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Press the Play button below to listen to the full interview. Steve Haskin, Senior Correspondent for The Blood-Horse, provided insights into all things Breeders' Cup on Talkin' Horses on Tuesday, October 18 at 2:00 PM. Steve Haskin is an award-winning Turf writer renowned for his Kentucky Derby commentary, and his Breeders' Cup ...

This week, I received an interesting news release that I would like to share with you regarding a brand new organization called the Thoroughbred Horse Show Association. I have also included information about three upcoming retired Thoroughbred charity events, so be sure to check them out! As always, I welcome any thoughts you may have ...

Keeneland has cataloged 3,919 hips for the 2011 November Breeding Stock Sale to be held Nov. 7-17 in Lexington. Visit TrueNicks.com/Auctions to get TrueNicks reports for all hips in the Midlantic sale, or for any past or upcoming sale. Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale: Book 1: Hips 1-429 Book 2: Hips 430-1227 Book 3: Hips ...

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 1,007 yearlings for its 2011 Kentucky Fall Yearlings sale to be held October 24-26 in Lexington. Visit TrueNicks.com/Auctions to get TrueNicks reports for all hips in the Midlantic sale, or for any past or upcoming sale. Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearlings: Session 1: Monday, October 24 - Hips 1-336, 10 ...

A group of horse racing bloggers has launched “TURF,” a home page of sorts for their work. Many of the members have had industry-related blogs for several years. Founding members of TURF are Valerie Gash, Dana Byerly, Jessica Chapel, Teresa Genaro, Ted Grevelis, and Kevin Martin. “Our purpose in organizing this group is to gather the best the ...

It is safe to say that never before have three consecutive graded stakes on a single card – at a mile, 1 1/8 miles for fillies and mares, and 1 ¼ miles – produced the three favorites for the Breeders’ Cup Classic.Beginning with Uncle Mo’s brilliant victory in the Kelso Handicap (gr. II) and continuing with Havre de Grace’s Beldame Stakes (gr. I) ...

September 28 was widely hailed as the greatest day of action in Major League Baseball history, quite amazing since it featured only regular season games as opposed to the playoffs or World Series. Yet, with four teams attempting to squeeze into two post-season berths, the sudden reversals of fortunes and late-inning heroics that lifted Tampa Bay ...

 Twin Creeks Farm has become a double threat. Its racing stable made it to last year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) with Louisiana Derby winner (gr. II) Mission Impazible, and over the past few years the Twin Creeks breeding operation has made headlines as breeder of 2009 Darley Alcibiades (gr. I) winner Negligee and ...

The yearling market in 2010 showed signs ofstabilization. The average price for horses sold in North America at publicauction declined less than 1% from the previous year and the median price remainedthe same. In 2011, a recovery appears to be under way.Numerous positive results have been reported at various auctions. Mostimportant of all, the ...

With ESPN’s impeccably researched documentary on the wild ride of Charismatic and Chris Antley, titled “Charismatic.” scheduled to air Oct. 18 on ESPN, here is a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most enthralling and bizarre Triple Crowns in history. When it was over it had left a trail of conflicting emotions – both scarred and uplifting.The ...