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  • 1/11/2014 Northeast/Mid-Atlantic: Family Farming

    Saratoga Stud bolstered by O'Cains and fifth-generation farmer Rick Burke. by Phil Janack Not 15 minutes from the main gate at Saratoga Race Course, along a paved, two-lane road that winds through the upstate New York countryside and bears his family's name, sits Rick Burke's Irish Hill Century Farm.  Download this week's ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-22-2014

  • 1/11/2014 West Coast: Roaring Back

    Smiling Tiger keys California upswing at Premier Thoroughbreds by Jack Shinar "Moneyball," The National best-selling book and successful 2011 movie, showed it was possible for the low-budget Oakland Athletics to field a perennial playoff-caliber Major League Baseball team.  Download this week's regional section to continue ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-22-2014

  • Give That Owner a Medal - By Eric Mitchell

    If you were on the fence about owning a Thoroughbred racehorse and watched this year’s Eclipse Awards ceremony at Gulfstream Park, it’s likely you began researching trainers the following morning. The thrill of ownership and the allure of the sport could not have been packaged better. Spunky octogenarian Morton Fink received his second golden ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-22-2014

  • Icabad Crane, No Headless Horseman Here

    There might be some Halloween jokes about jumping a coffin and a headless horseman within this Icabad Crane blog, but I'll let you find those. I, on the other hand, do want to figure out what great things might come from the combination of eventing legend Phillip Dutton and track hero Icabad Crane. Not all horse racing fans follow the sport of ...
    Posted to Adam's Turf (Weblog) by aspradling on 01-22-2014

  • Tapit and the Derby Trail

    It seems as if the name Tapit is everywhere these days, especially on the Derby trail, where promising 3-year-olds such as Coup de Grace, Constitution, Giancarlo, Hartford, Harpoon, Matterhorn, Tap it Rich. Tapiture, Tonalist and others have already graced the winner’s circle, the majority of them in 2014. There is no doubt that Tapit is one ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-21-2014

  • OTTB Spotlight: Prime Cut

    I apologize for another long hiatus! I have been focusing on more on stallion news for the magazine and website, and with that plus sale coverage, I've been extremely busy since I returned from maternity leave. But I'm determined to still update my blog whenever possible! Following is a story about Prime Cut, whose prominent half ...
    Posted to Beyond the Blinkers (Weblog) by Esther Marr on 01-20-2014

  • In Utero Foals: November vs. January

    By Nicole Sauer Keeneland's November sale is the largest grossing breeding stock sale in North America, and the perception seems to be that it includes higher quality stock than Keeneland January. The 80% difference in average sale price of in-foal mares between the two sales can be accounted for by November's typically younger and/or more proven ...
    Posted to MarketWatch Blog (Weblog) by nsauer on 01-17-2014

  • TimeformUS Weekend Plays from Santa Anita, Fair Grounds, Gulfstream and Oaklawn

    Monday, Oaklawn, Race 8, Local Post Time 4:38pm CTThe Smarty Jones Stakes, 1 mile, Dirt, 3YOBy Douglas SalvatoreThe TimeformUS Pace Projector indicates this year’s edition of the Smarty Jones Stakes will be run at a fast and contested pace. • TimeformUS PPs for the Smarty Jones Stakes• A Special Offer on Unlimited PPs for Bloodhorse ReadersThat ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by TimeformUS on 01-16-2014

  • Gourmet Dinner, Macho Man Reunion

    The lives of horses, like humans, can easily be dictated by the paths chosen for them. It is called destiny or fate, and who knows how history might be changed had certain events not taken place. We’re all aware of the fairy tale path that has led Mucho Macho Man to fame and fortune, from his own story to the stories of Kathy Ritvo, Gary ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-16-2014

  • Eclipse Awards: Rating the Contenders

    With the recent announcement of the nominees for the 2013 Eclipse Awards, we though that it might be enlightening to run a TrueNicks ruler over the contenders and see what was revealed by the ''Tale of the Tape.'' The title of champion 2-year-old might be quite close race between Shared Belief (TrueNicks A++), who ended the year dominating the ...
    Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by Alan Porter on 01-16-2014
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