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  • A Jackpot Awaits at Delta Downs

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') On Saturday, Delta Downs in Louisiana will host the biggest race card of their season by far; a spectacular day of racing highlighted by eight stakes races, including the $1,000,000 Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes (gr. III) and the $400,000 Delta Downs Princess Stakes (gr. III). With many top-class horses entered ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 11-20-2014

  • Young Guns for Kentucky in 2015

    Cairo Prince (TrueNicks) (Pioneerof the Nile—Holy Bubbette, by Holy Bull; Airdrie Stud) established himself as one of the winter favorites for the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), with three juvenile starts bringing wins in a maiden at Belmont Park and the Nashua Stakes (gr. II), and a close second to Honor Code (with Wicked Strong third) in the Remsen ...
    Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by Alan Porter on 11-19-2014

  • Book Size Signals Fluctuating Popularity for Stallions

    By Nicole Sauer A sire's career typically hinges on his first 2-year-olds, no matter what the initial market opinion was of the horse when he first entered stud. Occasionally that first crop vaults a stallion from obscurity (Malibu Moon, for example), but more often the opposite happens when the first crop fails to meet expectations. Click ...
    Posted to MarketWatch Blog (Weblog) by nsauer on 11-19-2014

  • Promotional Feature: Boarding - All Aboard

    Whether Thoroughbred owners have invested a little or a lot, the care of their equine extended family is important. As circumspect as they would be in finding suitable boarding schools for their children, they need to ensure a proper facility is caring for their horses. Of primary concern are safety, welfare, access to proper veterinary care, ...
    Posted to Magazine Features (FileGallery) by aspradling on 11-18-2014

  • 11/8/2014 West Coast: Springtime for Horses

    Ran Jan Racing excels ontrack and in aftercare. by Tracy Gantz Robert A. Naify and his wife, Jan Van de Bos, began their current Ran Jan Racing stable by purchasing a few horses from the estate of Naify’s late brother, Marshall, who died in 2000. But the real roots harken back to Naify's mother, Hannah. Download this week's Regional to ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by aspradling on 11-18-2014

  • 11/8/2014 - Northeast/Mid-Atlantic: Tried and True

    Bloodstock agent Harry ‘Chip’ Landry has been selling for more than 40 years by Evan Hammonds Few have been able to make an entrance into the Thoroughbred business the way Harry "Chip" Landry did. Fresh off graduating from a course on stud management sponsored by the Grayson Foundation in the late 1960s, Landry and some partners ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by aspradling on 11-18-2014

  • November 8, 2014 - Young Horse Digestive Health

    Understanding how your growing foal's digestive system works can help you recognize and avoid potential problems. by Dr. Shannon Pratt-Phillips Priming the young horse's digestive tract for healthy growth and development takes careful planning, observation, and sometimes intervention. Owners and managers of young horses must ensure ...
    Posted to Health Zone (FileGallery) by aspradling on 11-18-2014

  • Racing for a Cause - by Eric Mitchell

    The excitement of Thoroughbred racing energized a Nov. 15 Chicago fundraiser supporting international humanitarian outreach programs.Enlivening the evening at theWit Hotel was the first-ever live auction at Concern Worldwide’s annual Thanks for Giving Gala. On the block was a 25% stake in Mount Joy Stable’s 2-year-old homebred filly Turbine, a ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by aspradling on 11-18-2014

  • Visiting the 'A Squad' at Old Friends Farm

    It's NEVER too cold to go see my boys Arson Squad and Amazombie! Actually, the visit is my first time being able to meet Amazombie face to face, let alone interact with him! Several years ago Amazombie was winning Allowance or Optional Claiming races, which is when I ran across his name. With a name as cool as Amazombie I thought, ''I have to ...
    Posted to Adam's Turf (Weblog) by aspradling on 11-18-2014

  • You Want Disrespect? I Give You Gate Dancer

    This feature appeared in the Oct. 25 issue of Blood-Horse magazine, but because of all the recent negative comments about Bayern and his controversial Classic, I thought it would be an appropriate time to share this story about Gate Dancer, arguably the most disrespected and under-appreciated horse in the past 30 years. If there was ever a ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 11-14-2014
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