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Alan Porter's recent post on the Galileo/Danehill nick inspired some lively discussion in the comments section. One of our most outspoken and analytical community members, known by the handle sceptre, posed a very good set of questions that we thought we'd address here in a new blog. 1. Consider two stallions, one has but 90+ named foals of which ...

Established on a property with a near 100-year history as a Thoroughbred nursery, Vinery Australia offers a line-up of stallions that encompasses the best of both international breeding and domestic bloodlines. The roster is headed by More Than Ready (TrueNicks,SRO), a brilliant juvenile and grade I-winning 3-year-old sprinter who has the unique ...

The next time a trainer mentions his or her concerns about running back in two weeks after the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), can we pay no attention to it? It is now 25 of the last 28 Preakness (gr. I) winners that ran in the Derby, and one of the ones who didn’t was Rachel Alexandra, who ran two weeks earlier in the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I). Despite the ...

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If you asked Dale Romans, he probably would not trade his long-awaited first Triple Crown race win for anything. But as gratifying as Shackleford's Preakness win was for him, he had to be equally as devastated by the loss of Paddy O'Prado. In winning the Dixie Stakes (gr. IIT) in the manner that he did-returning off a lengthy layoff and ...

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Last week was a major one for America's top sires Distorted Humor (TrueNicks,SRO) and Giant's Causeway (TrueNicks,SRO). The elite pair joined the list of stallions to sire 100 stakes winners, a select group that includes only four other active stallions: Zabeel, Danehill Dancer, Dynaformer (TrueNicks,SRO), and Montjeu. The victory of Savvy ...

 (Originally published in the May 28, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)    Apart may still be overshadowed by a prominent former stablemate—champion Blame—but similarities between the two horses exist. In addition to being trained ...

 (Originally published in the May 28, 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  All American grade school children grow up hearing the story. Anyone with enough drive and ambition can one day be ...

  Jack Zaraya, retired as the Senior Ceremonial Resolution Writer for the New Jersey Legislature, lives in Freehold, NJ.    With a big Memorial Day weekend of racing on tap, I am reminded of a bygone era when both media and horses were treated differently. One of the perks in working for The Morning Telegraph back in the late ...