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Dr. Fager 1968 Part 4: Courage on the Grass

Fall was approaching, and in Thoroughbred racing that meant the beginning of the championship season. Dr. Fager was coming off his world-record mile in the Washington Park Handicap, having previously won the Whitney, Suburban, Californian, and Roseben Handicap, all of them carrying 130 pounds or more. But having split his two epic ...

Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 03-01-2018
Innovation Needs Inspiration - By Frank Angst

Before young people flocked to Churchill Downs’ night racing cards, Turfway Park brought out the party crowd with its dollar beer nights, complete with local bands. Before any other Kentucky track caught on to the demands of a changing business model, Turfway Park opened a state-of-the-art simulcast area in 1994 with big screen televisions, ...

Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-28-2018
February 17, 2018 - Southeast: Mark Up

GoldMark Farm adds stallions to thriving operation By Cynthia McFarland SOME PEOPLE ARE BORN into the horse industry, raised in families with generations immersed in the business. For others, the passion for horses was always there, but it didn’t have the opportunity to flourish until later in life. Download this week's Regional to continue ...

Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-27-2018
Derby Dozen - February 27, 2018 - Presented by Shadwell Farm

1 Good Magic Chad Brown Curlin—Glinda the Good, by Hard Spun He makes his long-awaited debut in the Fountain of Youth Stakes, and tuned up with a strong half-mile breeze in :48 1/5, in which he switched leads smoothly, then lowered his head and was striding out powerfully, followed by a strong gallop-out. It was encouraging to see his ...

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Dr. Fager 1968 Part 3: The Unbreakable Record

It was Travers morning, and most of those in attendance for the morning training and breakfast on the apron were focused mostly on that afternoon’s card and the big race, headed by the controversial Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Forward Pass. Saratoga was a welcome respite from the turbulent times, where people could forget the problems ...

Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-22-2018
February 10, 2018 - Northeast/Mid-Atlantic: Hope and History

Grace and Louis Merryman commit to Maryland By John Scheinman WALKING ACROSS ANCHOR AND HOPE Farm with his wife, Grace, on a winter afternoon, Louis Merryman stopped and dug his boot heel into the ground several times and extolled the dark richness of the earth. “I think we have just fantastic soil around here,” Merryman said as a chilly wind ...

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Tis The Season - By Evan Hammonds

As we move past the mid-point of February, mares are dropping foals in Central Kentucky—and elsewhere—and the 2018 breeding season is off and running. In addition to Lenny Shulman’s panoramic look at the life and times of the late Warner Jones Jr., this week’s issue of BloodHorse features the opener in a series on top stallions, starting with a ...

Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-21-2018
Derby Dozen - February 20, 2018 - Presented by Shadwell Farm

1 Good Magic Chad Brown Curlin—Glinda the Good, by Hard Spun With the Fountain of Youth Stakes now only two weeks away, his string of strong five-furlong works continued with a 1:00 2/5 breeze, as he progresses toward his debut. He broke inside workmate Economic Model, established a length lead and was dogged again, refusing to let him ...

Posted to Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-20-2018
Rock On - By Evan Hammonds

Certain houseguests are always welcome. For folks like Josh Pons, the key is under the doormat; the last of the coffee there for the taking. The prized former employee makes his way back into the pages of BloodHorse this week with the first installment of his third serial column in the magazine, titled “Letters from Rockland Farm.” Pons, and his ...

Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-14-2018
Derby Dozen - February 13, 2018 - Presented by Shadwell Farm

1 Good Magic Chad Brown Curlin—Glinda the Good, by Hard Spun He continues to pick up the tempo in the morning. Working in company with the classy Economic Model and breaking off on the inside, he got away a bit slowly in front of his workmate, tossing his head around a bit and allowing Economic Model to pass him before leveling off and ...

Posted to Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-13-2018

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