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With Saratoga and Del Mar opening racing’s greatest season, here are few leftover thoughts and facts.More Blind LuckFirst off, let me correct something I wrote in my last blog. I reported, based on what I had been told and an accompanying link, that Jerry Hollendorfer had told DRF he would not run in the Delaware Handicap unless Blind Luck ...

It’s not easy to tell when the Saratoga horse racing season begins. The official start is at 1:00 pm today.  But Saratoga horse racing is a lot of things that horse racing elsewhere isn’t, and some of those things have begun already. Last night, for example, the 18th annual Earl B. Feiden Siro’s Cup, a party organized to raise money for the ...

Saturday's 95th running of the Coaching Club American Oaks (gr. I) will be contested at 9 furlongs for the second consecutive year. It might be hard to believe, but 8 years and 3 furlongs ago this was the premier staying race for 3-year-old fillies. Over its history, the race's fluctuation in distance—often due to a change on the calendar or to ...

(Originally published in the July 23, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  One of Richard Papiese’s fondest childhood memories while growing up on the south side of Chicago was going to the old Washington Park track with his mother. “I grew up ...

 (Originally published in the July 23, 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 Breeders’ Cup board of directors took a big step July 14 toward leveling the international medication playing field ...

Set in the Isis Valley near Scone, Kitchwin Hills is home to two exciting young sires, Dane Shadow and Duporth, one an extremely promising young son of Danehill, and the other a horse with tremendous potential as an outcross for Danehill. Dane Shadow (AUS) (TrueNicks) – a group stakes-winning sprinter by Danehill out of champion 3-year-old ...

Anyone who goes shopping for a yearling colt has a dream. For many buyers, winning the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) or another big race is the ultimate fantasy. They also think about the riches that might follow if a lucrative stallion deal can be hammered out following that victory. In 2000, Coolmore Stud acquired the breeding rights to Derby winner ...

First off, let me set the record straight. I love Blind Luck; have since last spring, and have made my feelings about her known several times. She is a rare link to the past; bringing back memories of the sport in its glory days and the amazing feats a great Thoroughbred was capable of. No, change that. Not even the Thoroughbreds of the past ...

by Kate Hunter, http://www.keiblog.net/ It is no secret that horse racing isn’t the most tech-savvy sport, and it is no secret the industry has a big problem connecting with youth. The best way to attract more young fans would be to improve the way racing uses new technology, especially mobile devices.  Sure, I have the Derby App, Preakness ...

By J. Keeler Johnson This Saturday, Delaware Park will play host to what may end up being one of the biggest races of the year. In the track's signature race for older mares-the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (gr. II)-the remarkable fillies Havre de Grace and Blind Luck will continue their rivalry as the heavy favorites against only three other ...