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Zenyatta’s California connections came to visit on Dec. 20 at Lane’s End Farm near Versailles, Ky.  Zenyatta responded to all of her visitors and especially groom Mario Espinoza and trainer John Shirreffs who spent so much time with the champion during her racing career. Zenyatta buddied right up to Espinoza and rubbed her head on him when he ...

 (Originally published in the December 25, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  By Lenny ShulmanAfter racing primarily in California in 2009, she crisscrossed the country in 2010 racing an ambitious schedule mandated by her owners and thrilling ...

It’s pretty clear that Indian Charlie (TrueNicks,SRO)’s son Uncle Mo is going to head the Experimental Free Handicap and carry off the Eclipse Awad for Champion Two-Year-Old. However, it may well be that the second top-rated juvenile of the year will be another Indian Charlie line horse in the shape of Comma to the Top, a son of Bwana ...

It's always fun to track the racing fortunes of expensive sale yearlings to see if they are able to live up competitively to their impressive purchase prices. Some of this year's auction ring stars already have been named, so keep watch for the following monikers  in the racing entries in 2011: Mr. Besilu, Global Response, Point Cadet, and ...

The following essay by retired Quebec English teacher Abigail Anderson was written in response to my last blog on Zenyatta. Although it is quite long, it is so brilliantly written and researched I felt it should be shared it with everyone.By Abigail Anderson''Nostalgia is like grammar, you find the present in the past perfect.''(Unknown)I have ...

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 ...