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It just goes to show you how fragile life is on the Derby trail, metaphorically, of course. One minute you’re sitting comfortably near the top of the contenders list and the next you’re in a free fall. The thud came for Tapizar when a knee chip was discovered following his meltdown in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. II). He now joins Boys at ...

I don’t usually rely on others to speak for me but Paul Moran said it so well that I can only point you to his recent blog on ESPN.com, which was a response to a comment made by a gaming executive about Thoroughbred racing’s fan base. For the record, the NTRA’s most recent consumer research, conducted in 2009 by Cambridge, MA-based SocialSphere ...

 (Originally published in the February 12, 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 TwitterWagering at Santa Anita Park in January was down, lagging 10.81% behind the same month in 2010 and worse than the ...

The grade I Donn is one of the first big races on the calendar for older horses, and has been won by many outstanding individuals. Rank the Donn winners from the last 10 years.  writeRanker(''http://i.bloodhorse.com/xml/ranking/DonnWinners01_10.xml''); To participate, use your cursor to drag the selections on the left (currently ...

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 (Originally published in the January 29, 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 TwitterEclipse Award winners seemed to be reading from the same playbook this year. Several, at some point during their ...

.postComments { DISPLAY: none } .commentsContainer { DISPLAY: none } .commentForm { DISPLAY: none } Mike Repole, owner of 2010 2-year-old champion Uncle Mo, will be the next guest on bloodhorse.com’s Talkin’ Horses. Native New Yorker Mike Repole first dabbled in Thoroughbred racing ...