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With nearly all of the important races completed in 2011, this is usually about the time that my attention begins to shift toward 2-year-olds. That will happen in the very near future, but before getting into that I think it is worth taking a quick peak ahead to the older horses returning next year. Listed at the bottom of this blog are 20 of the ...

(Originally published in the December 3, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.) Bob Heleringer is an attorney, former racing official, and former Kentucky state legislator. He teaches Equine Regulatory Law at the University of Louisville’s Equine Studies ...

 (Originally published in the December 3, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.) For Chanteclair Farm president Ron Wallace, the stars aligned during the first week of November to create the perfect storm.First, on Nov. 4, Palides Investments homebred ...

 (Originally published in the December 3, 2011 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 The only issue in North America more disturbing to horsemen overseas than allowing race-day medication is what’s seen ...

  Newly Launched Equine Identification System Utilizes Iris Scan Technology SUMMIT, NJ, November 23, 2011 - Global Animal Management proudly announces the launch of eyeD, a revolutionary equine identification solution utilizing iris scan technology. eyeD was officially introduced this week during the 57th Annual Convention of ...

Who will win the Clark Handicap (gr. I) at Churchill Downs? Will it be one of the horses that ran in the Breeders' Cup, or a new face? How will the others finish? Need more information about the Clark? Read the race preview, or watch That Handicapping Show. writeRanker(''http://i.bloodhorse.com/xml/ranking/2011ClarkOrder.xml''); To ...

It is time again for my annual Thanksgiving holiday blog.  Perhaps it’s a bit cliché to make a list of things to be thankful for but it’s an important exercise nonetheless.  So here goes.   Here is my list of things in the horse industry for which I am grateful. Horseplayers. Again this year, you are at the top of my ...

Remember the amazing story of Miranda Prather and Blue Blue Sea? It didn't surprise me to hear that Blue Blue Sea, a 12-year-old gelding by Sea Hero, currently has nearly 680 fans on Facebook. Prather contacted me a few weeks ago about a new development in the horse’s family that I would like to ...

It’s safe to say Rapid Redux picked a good year to set the modern-day North American consecutive win record, because it has been one of those years: Good horses, good races, but no standouts. These things happen in horse racing; you move on and hope for something better the following year. So a former claimer that feasted on starter allowance ...

(Originally published in the November 26, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  By Lenny Shulman Isolated by geography and prevented by statute from cashing in on casinos that are solely the purview of
 Native Americans in the state, California needs ...