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Wow, it’s been awhile! I have had quite the workload the past couple weeks, which is why the blog hasn’t been updated as much as I would have liked. I know this is old news now, but I had the opportunity to go out to the Kentucky Horse Park twice during the FEI World Equestrian Games here in Lexington over the last couple of ...

Of the 14 Breeders' Cup races, the biggest favorite is likely to be in the Mile, where Goldikova goes for her unprecedented third consecutive victory on the Churchill Downs turf. The 5-year-old mare tuned up for her title defense with an impressive half-length victory over soft turf in the Prix de la Foret on Oct. 3, proving she has not lost a ...

Rob Dyrdek's Mega Heat hit the track over the weekend. It was fun to watch his race, because Mega Heat is no longer a Maiden! Mega Heat Finished first at the Oak Tree meet in Hollywood Park Oct. 10, 2010. (Watch the race!)The Unusual Heat colt is owned by Rob Dyrdek, Frank Alesia and Ciaglia Racing LLC. A 3-year-old whose career has two starts, ...

Fasig-Tipton has made two major announcements recently. One was good news; the other was bad news. The good news was the decision to move the Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training from Calder Casino & Race Course to Palm Meadows. Every change involves some adjustment, but this one is probably for the best. Calder is not located in ...

Another Saratoga meet had passed into history, and all eyes were now on Belmont Park’s Super Saturday. But the one star who would have truly made it super was missing. Rachel Alexandra, racing’s reigning monarch had days earlier been forced to abdicate her throne and was now preparing to depart for another life. The autumn leaves, in different ...

What did you think of the Secretariat movie? Rate the Secretariat MovieMarket Research Submit your review below.  Read Steve Haskin's review. [brightcove videoid=''44633876001''] Penny Chenery Interview with Lenny Shulman, Oct 2009

Impressive maiden winner Uncle Mo is getting all the talk going into Saturday's Champagne Stakes (gr. I) for 2-year-olds. Owner Mike Repole and trainer Todd Pletcher hope to use the Champagne as a stepping stone to the Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) on Nov. 6. Repole went to $220,000 to secure the son of Indian Charlie ...

The much anticipated Thoroughbred Pedigree and Genetics Symposium is rapidly approaching. The event is sponsored by The Blood-Horse magazine, in conjunction with Pedigree Consultants LLC, and will be held at the Marriott Griffin Gate hotel in Lexington, Kentucky, on Monday, October 11, 2010. Speakers for the 2010 Thoroughbred Pedigree and ...

In my introduction yesterday (Thoroughbred Breeding Stock Sales Approaching), I mentioned that I would profile several sale mares in the lead-up to the bloodstock auctions. I thought it appropriate to start out by looking to the 2010 MarketWatch Broodmare of the Year candidates (download it free at the MarketWatch blog!) -- after all, these mares ...

With less than a month to go and one major weekend of preps remaining for the Breeders' Cup, I decided to take a quick stab at who the favorites for each race might be as of today. The Juvenile and Juvenile Fillies are both still very much up in the air until after this weekend at Belmont, but the other races, with a couple of exceptions, could be ...