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  • January 23, 2016 - South East: Big Numbers

    Florida breeders have a lot of new stallions to choose from in 2016 by Evan Hammonds One sign of an improving economy is when fresh product enters the marketplace to meet potential demand. In the case of the Florida Thoroughbred market, things are on the upswing, as indicated by the number of new stallions coming to the Sunshine state, not only ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by aspradling on 02-03-2016

  • An Eye for Quality - by Eric Mitchell

    Breeder Eamon Cleary took a gamble when planning the mating that resulted in Mohaymen, dominating winner of the Jan. 30 Lambholm South Holy Bull Stakes (gr. II). Using pedigree consultant Alan Porter as a sounding board, Cleary was mulling breeding his multiple grade II winner Justwhistledixie to a rising son of Pulpit named Tapit. Cleary had ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by aspradling on 02-01-2016

  • Derby Dozen - February 2, 2016 - Presented by Shadwell Farm

    1 Mohaymen Kiaran McLaughlin Tapit—Justwhistledixie, by Dixie Union Well, I’m convinced now. I thought he was good last year, but he really has his act together this year. I said last week he could jump into the top spot with an impressive performance, but this far exceeded what I was expecting. I loved the way he looked in the post parade, ...
    Posted to Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen (Weblog) by aspradling on 02-01-2016

  • A Derby Road Less Traveled

    We have seen numerous changes in racing over the years, both in ideology and execution. There obviously have been great improvements technologically, and there have been dramatic changes in training philosophy, especially in preparing a horse for the Kentucky Derby. Perhaps the biggest change can be attributed to the new points system that ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-29-2016

  • Is Mohaymen the Real Deal?

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman On Saturday, the most important Kentucky Derby prep race so far in 2016 will be held at Gulfstream Park, that being the $350,000 Holy Bull Stakes (gr. III). The 8.5-furlong race serves as the first of three major prep races at Gulfstream Park, and in recent years, the race has drawn ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 01-28-2016

  • Archival Celebration of Penny's 94th Birthday

    I am reprinting the following two columns to celebrate Penny Chenery’s 94th birthday today. This first one was reprinted three years ago, and originally published in Blood-Horse magazine in 2002, and many people have read it, but I am publishing it again for those who haven’t and those who wish to read it again. It was The Meadow's grooms that ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by aspradling on 01-27-2016

  • January 16, 2016 - West Coast: Cal-breds Fill the Void

    Awards, stakes programs benefit owners of Cal-breds by Lenny Shulman As far as the racing community is concerned, California is considered an island—far enough removed geographically from other major jurisdictions that it is left to fend for itself. Despite a bonus program instituted by Del Mar for those that ship into the Golden State to run, ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by aspradling on 01-27-2016

  • Stallion Register 2016 - Chiropractic Care of the Breeding Stallion

    Chiropractic Care of the Breeding Stallion by Dr. Amy Rock The discerning Thoroughbred breeder will invest a great deal of time, energy, and finances when considering the “perfect” stallion for their mare. As the stallion managers and owners focus on promoting their stallions in order to secure valuable breeding contracts in this highly ...
    Posted to Health Zone (FileGallery) by aspradling on 01-27-2016

  • January 16, 2016 - Northeast / Mid-Atlatnic: Room for All

    Rene and Lauren Woolcott take pride in finding opportunities for horses by Frank Angst Rene and Lauren Woolcott's Woodslane Thoroughbred breeding farm near The Plains, Va., includes a grade I-winning Phipps family mare as well as a daughter of one of their first claiming horses who has shown enough heart that the Woolcotts see potential. ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by aspradling on 01-27-2016

  • December 26, 2015 - Midwest/Canada: Hometown Hawkeye

    Madison County Thoroughbred finds its niche in Iowa by Evan Hammonds While Pam Schutz isn’t the first person to fall in love with horses and want to turn her passion into her livelihood, she’s one of the few to make it work in her native Iowa. Schutz, along with her husband, Mike Connolly, run Madison County Thoroughbred in the Hawkeye State, ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by aspradling on 01-27-2016
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