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  • Treacherous Times For Commercial Breeders

    Breeding Thoroughbreds for the commercial marketplace always has been a risky venture. Sometimes Mother Nature doesn't cooperate and the result is a crooked foal. Sometimes the stallion chosen goes from hot to cold by the time its offspring are ready to sell as yearlings. Sometimes the result of a mating gets sick or hurt and is unable to be sold ...
    Posted to Hammer Time (Weblog) by macawwoman on 12-07-2010

  • I lied

    I stated in my last blog that it would be the last one on Zenyatta. Well, now that her farewell appearances at Hollywood and Keeneland have come and gone, I have discovered the Zenyatta reservoir is a lot deeper than I thought. That revelation came after witnessing the scenes at both places via TV and video, especially seeing over a thousand ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by aspradling on 12-07-2010

  • New Sire Blues - By Eric Mitchell

     (Originally published in the December 11, 2010 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 TwitterFirst-year sires used to be the darlings of the Thoroughbred breeding industry. The owners of graded stakes-winning ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by aspradling on 12-07-2010

  • December 11, 2010 - The Healthy Foal

    Trade Zone: The Healthy Foal Your broodmare is in her final months of gestation and is approaching her term. After a year of planning and preparation, you, as her owner, must be ready for what follows. The time has finally come to prepare the way so that the newest addition to your stable has every chance of reaching its highest potential. The ...
    Posted to Health Zone (FileGallery) by aspradling on 12-07-2010

  • 12/11/2010 Southwest: Crowne Jewel

     Perfect days are daily occurrences in sunny Puerto Vallarta, the popular resort town on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Especially if you own a 50-foot sailboat and a 30-foot fishing boat, each complete with a four-man crew and personal chef, and in the evening you wind down in your beautiful condominium on a private beach with friends and ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by aspradling on 12-07-2010

  • Harlem Rocker, Mast Track & Plan Join

    Harlem Rocker, photo courtesy Adena Springs Three new Adena Springs stallions have joined TrueNicks. The new recruits include graded winner and Canadian classic winner Harlem Rocker, Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I) winner Mast Track, and group winner Plan. Harlem Rocker (TrueNicks,SRO) is a son of Adena's champion two-year-old colt Macho ...
    Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by Ian Tapp on 12-06-2010

  • Stallion Register 2011 - Equine Insurance: Why It Is Important?

    Trade Zone: Equine Insurance: Why It Is Important? Thoroughbred owners know horses can be fragile, and even new owners will often learn quickly that horses can do the most unexpected things to injure themselves. One of the soundest ways owners can protect their investments is equine insurance. People protect their houses and property with ...
    Posted to Health Zone (FileGallery) by aspradling on 12-06-2010

  • Few Eclipse Awards Up For Debate

    While the finalists for the 2010 Eclipse Awards, which we be held in Miami on Jan. 17, have yet to be announced, winners of most of the categories are fairly easy to predict. Of course, Horse of the Year is going to provide most of the drama and will be the focus of most of our attention. But we've all made our feelings clear on that ...
    Posted to Breeders Cup Chat (Weblog) by Ian Tapp on 12-03-2010

  • New Careers for Big Stars

    Racing is close to finishing up for the year. Lots of potential broodmares and stallions are retiring to start new careers. After a quick break for Thanksgiving, I went to Churchill for the Clark Handicap and for likely my last day of racing this year. Other recent and ongoing assignments have included a New Sires feature in the December 11 ...
    Posted to Through the Lens (Weblog) by Bret Walker on 12-03-2010

  • Maryland Racing Deserves Better Than This

    In the horse racing industry, there’s no need for fiction, because the reality is so outrageous and bizarre. All you have to do is cover the events as they happen—a good fiction writer couldn’t make up some of this stuff. Maryland racing has been a head-scratcher for years. Economic issues and their impact on the business is one thing; ...
    Posted to At Large (Weblog) by JerseyTom on 12-03-2010
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