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Hello readers! One of our talented West Coast-based correspondents, Tracy Gantz, has written a great guest blog peice about the Thoroughbred Classic Horse Show in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. I hope you enjoy! Photos will hopefully be added soon. Have a wonderful ...

Today I ran across a pretty cool OTTB-related story I thought was worth sharing. Sent by Francis LaBelle, former assistant director of communications for the New York Racing Association, it chronicles the life of the stakes-winning, hard knocking horse Sir Prize Birthday, who is soon to be 33 years old! Enjoy. ...

With this year's Kentucky Oaks and Derby come and gone, I'm left with a lot of memories in the form of photos that I'd like to share.In the past, I've provided lists of my top 10 favorite moments during Derby week, but this year, with so many to choose from, I thought I would give you a photo essay of my experiences.Read my past Derby lists ...

The Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) name game is something fun that I've done on this blog for the last few years leading up to the Run for the Lilies. I research as many Oaks contenders as I can to find out their name meanings, and I usually get some pretty interesting stories! Following are some of the explanations I received on this year's stellar field ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ever since talking with Retired Racehorse Trainer Project founder Steuart Pittman, who was one of 12 people featured in our magazine piece ''Making a Difference'' (The Blood-Horse of February 16, page 26), I have wanted to specifically blog about the organization's ''100 Day Challenge.'' Since this is the last week before the blog focus will ...

In 2008, when the economy took a turn for the worse, Dale Simanton of the Newell, S.D.-based Horse Creek Thoroughbreds brainstormed creative solutions to stay afloat in the industry. ''One day I was watching the races at Turfway Park on TVG and I saw this gorgeous little grey gelding...he was a 35-1 shot and I thought if he ran as bad as he was ...

First of all, thanks to everyone that entered the giveaway. It was really enjoyable to read your favorite 2012 moments in racing, and, not surprisingly, it seems like Paynter's recovery was among the most popular. In a random drawing, Alicia McQuilkin was the winner of the contest. Congratulations! You should feel special as this is the very last ...

I would like to welcome back Shannon Hahn of Double L Stable Equine Rescue and Sanctuary in Argyle, N.Y., who I have featured several other times on Beyond the Blinkers.Over the years since I started this blog, Shannon has come to me with different stories of horses she has helped nurse back to health, rehabilitate, and re-home. This year, in ...