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Courtesy of Becky Johnston     Remembering some of those that have left us recently and the offspring they produced. Cryptoclearance (Fappiano - Naval Orange by Hoist the Flag) 1984 - 2009 Cryptoclearance in the 1987 Pegasus Cryptoclearance in the 1990 Widener Sons and Daughters of Cryptoclearance: Victory ...

.commentForm, .postComments, #comments{display:none;} Sea the Stars’ retirement, as disappointing as it was, should not have come as a surprise to anyone. But what compounded the disappointment, as if rubbing salt in the wound, were the comments made by trainer John Oxx and owner Christopher Tsui. All they had to say was, the horse was at the ...

By Rob Fundter, The Amateur Capper    After winning the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe for his undefeated, six race G.1 2009 campaign, the Irish “Horse of the World” may skip the Breeders’ Cup; the new star of the “World Thoroughbred Championship” weekend…it’s locally based LOOKIN AT LUCKY! The Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred ...

.postComments, .commentsContainer, .commentForm{display:none;} .questionForm{display:block} Linda Rice, who edged out Todd Pletcher to become the first female trainer to win the Saratoga meet title, will be the next guest on bloodhorse.com’s Talkin’ Horses podcast. Rice, 45, was born into a racing family in Racine, Wisconsin. Her father, ...

The six week period between the Keeneland September yearling sale and Keeneland November breeding stock auction is typically when stallion managers announce stud fees for the coming season. Well, maybe not this year. Several have hinted they might wait until after the November sale. There is a high degree of nervousness right now in the breeding ...

After reading Bill Farish’s pointed attack at Kentucky Senate President David Williams, it is easy to say the Farish family, staunch Republicans, has decided the fight for video lottery terminals in the state is about business, not politics. But speaking during the Keeneland September sale the day after his letter was published, Farish said that ...

Europe fired off its first salvo at the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) when the heavy favorite Rip Van Winkle captured Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Eng-I) at Ascot, which served as a launching pad for Raven’s Pass’ Classic victory last year. After the race, trainer Aidan O’Brien confirmed that Rip Van Winkle indeed will be pointed for the ...

By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA  Next week, it’s my privilege to speak to marketers from racetracks and ADWs across the country at the NTRA’s Annual Meeting and Marketing Summit in Las Vegas.  I plan to speak frankly about the challenges Thoroughbred racing faces as a result of a down economy and a business model that ...

The day off from selling at the Keeneland September yearling sale provides consignors and buyers alike a chance to catch their breath after the first four days of the auction while preparing for the remaining days of the two-week long sale. The harsh reality of the severity of the drop in the market had set in (for the first four days, the gross ...