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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 ...

 Kerckhaert Syntra Regular Toe Horseshoe Distributed by Farrier Product Distribution A hybrid design of the Tradition/Synergy Excellent choice when horses are racing and training on synthetic and dirt surfaces 5.5 mm insert Toe design features aluminum coming to the top of the insert in front of the grab; helping with landing and breakover ...

Jonathan Sheppard is one of the best trainers horse racing has ever known, but his name is certainly not synonymous with the Kentucky Derby. Though the Hall of Famer has had a couple of his protégé saddle Derby winners--Barclay Tagg with Funny Cide in 2003 and Graham Motion with Animal Kingdom last year--he himself has never even had a runner make ...

The New England Patriots are in the Super Bowl for the fifth time since 2002, which means it is time once again to resurrect the story of how a Thoroughbred racehorse inspired the Pats and, whether a mere coincidence or not, helped build a dynasty in the early 2000s. The Thoroughbred was Tiznow, whose second consecutive courageous victory in the ...

(Originally published in the February 4, 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 For a couple of years now we have been asking Thoroughbred horsemen what they want in a leading sires list.The definitive ...

 (Originally published in the February 4, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)Dynaformer’s reputation as Three Chimneys Farm’s grumpiest stallion is deserved. The 27-year-old son of Roberto lets everyone know when he’s in a bad mood, expressing his ...

A.P. Indy was a dominant force in the commercialsire ranks in 2011 as his career as a stallion was coming to an end. He was theleading sire of sale yearlings for the second year in a row and he also was thetop sire of sale weanlings. In addition, one of A.P. Indy's sons, Bernardini,was the leading covering sire.The 10 A.P. Indy yearlings that were ...

BloodHorse.com launches a new online video program “After the Wire.” The inaugural episode will air on BloodHorse.com by 11 a.m. (EST) Monday, January 30, 2012.''After the Wire'' will follow the Monday schedule weekly and will focus solely on the previous weekend’s Thoroughbred racing. Each 4- to 5-minute installment will provide an insightful ...