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Although he sired champion 2-year-old filly Folklore in his first crop, two-time Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) hero Tiznow (TrueNicks,SRO) is generally associated with horses who distinguish themselves in route events, such as Well Armed, Colonel John (TrueNicks,SRO), Bullsbay (TrueNicks,SRO), Da' Tara, Tizdejavu (TrueNicks,SRO), and Informed, all ...

 (Originally published in the June 4, 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 Another battle over the medication Salix is brewing. We say “another” because Thoroughbred racing has been wrestling with ...

  (Originally published in the June 4, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)    Ready’s Rocket is a picky horse. The 17-time winner from 62 starts has taken his share of van rides and has won races at five tracks, but there’s nothing ...

The latest Australian stallion farm to join TrueNicks is Arrowfield, the Hunter Valley powerhouse whose roster is headed by champion sire Redoute’s Choice. Winner of the Blue Diamond Stakes (gr. I) in two starts at 2, Redoute's Choice (AUS) (TrueNicks,SRO) earned a title as champion Australasian 3-year-old miler the following year, capturing ...

I have had a chance to recover from traveling to and from Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) and thought I would share some videos with you! This was my first time going to the Preakness, so I was excited to document my journey. Below are just a few selections of videos I shot with a flipcam May 20 and 21. Please forgive my amateur ...

I was going to leave this sleeping dog lying where it was, but the dog is being kicked so often, it’s time to come to its defense.There is no denying that NBC analysts Donna Brothers and Gary Stevens both became concerned by the way Shackleford was sweating and acting up before the Preakness. So the horse wins, still dripping sweat crossing the ...

Having come within a furlong of stealing the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) off very slow early fractions, Shackleford succeeded in capturing the Preakness Stakes (gr. I, video below) after what appeared to be a suicidal first quarter. We’d noted that the victory of the turf-bred Animal Kingdom in the Derby came in a contest which was actually run like ...

This year's Met Mile features a deep field of 11. Can you predict the order of finish from first to last? Need more information about the Met Mile? Read the race previewThat Handicapping Show-->. writeRanker(''http://i.bloodhorse.com/xml/ranking/2011MetMileOrder.xml''); To participate, use your cursor to drag the selections on the left ...

(By Avalyn Hunter)  This spring, both Distorted Humor and Giant's Causeway have reached the milestone of 100 stakes winners--once a rare event indeed in the days of 40-mare books.  Even now, it is not an everyday occurrence. For Giant's Causeway, such success was to be expected from the beginning.  A son of popular sire of sires ...

Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer for many people. Swimming pools open and people break out the sunscreen. It also represents the unofficial start of Thoroughbred racing’s second season, with all but one of the 3-year-old Classic races behind us and a slew of terrific races for all ages on the horizon and leading to the Breeders’ Cup ...