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Mark Taylor of Taylor Made Sales Agency said recently that he had ''gone back and forth on how to feel about the (racetrack) medication issue over the years.'' Now he's leaning toward a ban of race-day treatment even though some of the horses he sells  might have a better chance for racing success with approved medication to treat ...

(By Avalyn Hunter) What determines value in a stallion's asking price? To some, it is the ability to produce commercially appealing offspring that sell for much more than the price of the season. To others, it is the ability to produce early winners that can get a mare's produce record started or be sold for a profit from off the track. Still ...

by Ian Tapp When Tapizar won last weekend's Sham Stakes (gr. III, video) in easy, front-running style, he became the newest graded stakes winner to emerge from the successful breeding program developed by late Verne Winchell. Winchell's son Ron races Tapizar under the Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC banner, the same group that campaigned that colt's ...

January is a busy month for the NTRA staff.  The Eclipse Awards and the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship – two of our industry’s biggest occasions - both fall in the first month of the year.  Making sure that these important events happen each year in a professional, well publicized way, is one of our top ...

Some of the early stakes for 3-year-olds, which have had trouble luring more than five horses in some cases, have been a bit underwhelming so far. The grade III Lecomte on Saturday at Fair Grounds is one example. Though the Lecomte is the marquee 3-year-old race this weekend, the best field of sophomores could be running in the ninth race at ...

New Jersey-based Unbridled Jet (TrueNicks) has joined TrueNicks, allowing breeders to run unlimited nicking reports for the stallion. The son of Unbridled stands at Sleeter Farm in Clementon, N.J. A $360,000 yearling purchase, Unbridled Jet was competitive in graded stakes throughout his career. He was fourth in the Sapling (gr. III) and Nashua ...

E-mail note from a friend and racing fan about the Eclipse Awards, “where the first African-American champion jockey since the 1800s doesn’t even get a mention … on Martin Luther King Day.” … That would be DeShawn Parker, who led all jockeys by wins in 2010 riding predominantly at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort. DeShawn is a good story ...

 (Originally published in the January 22, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  By Eric Mitchell - @EJMitchellKy on TwitterOwner Jerry Moss raised the issue of fan voting during a press conference four days prior to the Eclipse Awards ceremony ...

1936-50 1951-70 1971-90 1991-2010 1991 Black Tie Affair (by Miswaki) Big wins: Iselin, Breeders' Cup Classic At stud: 948 foals, 33 SW (3%) 1992 A.P. Indy (TrueNicks,SRO) (by Seattle Slew) Big wins: Belmont, Breeders' Cup Classic At stud: 1,090 foals, 131 SW (12%) to date, 2003 & '06 leading sire 1993 Kotashaan (by ...

1936-50 1951-70 1971-90 1991-2010 1971 Ack Ack (by Battle Joined) Big win: Santa Anita Handicap At stud: 604 foals, 51 SW (8%) 1972-73 Secretariat (by Bold Ruler) Big wins: Hopeful (1972), Triple Crown (1973) At stud: 663 foals, 54 SW (8%), 1992 leading broodmare sire 1974-76 Forego (by Forli) Big wins: Woodward ...