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Just when it looked as if form was about to do an about face and leave us with a core of 3-year-olds who like the past couple of years keep beating each other, up popped Much Macho Man, Santiva, and Rogue Romance to boost last year’s form by finishing 1,2,3 in Saturday’s Risen Star Stakes (gr. II). It was a strong 1,2,3 and they all did it the ...

Australian Champion filly Typhoon Tracy ended her outstanding career with a win over the boys in last weekend's C.F. Orr Stakes (gr. I), her second win in that event. The daughter of Red Ransom is out of the South African sprint star Tracy's Element (by Last Tycoon), and is one of five stakes winners from 17 starters from the cross (TrueNicks ...

Results from Merial's Nationwide Scopings Show All Horses At Risk for Stomach Ulcers Duluth, GA. - February 17, 2011 - For the past three years, Merial has hosted gastroscopy events across the country, and the results consistently show stomach ulcers are a threat to horses of all breeds and disciplines. From 2008 through 2010, veterinarians ...

Merial's Canarypox Vaccine is the Choice for OutbreakWest Nile virus in Morocco - From Request toVaccination in 10 Days Across Three Continents Duluth, GA. - February 17, 2011 - It has been 25 years since scientists took the first steps towards realizing the potential of poxviruses for the benefit of animal health. The re-emergence of West ...

(By Avalyn Hunter) Each spring, The Blood-Horse MarketWatch selects a Broodmare of the Year by vote of MarketWatch subscribers from candidates selected based on accomplishments of their progeny during the preceding racing season.  This year, the strong sentimental choice is likely to be Vertigineux (Kris S.-For the Flag, by Forli), whose ...

by Alan Porter Last weekend on the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) scene, the most impressive performance was the effort of the much-touted Brethren in the Sam F. Davis (gr. III, video below). In terms of a classic pedigree, Brethren (TrueNicks A+) is almost uniquely qualified, as not only has his sire Distorted Humor (TrueNicks,SRO) been represented by ...

I just took a quick peek at Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager and it's pretty astounding to see that ‘all other 3-year-olds is even-money and Uncle Mo is the individual favorite at 2-1. Why anyone would settle for those odds on either is beyond me, but if you like any of the other 23 horses on there it's a good thing for you. As of 3 p.m. ...

Who will win the 2011 Risen Star? A favorite or a longshot? Who will finish last? Now is your chance to see how your picks stack up against the rest of the BloodHorse.com community. Need more information about the Risen Star? Read the race preview. writeRanker(''http://i.bloodhorse.com/xml/ranking/RisenStar2011.xml''); To participate, ...

While we are awaiting the return to action of Indian Charlie (TrueNicks,SRO)’s Two-Year-Old Champion Uncle Mo, the son of In Excess gave notice that he could be doubly represented in the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) following the game victory of Anthony’s Cross in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. II). Out of the Unbridled mare Screening, Anthony’s Cross ...

I have heard both directly and indirectly from a number of you in response to the consumer research reported in my blog last week.  I noted in that blog that in 2009, polling conducted by the NTRA’s long-time polling consultants (who we share with Institute of Politics at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government) found that about ...