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I'm sure many of you TrueNicks readers are in the midst of your holiday shopping, looking for the best gifts for the important people in your lives. But what about your broodmares? If you're on the farm with your mare, perhaps she'll get an extra flake of alfalfa and a handful of peppermints. As sweet as this is, the best gift might ...

Despite a couple of concerns, Rick Dutrow Jr. is confident that with Boys At Tosconova he has a horse that will be a leading contender Kentucky Derby (gr. I) contender by the time May 7, 2011 rolls around. Though not blessed with the ideal 10-furlong pedigree, Dutrow is not troubled about Boys at Tosconova's ability to get the distance. And even ...

For most of the last half century, one of horse racing’s unsung “heroes” has been the University of Arizona’s Race Track Industry Program.  Virtually every segment of this industry—including the NTRA—has been fortified by the talent, passion and strong education that the RTIP graduates bring to their jobs in racing upon graduation.  The ...

Discreetly Mine, photo by Adam Coglianese Grade I-winning sprinter Discreetly Mine (TrueNicks,SRO) has been retired and will begin stud duties in 2011 at Lane's End Farm in Versailles, Kentucky. He is now available on TrueNicks, where breeders can run unlimited complimentary nicking reports. A leading contender for Eclipse champion ...

Keeneland has cataloged 1,827 horses for its 2011 January Horses of All Ages Sale. The sale runs Monday-Friday, January 10-14, with sessions beginning at 10 a.m. each day. Live streaming video live will be available at Keeneland.com. TrueNicks offers a sortable auction page of all hips in the sale with quick links to order reports or retrieve ...

As we move along on these slow December days while anxiously awaiting the start of the Triple Crown season, it helps to pass the time by keeping an eye on some of these impressive maiden winners. Within the last week, trainer Neil Howard had a pair that caught my eye. On Friday, Howard sent out Wilkinson in a 1 mile and 40-yard maiden special ...

Two stallions standing at Journeyman Stud in Ocala, Florida, have joined TrueNicks. Awesome of Course Awesome of Course (TrueNicks,SRO) is the sire of undefeated Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I, video below) winner and probable champion Awesome Feather. The son of Awesome Again was a stakes-winning sprinter at two and three, and ...

 (Originally published in the December 18, 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 Twitter’Tis the season to debate sire lists, and nothing stirs the pot like a close race on the leading general sires’ or ...