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Getting on in years (Ok, getting old if you want to be crude about it) has its curses and its blessings. As my world has revolved around horse racing for the past 50-plus years, I will use it to address that opening statement. The blessing has been the joy of witnessing tough, durable, brilliant horses whose owners wouldn’t dream of retiring them ...

Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin operation rarely has a bad year. The ruler of Dubai’s Thoroughbred holdings is deep around the globe with highly prized bloodstock that is raised on highly prized land in the U.S., England, Australia, and Japan. As to be expected, Godolphin runners win more than their fair share. This year, however, the performance of ...

We hold these truths to be self-evident: The sport of Thoroughbred racing is the greatest game played outdoors. Thoroughbred breeding is a business. We are reminded of this every time a horse goes through the sale ring or we receive notice that a stallion has been retired to stud, has been relocated to another operation, or has been sold to ...

For the past 20 years Thoroughbred racing has been losing “market share” as a relative sport in the major press. Entries and results have disappeared from most newspapers, and stories and features—even about the major races—have been given ever-shrinking space. Tragically, the events that started this spring in Southern California have brought ...

There are times when you just can’t help root for a horse, a trainer, or an owner. When you look at trainer Carlos Martin about to embark on the Breeders’ Cup trail with the brilliant mare Come Dancing, there are a number of thoughts that run through your head, at least if you have any sense of history and are impressed with hard work and an ...