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I can remember the image like it was yesterday. And why not? I saw it enough times. The handsome bay colt, his regally arched neck so low you could swear he was looking between his legs. And those strides: smooth and effortless, always reaching out for more ground. Before the term “in the zone” became popular, Alysheba was in the zone every day of ...

Who will win the 2011 San Felipe? Will it be one of the grade I winners, Comma to the Top or Jaycito? Will it be a recent maiden winner like Runflatout or Alberatti? Now is your chance to see how your picks stack up against the rest of the BloodHorse.com community. Need more information about the San Felipe? Read the race preview or watch That ...

This is not about who is going to win the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) as much as who so far has the look of a Derby winner – who is on track to peak on Derby Day, who looks eager to do more than they already have, and who has exhibited the attributes that normally win the Derby. With Uncle Mo, Jaycito, Astrology, and Awesome ...

Who will win the 2011 Santa Anita Handicap? Will Twirling Candy keep on rolling? Will First Dude break through? Or will it be another Dude from Bob Baffert's barn? Now is your chance to see how your picks stack up against the rest of the BloodHorse.com community. Need more information about the Santa Anita Handicap? Read the race preview. ...

 (Originally published in the March 5, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  By Lenny ShulmanFor an industry plagued in so many ways by a dearth of uniformity and cohesion, the lack of a single home—or any home at all for that matter—for its ...

Who will win the 2011 Fountain of Youth? Who will complete the exacta? Who will come up empty? Now is your chance to see how your picks stack up against the rest of the BloodHorse.com community. Need more information about the Fountain of Youth? Read the race preview. ...

Patrick Patten, Handride I thought about expanding the title ala Dr Strangelove… to Horse Racing: Alive or Dead Needs a Fix or: Numbers Don’t Lie but Statisticians don’t Tell the Truth. It seems that every year between the Breeders’ Cup of early October and the Derby trail beginning in late January the writers, media, bloggers, anyone with a ...

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Who will win the 2011 Risen Star? A favorite or a longshot? Who will finish last? Now is your chance to see how your picks stack up against the rest of the BloodHorse.com community. Need more information about the Risen Star? Read the race preview. writeRanker(''http://i.bloodhorse.com/xml/ranking/RisenStar2011.xml''); To participate, ...

.postComments { DISPLAY: none } .commentsContainer { DISPLAY: none } .commentForm { DISPLAY: none } John Asher, vice president of Racing Communications at Churchill Downs, will be the next guest on BloodHorse.com's Talkin' Horses.John Asher has worked in the Thoroughbred racing ...