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(Originally published in the May 8, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  Arriving on the presentation stand after Super Saver had won the May 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), Bill Casner was greeted, and hugged, by ...

by Becky Johnston I admit it.  I am in love with a chestnut colt named Sidney’s Candy.  If he had a fan club, I would apply for presidency.  Apparently, there is something wrong with that.  The other day, in passing, I mentioned to a wagering acquaintance that I was not just financially hoping Sidney’s Candy would win for my ...

(Originally published in the May 1, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)     If you toss a coin 24 times, and it lands on heads each time, what are the odds it will come up heads on the 25th try? Since odds are based on the ...

(Originally published in the April 24, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)     Gail Hughes called recently and wanted to stop by and chat, an invitation readily accepted. I have learned many things over the past 25-plus years ...

(To all those Zenyatta enthusiasts who cringe at the mere mention of a certain other filly’s name, rest assure that name will not appear anywhere in this blog. She will have her own blog in the near future). Why, you might ask, am I writing yet another blog on Zenyatta? Well, the answer to that question is actually the subject matter. Writers and ...

Continuing with the theme of “What is the role of the NTRA?” with an emphasis on “the horse side” of the business,” this week’s topic is safety and integrity.  The year 2008 presented horse racing with some of its greatest challenges to date.  Eight Belles’ catastrophic injury before a world-wide television audience in the Kentucky ...

(Originally published in the April 17, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)    Purses at Keeneland are among the highest in the country, and the Central Kentucky track offers a wide array of graded stakes during its 16-day spring ...

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(Originally published in the April 10, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)    There are two races in the condition book for Monmouth Park’s opening day, May 22, for maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up. One is open company; the ...