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Photo: Anne M. EberhardtStorm Cat (1983-2013) News today of the passing of Storm Cat at the age of 30 gave pause to reflect on how a stallion can be a constant presence for half a lifetime (indeed, if you are a member of a younger generation, it must seem as if he's always been there). I first saw Storm Cat back in July 1987 at ...

Will VanMeter at Saratoga with Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird (photo courtesy Will VanMeter) LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 24, 2013) -- The meet may be coming to a close at Keeneland, but training goes on year-round for many who stable here. One newcomer to the scene will be former D. Wayne Lukas assistant Will VanMeter, who earned his license ...

Saturday April 20, 2013 Arson Squad visited Keeneland with Michael Blowen to help raise awareness of Old Friends Retirement facility and educate fans on the importance of Thoroughbred aftercare. [brightcove videoid=''2317212910001''] Aside from the crowd, Michael and I were talking about how Arson Squad was doing and Michael told stories ...

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 ...

(Originally published in the April 23, 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 The Road to the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) points system seems to have survived its inaugural year without generating much controversy. ...

1 Revolutionary Todd Pletcher War Pass—Runup the Colors, by A.P. Indy Departing’s impressive score in the Illinois Derby flattered the Louisiana Derby form. When WinStar announced that the “Revolutionary” buttons were in, I have to admit I shuddered. Between the buttons and the jockey poll that wasn’t, I started feeling that marketing jinx ...

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 ...