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The stallions of Bybee Road Farm in Ranson, West Virginia, have joined TrueNicks. Unlimited free nicking reports are now available to breeders for Officer Rocket and Ghostly Numbers. New for 2011 is Officer Rocket (GB) (TrueNicks), dead-heat winner of the Arlington-Washington Futurity (gr. III) while defeating eventual two-year-old champion ...

 (Originally published in the November 20, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  By Evan Hammonds   Though we don’t begrudge the continued, passionate interest in the outcome of the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) or the ongoing, ...

As some of you may remember, in June I wrote about Aces N Kings, an interesting story about a 2-year-old who was sired by a teaser, Jet Phone. The blog received a positive response, mostly because it was kind of an oddball story and there was a connection to superstar Rachel Alexandra. Here is a link to the story again to help refresh your ...

The California horse racing industry is advertising a healthy purse increase effective Dec. 26, opening of Santa Anita Park, in an effort to spread the word in advance of the meet and increase field size. The increase will come courtesy of the betting public via a hike in pari-mutuel takeout. … With repeated claims that at least $300 million could ...

(By Avalyn Hunter) Perfection is a rare thing in any field. In sports, those who achieve it become legends. Yet sometimes the desire to maintain an unbeaten record can become self-defeating. Football fans know this well; every year, at least one Top 10 team goes down because it played, not to win, but not to lose–and, in so doing, lost to a ...

To put a wrap on this year's Breeders' Cup, I put together a top 10 list of memorable moments. In the poll below, you can vote for your top three. Jockey fight-This was one of the more astounding incidents I have seen in racing, especially on a national stage. To see a seething Calvin Borel lose his cool like that in the moments following the ...

By Jennifer Wirth, of The Saturday Post The old rule of etiquette used to be that people shouldn’t bring up politics or religion in casual social settings.  It is the quickest way to anger friends, start rivalries and ignite a big ol’ brawl in any circle.  I agree perfectly with this rule of etiquette, but I’d like to add one more topic ...

By Jack Shinar Striking parallels exist in the current debate between supporters of Blame and Zenyatta over Horse of the Year and the decision confronting voters in 1996 with Cigar. Like Zenyatta, Cigar was assaulting the hallowed mark for consecutive victories held by Citation. And like the big mare, Cigar was beloved by fans. He ...