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By Esther Marr On the final Sunday morning of the 2013 Keeneland spring meet, there was still plenty of activity on the Keeneland backstretch. While most of the remaining Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and Kentucky Oaks (gr. I)-bound horses had already shipped to Churchill Downs, others were still plugging away at the Lexington ...

In the movie, “Back to the Future,” Michael J. Fox goes back in time and encounters his parents as strangers when they were in high school. He must do everything in his power to make sure they meet and fall in love in order for him to be born. Although a light comedy, the movie still is thought-provoking, as it demonstrates the intricate network ...

Por Michael Burns Lady of Shamrock, quien logró la primera victoria de Grado I de su campaña en el 2012 American Oaks en Betfair Hollywood Park, saldrá en busca de su primera victoria a los 4 años en el $150,000 Santa Bárbara Handicap el Sábado en Santa Anita.   Un Grado II para yeguas sobre la distancia de 2,000 metros en césped, el ...

Today brought the news of Black Caviar's retirement from racing. The big question now is which stallion will have the privilege of serving the great mare in her first season at stud? But first, to reflect on Black Caviar's remarkable record, her unbeaten 25-race career included 15 group I victories and spanned six consecutive calendar years. She ...

By Esther Marr  Heavy rainstorms the morning of April 17 gave way to a mix of afternoon clouds and sunshine at Keeneland in Lexington as trainers made necessary adjustments to their schedules and prepared for the spring meet's final days.  Trainer Kenny McPeek was on the scene with high spirits as he continued to bask in his victory ...

The death of Dixie Union in July 2010 was a serious loss for commercial breeders. As a mid-priced horse (he stood for $35,000 in his final season) who was an extremely consistent stakes sire, and who also consistently got a physically attractive horse, he was almost a ''must use,'' particularly for the market breeder. At the time, the only thing ...

(Originally published in the April 20, 2013 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.) By Eric Mitchell - @BH_EMitchell on Twitter A couple of issues have surfaced related to cases of sudden death in California racehorses.One, the state could do a better job in ...

For at least 18 years The Blood-Horse has been providing the industry with its most comprehensive schedule of stakes races in the National Stakes Conditions Book quarterly supplement. We've faced challenges for a couple of years now in compiling the NSCB because racetracks have begun waiting closer and closer to the start of their meets to set ...

1 Revolutionary Todd Pletcher War Pass—Runup the Colors, by A.P. Indy Castellano’s decision to drop him for Normandy Invasion has forced me to keep him at No. 1. I’m just a sucker for the disrespected. Bottom line is I still see no reason to replace him. He has had as atypical a Derby campaign as any top horse in memory and still ...

By Tom LaMarra If you bet Java's War in the grade I Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, you probably let out a groan when the 3-year-old War Pass colt missed the break. But Java's War is one of a growing number of horses that have overcome such starts to win races at the Keeneland spring meet. Last-to-first victories haven't been unusual on the ...