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  • Heat of the Night - By Evan Hammonds

    The outside temperature registered single digits the night of Jan. 7 in the Bluegrass, but there was a warm glow inside the Keeneland Entertainment Center during the 27th annual Thoroughbred Charities of America stallion season auction and celebration. The feel-good event and fundraiser gave everyone in attendance optimism for the future of the ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-11-2017

  • The Mighty Forego's Final Hurrah

    Last week I wrote about the 50th anniversary of Damascus and my introduction to Thoroughbred racing. While on the subject of anniversaries, I feel it is only appropriate to write about the 40th anniversary of one of the most emotional and memorable races I’ve ever seen. It has been established that Damascus’ feats of total domination, ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-10-2017

  • December 10, 2016 - West Coast: Hello, Daehling

    Horses, grapes, trees thrive at Daehling Ranch by Tracy Gantz PRACTICALITY OFTEN DOESN’T RECEIVE the proper amount of credit or respect that the trait deserves. Joe Daehling has mastered the art of practicality in a way that makes his Daehling Ranch near Elk Grove, Calif., run at peak cost-efficiency while providing horses with room to run, ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-10-2017

  • December 10, 2016 - Northeast/Mid-Atlantic: The Long Run

    McGinneses stalwarts of the Maryland breeding scene by Alicia Wincze-Hughes CYNTHIA MCGINNES LOVES a good history lesson. The co-owner of Thornmar Farm cannot speak about the mark she and her husband, Charles, have made on the Mid-Atlantic circuit without providing suitable background information regarding all parties involved. Yes, their ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-10-2017

  • Inside the Kentucky Derby Trail

    On January 24, we will kick off the 2017 Derby Dozen on Bloodhorse.com. Ever since my Daily Racing Form colleague Steve Feldman and I inaugurated the first Derby Dozen in 1993, analysis of the early Kentucky Derby contenders has become a rite of winter. As I watch the first snow of the winter fall on Hamilton Square on a cold gray morning I ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-06-2017

  • American Anthem Steps Up in Sham Stakes

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman Happy New Year, everyone! 2016 was a great year for horse racing, with California Chrome, Arrogate, Beholder, Songbird, and Tepin among the many star horses that graced our sport and entertained us with their thrilling performances. 2016 was also a successful year for my selections ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 01-05-2017

  • December 3, 2016 - Breeding: Preparing the Young Stallion for Breeding

    Preparing the Young Stallion for Breeding by Heather Smith Thomas MOST YOUNG STALLIONS that begin a breeding career have already proved themselves in racing careers. If the young horse has done well on the track during his 2- and 3-year-old years, for instance, he may begin breeding mares as a 4-year-old. Before entering the breeding shed he ...
    Posted to Health Zone (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-05-2017

  • December 3, 2016 - Southwest: High on the Mountain

    Shaun Hubbard carries on family tradition at Ruidoso Downs by Lenny Shulman RACING FANS FLOCK to their favorite tourist desti-nations in the summertime to enjoy the big meets at resort towns such as Saratoga and Del Mar every year. In the Sierra Blanca mountains of south-central New Mexico, another resort and racetrack attracts patrons to its ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-05-2017

  • December 3, 2016 - Southeast: The New Rules

    Bert Pilcher Jr. and partners reach the big time with Three Rules by Karen M. Johnson FOR 36 YEARS Bert Pilcher Jr. employed a business model that worked to his satisfaction. For a commercial breeder it was quite simple: breed mares, raise their foals, and sell them. Of course, there was the occasional horse that failed to sell, but, by and ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-05-2017

  • Two Scoops - By Evan Hammonds

    The holiday cheer still lingers, the trips to the gym haven’t yet slowed to a crawl, and we’re whistling past the mailbox dreading the day the Visa bill arrives. Until then we are thinking of the better days ahead in 2017…and there are two things that tell us of good things to come. News from the National Thoroughbred Racing Association on Dec. ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-05-2017
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