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.postComments { DISPLAY: none } .commentsContainer { DISPLAY: none } .commentForm { DISPLAY: none } Mike Repole, owner of 2010 2-year-old champion Uncle Mo, will be the next guest on bloodhorse.com’s Talkin’ Horses. Native New Yorker Mike Repole first dabbled in Thoroughbred racing ...

A few years ago, Nicole Matthews decided she was ready to adopt a horse. “It was a big, but natural decision for me,” said Matthews, who has owned horses off and on throughout the years. “My grandparents raised me, and horses were always a main element in my life. I was a horse crazy child and that has never changed.” When a local barn ...

Five stallions standing in Mexico have joined TrueNicks. All stallions are part of Germán Larrea's Rancho San Jorge group. Almuhathir (TrueNicks) is a Capote half brother to Met Mile (gr. I) winner and successful sire Wild Rush. The immediate family also includes graded stakes winner Summer Raven and her Holy Bull (gr. III)-winning son Winslow ...

Penny Chenery recently announced that Horse of the Year Zenyatta will be the recipient of the inaugural Secretariat Vox Populi (''Voice of the People'') Award.  Chenery and her family raced the great Secretariat, a two-time Horse of the Year and a major fan favorite. A release from Secretariat.com, stated that the award will ''recognize a ...

Next week, Blood-Horse magazine officially kicks off its Kentucky Derby coverage with a Derby preview cover story, the Derby contenders’ racing and pedigree profiles, and, of course, the Derby Dozen.And, as usual, coming up with a top 12 list is not going to be easy. Once you get past the four major contenders – Uncle Mo, To Honor and Serve, ...

Alex's Pal, photo by Louise Reinagel With winter weather advisories issued across the state of Pennsylvania, at least value-seeking Northeast breeders can warm up to the intriguing stallion Alex's Pal (TrueNicks,SRO). After standing his first few seasons in Florida, the half brother to Successful Appeal (TrueNicks,SRO) has had a solid ...

Mary Lou Whitney's acceptance speech upon receiving the 2010 Eclipse Award of Merit, Jan. 17, 2011, Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel: I am deeply honored and humbled to receive this prestigious award. I have loved the sport of Thoroughbred racing ever since Sonny Whitney introduced me to it in 1958.  I am grateful for the honor—in a small ...

For small-time Thoroughbred race owners, the chances of picking out one graded stakes winner is slim. To do it a second time is even rarer. And to do it a third time is unheard of, especially if you are only buying one horse per year. Apparently, Chris Walters doesn't know how hard this sport really is because he is making it look ...

Late December brought the news that WinStar Farm had acquired a significant interest in Harlan's Holiday (TrueNicks,SRO) and would now be standing the son of Harlan. Previously, Harlan’s Holiday had held court at Airdrie Stud, the Midway nursery having done an excellent job of guiding the early stages of his career. Irrespective of where he would ...