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   1 Uncle Mo Todd Pletcher Indian Charlie—Playa Maya, by Arch One mo week to the long-awaited debut in the Timely Writer. At this point, the decisions have all been made and as Mike Repole said, on May 7 he’ll either look like a genius or an idiot. But for now it’s one step at a time, and they not only have to get past this ...

The most disturbing statistic in the results for the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training March 3 was the buy-back rate, which climbed past the 40% level. Making it even more concerning what that it didn't take into account the large number of scratches, many of which were the result of consignors realizing that there was ...

While next week's racing calendar includes three key Triple Crown preps including the season debut of Kentucky Derby favorite of Uncle Mo in the Timely Writer, this weekend features only Saturday's Gotham Stakes from Aqueduct, and to a lesser degree a Sunday allowance race at Gulfstream that will serve as Dailed In's two-turn debut. The Gotham is ...

The stallions of Castleton Lyons have upgraded to the TrueNicks Enhanced report. Breeders can access unlimited reports for these stallions. Bernstein (TrueNicks,SRO) is an Irish group III-winning son of Storm Cat and has been a top sire in both North and South America. He is a full brother to grade III winner Caress, the dam of good sire Sky ...

The weekend’s classic trials saw Danzig line stallions War Front (TrueNicks,SRO) and Pomeroy (TrueNicks,SRO) consolidate their positions at the top of the Second Season Sire tables. The Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) was taken by Soldat (TrueNicks A++), who continued his successful turf-to-dirt transition, leading throughout for a two length ...

Champion Dreaming of Anna gave birth to a Medaglia d’Oro colt on Feb. 21, 2011, at Dr. and Mrs. Gary Priest’s Woodspring Farm near Versailles, Ky., in Woodford County. “She is so kind, and a good mother,” said Woodspring Farm manager Guy Mogge. Easy to care for, Dreaming of Anna is just one of the girls. “She goes through her daily routine like a ...

Who will win the 2011 Santa Anita Handicap? Will Twirling Candy keep on rolling? Will First Dude break through? Or will it be another Dude from Bob Baffert's barn? Now is your chance to see how your picks stack up against the rest of the BloodHorse.com community. Need more information about the Santa Anita Handicap? Read the race preview. ...

 By Samantha Clark   David Ingordo is definitely what you would call a ''mover and a shaker'' in the bloodstock business.  Still in his early 30's, he moved into a large office at Lane's End last year, which, apart from a few pictures of Zenyatta, (naturally!) remains largely undecorated due to lack of time. He talks fast, thinks ...

On the international scene, the performance of last week was that put up by Black Caviar in the Lightning Stakes (gr. I, video below). The Australian filly was officially rated the best sprinter in the world for 2010, and confirmed that she will be hard to dislodge from her perch, while maintaining her unbeaten record and defying a ten week layoff ...

By Jennifer Wirth, of The Saturday PostIn 1979, Trainer John T. Ward, Jr. and Owner John Oxley teamed up in the racing world and set out on a journey that would ultimately deliver a Kentucky Oaks victory in 1995 with Gal in a Ruckus and the second-fastest Kentucky Derby winner in history with Monarchos in 2001.It seemed they had already realized ...