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  • 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

  • Searching for Unity, Again - by Eric Mitchell

    (Originally published in the December 15, 2012 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 When an NFL team builds a new stadium, fat with luxury suites and amenities that will generate multi-millions in additional ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by aspradling on 12-11-2012

  • Vox Populi Gets It Right

    Only in Thoroughbred racing can one of the greatest champions in the history of the sport share the same stage with a former $5,000 claimer from Penn National. The first two recipients of the new Vox Populi Award, Zenyatta and Rapid Redux, were perfect examples of what the award, created by Penny Chenery, represents – the melding of popularity ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 12-07-2012

  • OTTB Spotlight: Danny the Miracle Unicorn Horse

    When Tommie Ashley contacted me with the story of off-track Thoroughbred Mountain Fox (''Danny''), I couldn't believe the trials this now 30-year-old gelding had been through.  While this story (and photos) are not for the faint at heart, in the end, you will be amazed at Danny's resilient spirit and will to live, as well as the deep love of ...
    Posted to Beyond the Blinkers (Weblog) by Esther Marr on 12-07-2012

  • Executiveprivilege returns

    I think Executiveprivilege is the best two-year-old flly in America, but when we taped this week's edition of That Handicapping Show, I picked against her in the Hollywood Starlet (G1) for two reasons: her odds will be low (less than even money probably) and I don't know where this filly's head is at. Executiveprivilege sustained her first ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by Pete Denk on 12-07-2012

  • Frankel or Bullet Train: Who's the Better Value?

    With today's news that Frankel's three-quarter brother Bullet Train (GB) (TrueNicks,SRO) is heading to Wintergreen Stallion Station for the 2013 season, it means that the siblings will begin their stud careers under very different circumstances. Frankel (by Galileo) will stand for £125,000 at Juddmonte's Banstead Manor Stud in England, while ...
    Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by Ian Tapp on 12-06-2012
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