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(Originally published in the April 3, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)    The Jockey Club issued a release last week that contained one single number, but it is an important number. Breakdowns are an unfortunate—and, frankly, ...

(Originally published in the March 27, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)      The results of a study done by the Thoroughbred Breeders Australia received little publicity in the United States when released last week, but its ...

By Kevin Stafford, The Aspiring Horseplayer Odysseus - photo by Natalie Keller Reinert: http://retiredracehorseblog.wordpress.com/ From our vantage point the past week has been a whirlwind of mind-boggling activity.  We stood and cheered as the undefeated Zenyatta imposed her will on the field of the Santa Margarita in typical Slow ...

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Last week, we at the NTRA were excitedly getting ready for our first-ever NTRA Live Webcast, featuring live video streaming of Rachel Alexandra’s and Zenyatta’s comeback races. The end result was a disappointment to many—and I’m not referring to Rachel Alexandra’s unexpected defeat. The demand to see these races on ntra.com last Saturday was ...

“The queen is dead. Long live the queen.” OK, so it’s not quite as dramatic as Charles VII’s ascension to the throne of France following the death of his father. But the way people are talking, one would think Queen Rachel has abdicated her throne after only two months and a “shocking” defeat at the hands of an inferior rival.Like any good juicy ...

(Originally published in the March 20, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)     Satish Sanan was publicly admonished by leaders of the Breeders’ Cup last week for his comments on a radio talk show. Sanan, they claimed, went too far with his ...

March 10 – Zenyatta will face eight opponents in Saturday’s Santa Margarita, conceding from 12 to 19 pounds. Her main threats appear to be the La Canada winner Striking Dancer (115 lbs), trained by the always dangerous Kenny McPeek; La Canada runner-up Gripsholm Castle (112), who ran a big race in her U.S. debut; and the Todd Pletcher-trained ...

This Saturday at 6 pm (EST), the NTRA will launch a new interactive initiative on www.NTRA.com entitled, “NTRA Live!”.  We will be offering free, live video streaming of the seasonal debuts of both 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra and the undefeated Champion Zenyatta. In case you have been living under a rock, Rachel Alexandra will ...

By Rachel Levine, author of Thorough Chat All of the Kentucky Oaks talk has been about Blind Luck and Christine Daae, however there is a filly that is flying under the radar. No, she hasn't won a stakes race yet, but she could be one of the favorites for the Honeybee Stakes at Oaklawn. Yes, it took her six races to break her maiden, but she ...