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By George Doria, The Saratoga Sire The Keeneland January 'Horses of all Ages' sale ended with a drop in gross of 53.4% from last year. The steady and steep drop in prices, that started to make itself evident late last summer, is no longer surprising or really even ''news,'' merely a reality of the times. And, I will argue, the best thing ...

Lexington, Ky. - BloodHorse.com has rolled out an engaging series of videos showcasing new sires of 2009, including Brother Derek, Cougar Cat, Divine Park, Elite Squadron, Ready's Image, Salute the Sarge, Showing Up, Sightseeing, Student Council, and Zanjero. The videos are available for viewing on the BloodHorse.com Video Portal at ...

By Robert Marks, They’re in The Gate A outstanding post by Valerie at Foolish Pleasure on Steelers founder Art Rooney and his 2 day killing in 1936 at 2 New York Race Tracks has inspired me to write about my favorite football team and last year's Super Bowl Champs the New York Giants. For when you mention The Football Rooney Family, ...

By Valerie Grash, FoolishPleasure On February 1, the Pittsburgh Steelers will attempt to become the first professional football team to win 6 Super Bowl titles-the ''Six-Pack'' as folks are calling it here in Western Pennsylvania (personally, I think ''One for the Thumb'' had a much better ring to it). Since the Golden Era of the ...

 Lexington, Ky. - Weird things happen to horses. So says Erin Ryder, News Editor of The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care/TheHorse.com. Ryder scans international headlines daily to bring readers of TheHorse.com the most up-to-date information on equine health, care, management, and welfare. But sometimes in the course of her ...

 Lexington, Ky. - Blood-Horse Publications announces that Terry Leffel has joined the company as the national product sales account executive for The Blood-Horse and BloodHorse.com effective immediately. Leffel was formerly managing director for Florida Equine Publications, Inc. in Ocala, Florida, where he oversaw the daily operations of ...

By Patrick Patten, Handride  You think I'd miss a chance to pat myself on the back? Just read Alex Waldrop's new blog post And read this quote: ''And a plan for the next 100 days will be presented to the Alliance Board in late January''. Is there a chance Mr Waldrop read this fine piece of writing that I posted earlier here at ...

Courtesy of Becky JohnstonWith today's sad news of the passing of Go Between after a workout and Indyanne's death after a courageous battle for survival from a breakdown earlier this meet at Santa Anita.  I couldn't help but be a little melancholy.  Looking through Indyanne's pedigree I see her sire Indian Charlie (In Excess), the ...

 Lexington, Ky. - The latest entertaining and engaging edition of ''And They're Off '' hosted by veteran Blood-Horse turf writers Lenny Shulman and Steve Haskin kicks off the new season when it returns to BloodHorse.com on Wednesday evening, January 14. The opinionated and insightful duo team up once more to discuss the start of ...