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  • Aiming for Upsets in the Fountain of Youth and Southwest

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues on Saturday with a pair of major prep races at Gulfstream Park and Oaklawn. Gulfstream's $300,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) is theoretically the most important of the pair, awarding 50 qualification points to the winner. But the ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 02-26-2021

  • Truth in Numbers - By Evan Hammonds

    As most sporting endeavors have suffered through delays, disruptions, and cancellations amid the current COVID-19 pandemic, Thoroughbred aficionados proudly pointed out that our sport’s profile has been lifted as racing continued and handle soared. We now have empirical proof. The good folks at Sports & Leisure Research Group shared its “New ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-24-2021

  • February 27, 2021 - Northeast/Mid-Atlantic: Combined Effort

    Mid-Atlantic Strategic Plan to Reduce Equine Fatalities see progress By Frank Angst IN AN INDUSTRY that sometimes can be short on cooperation and shorter on uniformity, the Mid-Atlantic Strategic Plan to Reduce Equine Fatalities has brought the region's major players together for the common goal of improving equine safety.  Download this ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Michelle Benson on 02-23-2021

  • February 27, 2021 - Mare Health: Playing for the Long Haul

    Mare Health —Playing for the Long Haul by Amanda Duckworth THE MAJORITY OF future racehorses have a relatively routine start to life, both when it comes to foaling and growing up next to their mothers.  Download this week's Health Zone to continue reading.
    Posted to Health Zone (FileGallery) by Michelle Benson on 02-23-2021

  • February 20, 2021 - West Cost: Young Executives, New Ideas

    At Santa Anita, Merz, Newby trying new things By Byron King TOM ROBBINS, EXECUTIVE vice president of racing at Del Mar, can't recall the precise year, but he remembers the conditions under which he picked up an intern in the Del Mar racing office for a meet about 10 years ago.  Download this week's Regional to continue reading.
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Michelle Benson on 02-23-2021

  • Why I’m Picking Charlatan in the Saudi Cup

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman It's safe to say winter weather has wreaked havoc on racing across the U.S. over the last 10 days or so. Countless cards have been called off, and the Southwest (G3)—originally scheduled for Feb. 15, then Feb. 20, then Feb. 21—has now been pushed off to Feb. 27. But at least the ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 02-19-2021

  • Hot and Cold - By Evan Hammonds

    A mid-February storm brought us more than frosty fields in Central Kentucky. As the breeding season officially opened and foals started arriving in earnest, a thick coating of ice was the culprit for tree limbs bowing to the ground. Despite the cold, the news cycle of the week in the bluegrass rode a hot streak. In Frankfort, the state’s ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-17-2021

  • Fast Pace Could Determine the Risen Star Outcome

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman Our quest to pick 50% winners in 2021 took some interesting twists last week, but at least we're still on the right track. Fifth-place efforts from Known Agenda and Greyes Creek impacted our win percentage, but a victory by Jouster saved the weekend and kept us ahead of the line at ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 02-11-2021

  • Paddock Pals and Other Old Friends

    Because of the pandemic my usual visits to Old Friends have been curtailed and I haven’t even had a work-related reason to visit the original Georgetown, Ky. farm in some time. Believe me, I usually find reasons to visit the farm and its impressive roster of horses. So I found a bounce in my step when a recent winter Friday presented a ...
    Posted to Keeping Pace (Weblog) by Frank Angst on 02-10-2021

  • Touchdowns and Stretch Runs - By Evan Hammonds

    For most of us the opportunity to land a championship of any variety comes through a very small window. For a precious few that play at the highest level, brilliance and consistency put them in a position to excel year after year. We were reminded of this over the weekend that culminated with Super Bowl Sunday, an American holiday of football, ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-10-2021
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