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  • Ky. Derby Trail: Cry Uncle

    OK, so two weeks ago, someone tells you the April 9 Wood Memorial (gr. I), Santa Anita Derby (gr. I), and Illinois Derby (gr. III) are going to be won by Toby’s Corner, Midnight Interlude, and Joe Vann, respectively, and that Arthur’s Tale is going to finish second in the Wood. Which of the following would have been your reply: a) Huh? b) Who? c) ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by aspradling on 04-12-2011

  • 04/16/2011 Northeast/Mid-Atlantic: Empire State Strikes Back

     Developments over Independence Day weekend in 2010, though not unexpected for those who follow the New York Thoroughbred breeding industry, drove home the point: The New York-bred program can produce quality racehorses. In a span of three days at Belmont Park, state-bred runners won three graded stakes: Turtle Bird Stable’s Haynesfield took ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by aspradling on 04-12-2011

  • Great from the Get-Go - By Lenny Shulman

       (Originally published in the April 16, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  By Lenny Shulman In the middle of the stallion complex at the Farish family’s Lane’s End Farm near Versailles, Ky., looking over the walking paths where the ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by aspradling on 04-12-2011

  • Joyce Robsham - By Lenny Shulman

    (Originally published in the April 16, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)     Most owners or breeders would consider it a fine year if they could deposit three stakes victories into their accounts. Imagine, then, the tremendous ...
    Posted to Winner's Circle (Weblog) by aspradling on 04-12-2011

  • TRF Should Redefine Its Mission - By Reiley McDonald

    (Originally published in the April 16, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)   Reiley McDonald is the managing partner of Eaton Sales and served two years on the TRF board of directors.  As most horsemen now know, Thoroughbred racing ...
    Posted to Industry Voices (Weblog) by aspradling on 04-12-2011

  • Derby Dozen - April 11, 2011 - Presented by Pauls Mill

      1 Dialed In Nick Zito Mineshaft —Miss Doolittle, by Storm Cat He gets pushed up to the top spot, partly because he’s done enough to earn it and partly because there is no one else to put there. We haven’t seen Zito this high on a horse in a long time, and he definitely has a special feeling for him. The decision to keep him at ...
    Posted to Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen (Weblog) by aspradling on 04-11-2011

  • A Derby Turned Upside Down

    At 5:52 p.m. EDT on April 9, Kentucky Derby 137 officially became a free-for-all. Uncle Mo's defeat in the Wood Memorial was shocking. There is no getting around it. Very few people expected the undefeated 2-year-old champ and Derby favorite to get beat, let alone challenged, by a seemingly overmatch field that did not include a single graded ...
    Posted to Triple Crown Talk (Weblog) by Jason Shandler on 04-10-2011

  • Dialing a Direct Line to the Derby

    Some late Northern Hemisphere matings and early Southern Hemisphere matings have us a little behind with our blogging duties this week, but there was enough of interest last weekend to make some notes better late that never. Last year the owner/trainer combination of Robert LaPenta and Nick Zito took the Florida Derby (gr. I, video below) with a ...
    Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by Alan Porter 1 on 04-10-2011

  • Weekend Derby Prep Analysis

    A huge weekend of racing like this, which includes three Derby preps and opening weekend of Keeneland, needs little introduction. Let's get right to it. Santa Anita Derby It was a major bummer to see a talented horse like Premier Pegasus injured and out of the race. It's a reminder of how fleeting Kentucky Derby dreams can be, and unfortunately, ...
    Posted to Triple Crown Talk (Weblog) by Jason Shandler on 04-08-2011

  • Happy Birthday Queen Z!

    Guest blogger/photographer Mathea Kelley is back to share her latest update on our good friend Zenyatta.  Thanks Mathea! Hope you guys enjoy! In the world of the Thoroughbred industry a birth at Winter Quarter Farm in Lexington, Kentucky on April Fools Day 2004 would prove to be anything but a joke. That is the day that the sensational mare ...
    Posted to Through the Lens (Weblog) by Bret Walker on 04-07-2011
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