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Darley's young gun Bernardini (TrueNicks,SRO) proved himself with two classic types over the weekend, one in America in the shape of Alpha, who won the Withers (gr. III) and heads towards the Wood Memorial (gr. I) in his run for the roses, and another in Dubai in the filly Gamilati, who gave the rest of the field a decent thumping in the UAE 1000 ...

Over the past decade, it almost seems like a rite of passage that Todd Pletcher will dominate the Kentucky Derby preps. When making any Derby list, you have to start with Pletcher horses, and this year is no different. In fact, as we sit here in early February, Pletcher's hand looks as strong as it ever has. He's always the first one to point ...

 (Originally published in the February 11, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.) When Willa B Awesome was a foal, breeder/co-owner Terry Lovingier would often stroll from his house to the filly’s pasture with a glass of wine to observe her. “There ...

(Originally published in the February 11, 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 As you pass through the glass doors, your senses are immediately saturated from the vibrant colors, lights, and sound. A ...

[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 ...