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Despite it being only the fifth running, the Jan. 23 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1), with its complement of undercard stakes, has come a long way. Remember back in the day—all the way back in 2017—when owners were asked to pony up $1 million each for a starting berth in the inaugural Pegasus that carried a $12 million purse? While the ...

As usual, shortly after I pull into the bank parking lot located in New Albany, Ind., just across the Ohio River from Louisville, Ky., a fellow traveler parks his car a few spots down from mine. I soon glance his way and notice he’s focused on his phone and skimming through notes. He looks my way and sees those same actions reflected. We nod in ...

Delivery of news and information has come a long way since cave painting. Daily newspapers have been around since the 1600s. BloodHorse, which began in 1916 as the monthly publication The Thoroughbred Horse founded by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Horse Association, switched to a weekly publication in May 1929. That was in a time when ...

We let the screen door hit 2020 on the way out last weekend and look forward to a new year. All things considered, the last year had several positive moments for Thoroughbred racing as the industry rose to the occasion amid a pandemic to keep the game going at major racing centers across the country, in the breeding shed, and at sales venues. As ...

Based on the last few days of 2020, there appears to be a lot to look forward to in 2021. Just prior to Christmas the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act was part of a massive omnibus bill passed by both houses of Congress and was signed into law Dec. 27. The day after Christmas, opening day which traditionally ushers in the new year at Santa ...

Little did we know back in early February when we spent a snowy evening at Turfway Park what would come our way during the last 10 months of 2020. What followed might be best summarized by crazy, bizarre, exhilarating, isolated, thrilling, enlightening, and distanced. Let’s add challenging for good measure. But that evening in Northern Kentucky ...

It’s amazing what a little grade 1 cheer can bring to a Thoroughbred breeding operation…especially during a year such as 2020. Such was the case out on Ironworks Pike north of Lexington at Mulholland Springs Farm. Martha Jane Mulholland bred Bodexpress, winner of the Nov. 27 Clark Stakes Presented by Norton Healthcare (G1) at Churchill ...

There sure have been a lot of hurdles to 2020. Some have been man-made—presidential politics—and most have been natural—a global, once-in-a-century pandemic tops the list. It’s human nature to attempt to keep things normal, but this year the more we try, the stranger it just all seems. Holding the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga.—a ...

With Breeders’ Cup-winning 2-year-olds Essential Quality and Aunt Pearl, trainer Brad Cox figures to be spending a lot of time thinking about the future in the days ahead, but his record-tying four-win performance at this year’s Breeders’ Cup most assuredly also celebrates his recent past. When Monomoy Girl launched a sweeping move to win the ...

All sports have had to adapt on the fly since mid-March as COVID-19 caused closures, shutdowns, and lockdowns around the globe. Professional sports rely on attendance—and food and beverage service—as a revenue stream, and with that component missing or greatly reduced, along with lower ratings on television/streaming services, not every venture ...