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It’s about time El Bomba is able to kick up his heels and graze to his heart’s content—he’s earned it. The 13-year-old was turned out to pasture at Erin and Dan Hall’s Caerindoll Farm near Versailles, Ky. early this spring after making his 101st start, and life couldn’t be better for the son of Signal Tap. El Bomba’s career hit an especially ...

(Originally published in the March 31, 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 Nearly every survey conducted over the past decade by or for the Thoroughbred industry elicited comments about the need ...

 (Originally published in the March 31, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  By Jim Freer For several days in early March, 6-year-old Ryan Parbhoo kept asking family members, “Do you have my ticket to Dubai yet?”He had a special reason for that ...

 By Michele MacDonald      With her bid for history in the Dubai World Cup (UAE-gr. I) only four days away, Royal Delta is feeling, as trainer Bill Mott put it with a delighted grin, “sassy.”       That’s just what he wants to see in the champion filly. Her demeanor—expressed with a few ...

[brightcove videoid=''1529761730001''] 1 Creative Cause Mike Harrington Giant's Causeway—Dream of Summer, by Siberian Summer Still razor sharp after two tough races, as indicated by his :59 4/5 drill. It is those two stiff races that gives him the slight edge over Union Rags, and the fact that he has a bit more upside when it comes to ...

By Michele MacDonald      Gaining more poise with each day she trains at Meydan, champion Royal Delta was able to share some of her self-assurance with another American runner in Dubai on March 26, guiding UAE Derby (UAE-gr. II) contender Lucky Chappy around the track during morning ...

 By Michele MacDonald      Royal Delta galloped around Meydan Racecourse just after sunrise on March 25 and then returned to school in the paddock as the last rays of daylight tickled the towers of Dubai’s emphatic skyline.      Through it all, she maintained her regal bearing, never showing signs of ...

By Michele MacDonald      Even in the dim half light between night and morning, there was no mistaking her.       Royal Delta strode on to the Meydan Racecourse track for the first time on March 24 like the champion she is, thrusting her strong shoulders forward and gazing at the vast grandstand ...

It is no secret that the growing trend over the past few years is for connections to take a cautious approach to the Kentucky Derby, especially with top-rated contenders. A win in a lucrative 2-year-old race often dictates a lightly-raced schedule as a 3-year-old leading up to the first Saturday in May. Having three starts leading up to the Derby ...