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[brightcove videoid=''1436658783001''] 1 Creative Cause Mike Harrington Giant's Causeway—Dream of Summer, by Siberian Summer He’s had a pair of six-furlong works and is progressing nicely for 3-year-old debut. Harrington also has Robert Lewis runner-up Empire Way for powerful one-two punch. This colt can do it all and appears to have ...

The editors of The Blood-Horse MarketWatch once again are preparing for our annual Broodmare of the Year special report. We've been poring over our notes about a handful of mares that produced 2011's top runners. (A huge data file that we pull each year also brings to light several dams whose accomplishments are worthy of notice.) Every year we ...

For those looking to strengthen their broodmare band, fill a season, or perhaps snare a nice mare to help boost a young sire, the Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale represents something of a “Last Chance Saloon” as far as public sales are concerned. Last year the average was down, and the median up, but looking at this year’s catalog, which has some ...

1 Creative Cause Mike Harrington Giant's Causeway—Dream of Summer, by Siberian Summer No one talks about him much, but he scores high marks in every category. In his three victories he’s never been touched with the whip. His lead change is so smooth you can barely see him do it. He had trouble in both losses, is bred to run all day, and is ...

Roy Steele was driving through western Ontario when he stopped at an estate sale of Standardbred horses. He wasn’t planning on purchasing a horse, but he couldn’t resist. The eventual result? A 3-year-old pacer who contributes financially to support retired Thoroughbreds that make their home at Michael Blowen’s Old Friends in Kentucky. “We ...

If Alpha ever figures out his gate issues, watch out. That's how trainer Kiaran McLaughlin feels about the talented son of Bernardini, who will be heavily favored on Saturday in the grade III Withers Stakes at Aqueduct. Whether or not he can do that remains to be seen. If he can, the colt figures to be a major player on the Triple Crown trail. If ...

Although the average – R419,000 against R435,000 – for this year’s Cape Premier Yearling Sale, which is in its infancy on the South African sales calendar, was down very slightly from last year’s inaugural event, the overall picture was of considerable strength in depth. With an extra 51 lots selling, the sale topped the R100 million mark in total ...