thoroughbred commercial market.  Within subgroups of sale horses by quality, we've seen a growing divide between what's paid for those perceived as the most desirable and those perceived as the next-best. But there is a broader polarization, too, which is beginning ...

By: Erin Shea, @BH_EShea  If you're on Facebook and you're a horse lover, there's a strong possibility you're either a member of this group or you've seen their posts shared into your timeline.  With more than 54,000 members, OTTB Connect is one of the largest horse-related groups on Facebook. From something that started as a place to ...

Earning back-to-back Horse of the Year titles in 2007-08, Curlin won 11 of 16 starts to become the first North American-based horse to surpass $10 million in earnings. Juddmonte Farm's Arrogate has blown by that total in two starts this season: victories in the $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) at Gulfstream Park and the $10 ...

Watching Saturday’s Mother Goose Stakes, now relegated to grade 2 status and run at the nondescript distance of 1 1/16 miles, it got me thinking of how prestigious this race used to be when it was grade 1 and run at 1 1/8 miles and the middle leg of the NYRA Filly Triple Crown, which was the recognized Filly Triple Crown for many years. The ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman On a weekend that is a bit light in terms of graded stakes action, one of the most intriguing races is the $250,000 Mother Goose Stakes (gr. II) at Belmont Park. Although the field size isn't huge, I think there's potential for an upset winner. Let's take a look at the ...

While it is still too early to get a clear picture of who is going where, one thing is for certain: the Haskell, Jim Dandy, and Travers are going to be extremely competitive and entertaining events, from which a solid 3-year-old leader should finally emerge. From there it's only the Pennsylvania Derby and then on to the older horses and ...

Leave it to the British to supply North America with its most compelling racing over the last week. One would think there would be enough graded stakes run in late June to satiate the racing public, but on June 24 there were but four graded races, including a pair in Southern California that gave us a four-horse field in the Affirmed Stakes (G3) ...

By: Erin Shea, @BH_EShea The Pennsylvania chapter of the Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racehorses (CANTER) recently awarded $500 scholarships to three off-track Thoroughbred owners in the Mid-Atlantic region to further promote their riding and training education. The awarded funds for the Becky Julian Scholarship are to be ...

Current Standings  Curlin08 696 chasingmytale 662 Keelerman 596 trackjack 596 fitzpony 576 dust commander5 566 Akita Girl 558 Riskaverse 556 Standby Painter 536 JJ the TV watcher 520 Charlotte 504 ...

When Royal Ascot ended its five-day meet Saturday, there was a sense of sadness, as if something beautiful, yet comforting, was taken away after filling four and a half hours each morning with a kaleidoscope of images and colors and unbridled emotion. It was like saying goodbye to an old friend, even though the friendship lasted less than a ...