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In any non-athletic endeavor, the longer you work at a job the more knowledge you gather, the more skilled you become at your profession, and the more respect you command from your peers. Not in Thoroughbred racingWhen athletes capture their sport’s greatest events and earn numerous championship honors and accolades, it stamps their place in the ...

By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA  Lots of great racing around the country this Thanksgiving weekend.  Aqueduct, Churchill Downs, Fair Grounds, Hollywood Park, and Sam Houston, among others, are each preparing for big days of racing and dining.   Nothing better than turkey and dressing at the track. The whole ...

This may be a contrived recreation of Oak Tree at Santa Anita’s decision to rename the Lady’s Secret Stakes the Zenyatta Stakes, but the immediacy of it and its knee-jerk nature suggest it could be a possible scenario. Whether it has any substance or not, it is an insult to Lady’s Secret and a lack of respect for her placing among the all-time ...

The most important aspect of any business is the relationships that are built. We are not immune to that in the publishing business, our relationships being with our customers, whether they be subscribers, advertisers, Web site visitors, etc. The Thoroughbred owner has many important relationships, but none more so than the one that exists with ...

With more than 400 responses on my last blog, and with some of the posters a bit overzealous in expressing their opinions, it is obvious the Horse of the Year debate is going to continue to heat up as we get closer to the Eclipse Awards.I have stated my feelings and have nothing more to say on the matter, as far as what is right and what is wrong. ...

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There appears to be a “glimmer of hope,” Keeneland associate director of sales Tom Thornbury said Nov. 16. For those who make their living breeding and selling Thoroughbreds, that glimmer shines brightly as they try to make sense of the bloodstock market. Thornbury’s comments were echoed by several consignors who saw positive signs in the results ...

We have assembled a dream race featuring some of the great fillies and mares of Thoroughbred Racing History. The race will be at a mile and an eighth on the dirt at Belmont Park. The track is fast and you can assume perfect trips for all. How do you think that they will ...

By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA Zenyatta's magnificent performance in this year's BC Classic has done exactly what I (and plenty of others, I'm sure) predicted back in September -- it has provided the one possible roadblock to Rachel Alexandra being crowned the 2009 Horse of the Year. Zenyatta's victory last Saturday spurred ...

All the comments made about Quality Road being a rogue or crazy are way off base. Dr. Larry Bramlage called him a juvenile delinquent following his meltdown prior to the Breeders’ Cup Classic. A juvenile, yes, in many ways, but being scared out of your wits does not make you a delinquent. Quality Road was a frightened child afraid ...