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  • February 27, 2016 - Foal Care

    Care of Newborn Foals in Bad Weather by Heather Smith Thomas The first hours of life are critical for the foal’s survival and future health. Usually a healthy newborn has no problems, but sometimes severe weather presents challenges. Dr. Peter Sheerin, owner of Nandi Veterinary Associates in New Freedom, Pa. (an equine practice with a strong ...
    Posted to Health Zone (FileGallery) by aspradling on 03-10-2016

  • My Peyton Manning Speech

    Listening to Peyton Manning’s heartfelt farewell speech, it got me thinking about all the things I am going to miss about covering the Kentucky Derby, which I did for Blood-Horse and Daily Racing Form, providing lead coverage, for almost 30 years. There are many things I will look forward to, such as watching the Derby as a fan and not ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 03-09-2016

  • Rare Stakes - By Lenny Shulman

    Should nothing change in the next 30 days—which in horse racing time is admittedly an eternity—we will be witness to an event as rare as Donald Trump being subtle. On April 2 the two titans of the 3-year-old division, Mohaymen and Nyquist, have a date to meet in the Xpressbet.com Florida Derby (gr. I) at Gulfstream Park. In an age when top ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 03-08-2016

  • Derby Dozen - March 8, 2016 - Presented by Shadwell Farm

    1 Mohaymen Kiaran McLaughlin Tapit—Justwhistledixie, by Dixie Union It doesn’t pay to try to analyze this horse. He has run his halfs in :45 4/5, :47 1/5, :49 2/5, :49, and :47 1/5. He comes home fast in some races and not so fast in others. He wins with his ears pinned whether he’s doing it easily or not. In short, he just gets to the wire ...
    Posted to Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen (Weblog) by aspradling on 03-08-2016

  • Will Sunny Ridge Be Overshadowed in the Gotham?

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman On Saturday, the third of Aqueduct's four Kentucky Derby prep races of 2016 will be held, that being the $400,000 Gotham Stakes (gr. III). The 8.5-furlong race has drawn an exceptional field of eight evenly-matched rivals-let's take a look at the entries! #HorseJockeyTrainerLast ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 03-03-2016

  • February 13, 2016 - North East / Mid-Atlantic: Party Animal

    by Steve Haskin Ebby Novak succeeds in horses and party merchandise Many racing people might know the name Ebby Novak from his familiar New Farm purple silks and numerous stakes winners over the years. In business, Novak is known worldwide, playing a key role—at least indirectly—in making every youngster's birthday party and family ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by aspradling on 03-02-2016

  • Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

    It was July 20, 1968. The entire racing world was focused on Aqueduct Racetrack, where Damascus and Dr. Fager were meeting for the fourth time in the Brooklyn Handicap, in what was regarded as one of the most volatile and intense rivalries of all time. When Damascus crossed the finish line 2 1/2 lengths ahead of Dr. Fager, I stood in the ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 03-02-2016

  • February 13, 2016 - Southeast: King of the Castle

    by Julie Hazelwood Castro James ’J.J.’ Crupi uses training experience to buy and sell bloodstock Consignor and bloodstock adviser to several of the biggest names in american racing, James “J.J.” Crupi, founder of Crupi’s New Castle Farm, has built a solid reputation and business strategy that draw clientele back to his shedrow year after year. ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by aspradling on 03-02-2016

  • The Dirt on Dubai - by Evan Hammonds

    Usually a handicap race on a Thursday afternoon wouldn’t attract that much interest around the editorial department of Blood-Horse. However, the race Feb. 25 at Meydan Racecourse featured the star attraction California Chrome, 2014 Horse of the Year.The 5-year-old Cal-bred, now owned by Perry and Denise Martin, Taylor Made, and several other ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by aspradling on 03-01-2016

  • Derby Dozen - March 1, 2016 - Presented by Shadwell Farm

    1 Mohaymen Kiaran McLaughlin Tapit—Justwhistledixie, by Dixie Union We’ve heard of horses peaking too soon, but this time it looks like the Kentucky Derby may be peaking too soon, with the classic East-West showdown of unbeaten horses taking place in the Florida Derby instead of the first Saturday in May. Bonus or no bonus, that’s a long way ...
    Posted to Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen (Weblog) by aspradling on 02-29-2016
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