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Because the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale is a boutique auction, buyers expect to find some of the fanciest pedigrees around in its catalog. This year's edition of the sale, which will be held Aug. 8 and 9 in update New York, has a number of horses should tempt shoppers based on the very blue blood flowing through their ...

The first U.S. 2-year-old grade II winner of the year is Jack’s in the Deck (TrueNicks A+), who upset the Futurity Stakes (gr. II, video below), breaking his maiden in only his second start. Jack’s in the Deck is from the second crop of Love of Money (TrueNicks,SRO) (by Not For Love (TrueNicks,SRO), a brother to Rhythm, and three-parts-brother to ...

Is Aidan O’Brien loaded this year? Are baked potatoes with cheddar cheese, bacon, garlic, butter, and sour cream loaded? Let’s just say that dish is not nearly as rich as the Master of Ballydoyle, whose success in less than four months of racing might be considered bordering on obscene by rival trainers. But here in the States, no one gives a ...

An effort is being made to disinter Hall of Famer Noor and transfer the horse’s remains to Old Friends in Georgetown, Ky. Noor would be placed in Old Friends’ proposed new cemetery that will be reserved for Hall of Fame inductees. The cemetery will be located near the entrance of the farm in a garden-like setting for all to see as they drive ...

The Churchill Downs' meet ends with a bang with the Firecracker Handicap. Can you predict the finish order? Need more information about the Firecracker? Read the race previewThat Handicapping Show-->. writeRanker(''http://i.bloodhorse.com/xml/ranking/2011FirecrackerOrder.xml''); To participate, use your cursor to drag the selections on ...

As horseplayers around the country watch and wager on some great racing this holiday weekend, we at the NTRA will be paying particularly close attention to the activities at two member tracks located on opposite coasts. Saturday, Monmouth Park will host the first NHC Super Qualifier, offering an unprecedented 10 seats to the 2012 DRF/NTRA National ...

The Breeders’ Cup Filly Friday concept had its flaws from the beginning. The Breeders’ Cup has always prided itself as the self-anointed World Thoroughbred Championships, and the ultimate of all the championships is Horse of the Year.Racing’s top honor normally is decided in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I). On occasion it has been decided in the ...

A standout in Australia, More Than Ready (TrueNicks,SRO) has also been a very successful and consistent sire in the U.S., but his Northern Hemisphere record had lacked one important thing: a grade I winner. That omission was corrected over the weekend when his progressive daughter Buster’s Ready (TrueNicks A++) captured the Mother Goose Stakes ...

Next week this blog will officially switch over to Breeders' Cup Chat, where we can begin talking about the second half of the racing season. Before we do, let's review the 2011 Triple Crown by giving quick updates on all of the 3-year-olds that won graded races this year and what their immediate futures might hold. As far as who the 3-year-old ...

 (Originally published in the July 2, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  Growing up on the sidewalks of New York, Peter Callahan thought he’d like to win the race named after his hometown of Astoria, Queens. The grade III race for 2-year-old ...