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The Breeders’ Cup, especially this year’s edition, is so difficult on the wallet, especially mine, which is never exactly bulging with cash. But I finally discovered a way to come out ahead, which I mentioned in my Friday column. It was so simple even a brainless handicapper like myself can figure it out in just four little words – Wise ...

Paris, KY, November 5, 2013- GLC Direct- Makers of Actistatin® want to congratulate “Comeback Kid” Gary Stevens on his incredible performance in this year’s 2013 Breeders Cup! Gary Stevens made history this weekend by overcoming degenerative knee problems and winning both featured races on the two-day Santa Anita card. The stage was set on Friday ...

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 ...