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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 ...

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 ...