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Every Thoroughbred breeder or student of bloodlines has a favorite candidate for annual broodmare honors. Each spring for many years The Blood-Horse MarketWatch editors have reviewed leading dams from the previous year and presented a MarketWatch Broodmare of the Year award. Two years ago we opened the polling to our readers, making the award ...

Who will win the 2011 San Felipe? Will it be one of the grade I winners, Comma to the Top or Jaycito? Will it be a recent maiden winner like Runflatout or Alberatti? Now is your chance to see how your picks stack up against the rest of the BloodHorse.com community. Need more information about the San Felipe? Read the race preview or watch That ...

BloodHorse.com has recently posted two stories from it's weekly magazine, Final Turn and What's Going On Here. These pieces are related to the Thoroughbred industry advertising itself and commenting on NBC hosting all three triple crown races.The Skinny on NBC hosting all three...consistencyTelevision show content has been heavily disputed by many ...

It’s not unusual for New Zealand-bred stayers to capture major Australian stakes, but it’s less common for them to strike in the shorter events. This weekend, however, the New Zealand-bred 3-year-old filly Shamrocker upset the colts (led by Elusive Quality (TrueNicks,SRO)’s son Bullbars), to capture the Australian Guineas (gr. I, video below). ...

This is not about who is going to win the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) as much as who so far has the look of a Derby winner – who is on track to peak on Derby Day, who looks eager to do more than they already have, and who has exhibited the attributes that normally win the Derby. With Uncle Mo, Jaycito, Astrology, and Awesome ...

Part II in an ongoing blog series authored by Mike Repole, owner of Kentucky Derby favorite Uncle Mo.   After four months off, Uncle Mo is back in the entry box! The Timely Writer Stakes it is. As owner of the Kentucky Derby favorite, I'm not surprised that every decision I make is second-guessed by fans and media; it ...

By Adam Spradling, Web Producer, Digital Designer and Blogger at The Blood-Horse. As Facebook is ever evolving, we also need to evolve with Facebook. If you are an active member in our Facebook community, you have already noticed these efforts. For almost two years we have had 5,000 friends and 1,000+ requests awaiting approval and a continuous ...

 (Originally published in the March 12, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  By Tom LaMarraNothing is going on here. It was foolish to believe the Kentucky General Assembly would take substantive action involving the horse industry during the ...

Jackie Cross of Maryland wrote me a few weeks ago to tell me about her 14-year-old cousin, Gabby Gordon, who recently adopted a retired Thoroughbred racehorse named Felicity. The 9-year-old daughter of Tarakam, who raced under the name Susies Cameo Girl, made 48 starts on the Texas circuit, winning seven times, with seven seconds, and six thirds. ...