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  (Originally published in the October 9, 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 TwitterFew issues in horse racing fire up people’s emotions like medication. A couple of years ago the target was anabolic ...

If you ask me, the month of November in central Kentucky is an early Christmas.  It starts out November 7 when Fasig-Tipton has its premier mixed sale. It's perhaps the one U.S. sale guaranteed to attract top breeders worldwide each year, and it appears to have a few additional bits to look forward to in 2010. The sales company has ...

Despite the very soft ground that prevailed over ‘Arc’ weekend, there was plenty to engage from a pedigree perspective. In the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (gr. I) itself, the Epsom Derby (gr. I) winner Workforce redeemed his reputation following a disappointing outing in the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (gr. I). This was a triumph more ...

Buffalo Creek Horse Ranch stallions Ballado Chieftan and Azul Da Guanabara have joined the TrueNicks roster. Ballado Chieftan (TrueNicks,SRO), by Saint Ballado, is a half brother to globetrotting Dubai Golden Shaheen (gr. I) champ Kinsale King, who also placed in the prestigious Golden Jubilee (gr. I) at Royal Ascot. The half brothers are among ...

Brass Hat would be a perfect candidate for public office in Kentucky. He was born in the Bluegrass, is an underdog that exceeded all expectations, overcame injury and adversity, has a pretty good following and, perhaps most importantly, can only speak through his actions. Oh for politicians and industry officials who would talk less and do ...

Photo by photobysparks.com Stakes-winning California stallion Spensive (TrueNicks,SRO) has joined TrueNicks. The gray or roan son of Ponche stands at E.A. Ranches in Santa Ysabel, California, as property of Y-Lo Racing Stables. A six-furlong debut winner at Del Mar at two, Spensive went on to score in the one-mile Gold Rush Stakes over a ...

This past weekend I hitched up one of the horses for a nice drive to soak up some of the terrific fall weather. We made our way to a neighborhood I've watched develop during the past few years. I took a shot of the street sign of the development's main road and thought some of you might appreciate this: What a loss it was when Real Quiet passed ...

In the race briefly known as the Zenyatta Stakes, Zenyatta herself used her patented late move to claim her 19th victory Saturday at Hollywood Park. Odds are that the 2011 renewal of the Lady's Secret Stakes (gr. I) will be renamed once again for the unbeaten Street Cry (IRE) (TrueNicks,SRO) mare. But let's not forget 1986 Horse of the Year ...

Lookin At Lucky apart, it’s been a strange season for three-year-olds with very few being able to separate themselves from the pack. The most recent weekend, with a purse totaling $1,500,000 for the two event, the Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) and Super Derby (gr. II) might have seen some pretenders consolidate their position. Instead it revealed a ...

TrueNicks welcomes Diamond F Ranch stallions Tenga Cat and Del Mar Show. Breeders are now able to run unlimited hypothetical mating reports on these stallions. Del Mar Show (TrueNicks) is a multiple graded stakes-winning millionaire by Theatrical. He excelled on the turf, taking the Bernard Baruch H. (gr. II) at Saratoga and four other graded ...