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After 34 years and 11 failures, this is the year the Triple Crown will be conquered…right? It’s so close you can taste it. Unfortunately, the taste hasn’t lasted very long, quickly dissipating somewhere between the quarter pole and eighth pole of the 12-furlong Belmont Stakes (gr. I). Well, once again, the tantalizing taste has returned. We are so ...

Welcome to the new handicapping blog on bloodhorse.com. As many of you probably know, Jason Shandler is leaving Blood-Horse. Jason did a great job of fostering a place for handicapping discussion on this website, and I am looking forward to sharing insights. I made my debut on That Handicapping Show this week with Tom LaMarra, and ...

So, I’ll Have Another will gallop up to the Belmont Stakes. Well, that’s what we’ve been told. Officially, that is correct, as there will be nothing on the worktab under the name I’ll Have Another.But if you’re concerned that the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner will be compromised by not having a work, unlike the past three Triple Crown ...

The astonishing start to his stud career made by Japanese sire Deep Impact continued last weekend when he enjoyed a group stakes double that included a victory by his son Deep Brillante in the Japanese Derby (gr. I, video below). Deep Impact is a son of the Halo stallion Sunday Silence, whose status as not only the greatest Japanese stallion of ...

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I'll Have Another could become the first Thoroughbred to complete a sweep of the Triple Crown since 1978 when he runs in the June 9 Belmont Stakes (gr. I). But when he was younger, the colt wasn't one of those horses that everybody just knew from the beginning was going to be successful. Nearly everyone overlooked him during the 2011 Ocala ...

Every several years, whenever a horse is attempting to sweep the Triple Crown, Billy Turner is summoned by the media to offer his take on the horse, the obstacles that stand in his way, and to reminisce about the great Seattle Slew, who under Turner’s guidance and expertise became racing’s only undefeated Triple Crown winner. But there is ...

(Originally published in the June 2, 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 - @EJMitchellKy on Twitter Most of us comb through pedigrees looking for signs—indicators of quality, stamina, and speed—and for those individuals ...

(Originally published in the June 2, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.) By David Schmitz Iowa breeder/owner Gary Lucas had high hopes when he agreed to a foal-share arrangement with Frank Stronach’s Adena Springs for the 2007 breeding season. The ...

Dr. Kendall Hansen has done it again. The owner/breeder, who is known for pulling such wacky acts as dying his champion colt Hansen’s tail blue prior to the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I), recently revealed some other unusual plans. Kendall Hansen's future hopes include mating Hansen with the Danzig mare Lady Primrose, who he recently adopted ...