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The second day of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park turned into an afternoon for returning winners. In a span of six Breeders’ Cup races, four previous winners—Groupie Doll, Mizdirection, Secret Circle, and Wise Dan—made well-deserved repeat trips to the winner’s enclosure and were well-received by the 58,795 on hand in ...

By Nicole Sauer With the sterling rebound of the yearling market, as exhibited by gains across the board in yearling sales statistics this year, one would naturally expect the breeding stock sales to rebound similarly. However, the broodmare and weanling markets have been considerably slower to regain their footing than has the yearling ...

The following recap is an expanded version of the original that appears in the November 9, 2013 issue of The Blood-Horse.It couldn’t have ended any other way. There simply was too much magic at work. And everyone who was at Santa Anita on Nov. 2 could feel that magic. The fairy tale journey of Mucho Macho Man and trainer Kathy Ritvo began five ...

Shelbyville, KY – November 4, 2013 - Farrier Product Distribution, Inc. (FPD), the leading wholesale distributor of farrier products in North America, announced it has launched FPD’s Field Guide, a mobile site for on-the-go farriers.  With this new mobile site, farriers have access to over 400 pages of information on the best products for ...

One of my cause célèbre is to rally against the need to PICK A WINNER in important races. Any horse is capable of winning. A handicapper's job is to pick winners, but a horse player's job is to balance the chances of a win with the odds and bankroll. But it's Breeders' Cup Saturday, and just as everyone wants to know your Kentucky Derby ...

JUVENILE FILLIES – Not sure what to make of Sweet Reason’s 1:46 4/5 work/non work, but as she is one of the favorites we’ll have to look elsewhere, even though she’s been very impressive in all her races.There are a number of seemingly evenly matched fillies in here, but we’re here to find the potential value plays and longshots, so we’ll head ...

Photo by Anne M. Eberhardt ARCADIA, Calif. -- (Nov. 1, 2013) Photographers are setting their remotes. Reporters are filing into the press box. Sun up over the San Gabriel mountain range. The buzz is rising. It's Breeders' Cup Friday, and if you can't enjoy horse racing's Super Bowl at Santa Anita, you might as well get out of the ...

Just as good horses make good trainers, writers need good stories. The challenges the Parbhoo family faced when many family members had their homes flooded by Hurricane Sandy just a few days before last year's Breeders' Cup and the family's subsequent victory against a deep Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) field is a remarkable tale. Their ...

Santa Anita Friday, Race 10, Local Post Time 4:35 pm PTThe G1 Breeders' Cup Distaff, 1 and 1/8 Miles, Dirt, F&M, 3+By Robert FinneganSelections:1) #4 Royal Delta2) #5 Beholder3) #6 Princess of Sylmar - Get Breeders' Cup PPs for $1.50 per day- For selections, analysis, and past performances for all 14 Breeders' Cup races, get the TimeformUS ...

If you're a multi-race player then the most important race on Friday isn't a Breeders' Cup race but the Grade 2 Twilight Derby for three-year-olds on the turf. Carded as the fifth race of the 11-race card, the Twilight Derby ends the Pick 5, starts the Pick 6, is the third leg of the early Pick 4, is part of three rolling Pick 3s, and a pair ...