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In the not-so-distant past a predication of the following year’s Thoroughbred foal crop size was the most pressing news reported during The Jockey Club’s annual Round Table Conference. Other topics have been discussed. Over the last 20 years, for example, the topics have included drug testing, federal legislation as it affected taxes and wagering, ...

A succession of locally-produced television shows about horse racing occurs every weekend morning on Channel 12.  For the most part, they’re produced by Capital District OTB (Albany, NY).  Horse ownership partnerships such as Karakorum Racing, West Point Thoroughbreds, Hibiscus Stables and Whitehall Stables vie for time with automobile ...

This morning’s newspapers revealed that Havre de Grace will bypass the gr. 1 Personal Ensign Stakes in lieu of the gr. 1 Woodward Stakes.  While not official, everyone’s certain that Blind Luck will stay west to do just what her rival has planned – that is, to run against males.  Blind Luck’s connections believe that if she can beat ...

That gauzy film that prevents you from seeing the horses in detail on postcards of Saratoga in the morning was the first sight that early risers had on Friday.  On days like this, for some unexplained reason, the streets seem quieter than normal, as if the thick air is acting like a sponge. 7:00 am came and passed without the ...

Like many, I am looking forward to the Alabama this weekend. Will It's Tricky solidify her place at the top of the division, will Plum Pretty take it away from her, or will another 3-year-old filly jump into the mix? My money will be on Plum Pretty. The race intrigues me, but in a way I just want to get this weekend over with so I can start ...

There may be only 6 fillies running in the 1 1/4 mile Alabama (gr. I), but predicting the complete order of finish in this field will not be easy. Need more information about the Alabama? Read the race preview, or watch That Handicapping Show. writeRanker(''http://i.bloodhorse.com/xml/ranking/2011AlabamaOrder.xml''); To participate, use ...

The full moon occurred nearly five nights ago.  But its effects weren’t felt until Thursday.  On what seemed like a normal weekday, not much of it seemed normal at all.  Even if your taste runs to steeplechases and low level claiming races, the manner in which Thursday’s card played out would have given you fits.  On ...

Photo courtesy Shadwell Stud Distinguished 28-year-old Danzig stallion Green Desert was pensioned earlier this week. Sire of nearly 100 stakes winners, among them 14 group or grade I, he has already made a strong impact as a sire of sires. His best stallion sons include Cape Cross, Oasis Dream, Invicible Spirit, Volksraad, Desert Style, ...

Beau Mistral won the first race at Saratoga for Dave Collins of Lenox, MA.  The two-year-old Irish-bred filly took the opener at Nottingham Racecourse in a simulcasted British maiden race that the fan of international horse racing wouldn’t bet.  “I would never be here if it wasn’t for this,” Collins said about Saratoga Racecourse in ...