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  • Kentucky Derby 2013: Top 20

    This will be the first of six (monthly) editions of my top 20 contenders for the 2013 Kentucky Derby. Future lists will be ordered/numbered. It's too early to split hairs. These horses need to do a lot of developing between now and May 4, 2013. Bold Dance (c by Pulpit--Quiet Dance, by Quiet American) This half-brother to Horse of the Year ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by Pete Denk on 12-20-2012

  • Mares in Japan Part 3: American Royalty, with Kate Hunter

    Journalist Kate Hunter continues her visit with mares in Japan. Like any big breeding operation, the Yoshida brothers are looking for mares who have performed at the highest level and impressively so. Turf has always been the most important surface in Japan, but they know, better than most, that a dirt horse can rule the turf. Case and point: ...
    Posted to Through the Lens (Weblog) by TakeChargeLady on 12-19-2012

  • Partial Equilibrium - by Evan Hammonds

    (Originally published in the December 22, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.) By Evan Hammonds - @BH_EHammonds on Twitter It’s getting harder and harder these days to see the future in the crystal ball. With tax hikes looming—but who knows how much ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by aspradling on 12-18-2012

  • Lost to the Ages: The Story of Dark Secret

    By J. Keeler Johnson “Keelerman”  Ask any racing fan to name the best horses of the early 1930s and you are likely to hear names like Equipoise, Twenty Grand, Gallant Fox, Discovery, Cavalcade, Top Flight, and Sun Beau. That is to be expected. All were considered champions in their respective divisions; all are in the Hall of ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by aspradling on 12-16-2012

  • Pulpit: Farewell to Claiborne's Breed-Shaping Sire

    December 6 brought the news that Pulpit, a leading commercial sire for almost a decade and a half, had died in his paddock. The 18-year-old stallion was bred by Claiborne Farm, raced in the Claiborne colors, and stood his entire stud career at the Paris, Ky., nursery. A member of the first crop of A.P. Indy, Pulpit was in several ways a ...
    Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by Alan Porter on 12-13-2012

  • Stable Mail: Lady Banks to make second career start

    Lady Banks, a two-year-old filly who ran an excellent second in her debut at Aqueduct on Novembr 23, is back in Friday in the 3rd race at Aqueduct. She is listed as the 9-5 second choice on the morning line. While we won't bet getting 10-1 on her again (nor $10 to place), we also have more information now. The debut play was based entirely ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by Pete Denk on 12-12-2012

  • A.P. Indy Sire Line Loses Leading Heir Pulpit

    (By Avalyn Hunter) Claiborne's famed stallion cemetery now has one more tenant. If Pulpit was not the equal of the likes of Nijinsky II, Danzig, and Mr. Prospector as a sire, he nonetheless had an honorable record. Through his son Tapit (currently fourth on the general sire list), he has also succeeded in securing the future of the Seattle ...
    Posted to MarketWatch Blog (Weblog) by sgillies on 12-12-2012

  • A Year of Finishes

    At year's end we typically see many of our favorite stars move into retirement or second careers. Inspite of the many fan favorites and talented athletes who have left the track, one thing remains...their finishes. Let's remember and celebrate our many athletes by looking back at some of the hair raising finishes this past year! Here is a short ...
    Posted to Adam's Turf (Weblog) by aspradling on 12-12-2012

  • 12/15/2012 West Coast Regional: Bo Knows Horses

    Bo Derek’s positive effect on the California Horse Racing Board by Lenny Shulman Bo Derek is talking about ways to enhance Thoroughbred racing’s stature among the mainstream American public when it’s suggested that the sport could use stars with the fame of, for example, Charlie Sheen to get involved in marketing racing to people unfamiliar ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by aspradling on 12-11-2012

  • 12/15/2012 Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Regional: Virginia Is for Breeders

     Morgan's Ford Farm enjoys uncanny success breeding stakes winners by Claire Novak When Wayne and Susie Chatfield-Taylor speak of Morgan’s Ford Farm, the conversation is less about business and more about a lifelong passion. Since 1979 the couple have been developing an ever-expanding 1,000 acres in the Shenandoah Valley into a home for ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by aspradling on 12-11-2012
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