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Press the Play button below to listen to the full interview. W. Cothran ''Cot'' Campbell, who revolutionized racehorse ownership and syndication through his Dogwood Stable and who is being honored with the 2011 Eclipse Award of Merit, was the special guest on BloodHorse.com’s “Talkin’ Horses” podcast at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17. ...

By Bill Pressey
, of Thoroedge Equine Performance   ‘Conformation is the blending of the various body parts, and how well they fit together visually and physically to create a running machine.’ - http://www.horsehats.com/Conformation.html As the image above indicates; conformation can be further defined by various subjective opinions of ...

Despite the fact that he lost the Breeders' Cup Juvenile by a head and may not be named 2-year-old champion as a result, Union Rags entered 2012 as the no-doubt-about-it early favorite for the Kentucky Derby. On Jan. 11, his Triple Crown quest officially got started, as he turned in his first official breeze of the year at Palm Meadows. As ...

Angel Cordero Jr. winning the Champagne Stakes at Belmont Oct. 19, 1985Photo by: Blood-Horse Photo Library by Paul Volponi  On January 12, 1992, a chilly wind blew off the waters of Jamaica Bay, standing the flags on edge at nearby Aqueduct Racetrack. Jockey Angel Cordero Jr. confidently strode into the paddock where 11 Thoroughbreds were ...

 (Originally published in the January 14, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.) Some may call it beginner’s luck that the first horse ever bred and raced by California residents Ted and Judy Nichols became a grade I winner. But when Teddy’s Promise ...

 (Originally published in the January 14, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.) By Evan Hammonds   No other Thoroughbred operation has a more storied past than Calumet Farm. The name alone invokes the golden era of the sport and ...

In January 2009, a little more than a year after the launch of the TrueNicks website, the Broodmare Analysis Report was announced. The report allows breeders to cross their mare with up to 50 selected stallions and provides a catalog-style pedigree for the mare. The report lists the stallions in order of TrueNicks rating and Broodmare Sire ...