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  • Derby Dozen - February 19, 2013 - Presented by Shadwell Farm

    1 Violence Todd Pletcher Medaglia d’Oro—Violent Beauty, by Gone West Finally makes his 3-year-old debut in Fountain of Youth Stakes. Normally, a good second or third would be encouraging enough, but he has a big class edge, with only a few stakes horses entered, and he should win considering how revved up Pletcher’s horses have come out ...
    Posted to Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen (Weblog) by aspradling on 02-19-2013

  • Haskin's Derby Trail: Play the Palace

    In 1971, when Cot Campbell started the concept of buying horses at auction for the purpose of forming syndicates, he had to watch one of his first rejects, Canonero II, who he turned down for $1,200 because of a crooked leg, win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. Now that Campbell has announced his retirement from syndicates at age 84 after ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by aspradling on 02-18-2013

  • Haskin's Derby Trail: Big Two Locked and Loaded

    Patton vs. Rommel! Lee vs. Meade! Washington vs. Cornwallis! Pletcher vs. Baffert? Yes, the armies are massing and they could confront each other on the banks of the Ohio on the first Saturday in May. It could really happen and there’s nothing to stop it. For example, on one expert's poll in the Louisville Courier-Journal, 11 of his top 14 horses ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by aspradling on 02-13-2013

  • February 16, 2013 - Foal Health - Foal Pneumonia

    Two important bacteria cause lung infections in foals; here’s how the body and your veterinarian battle these sometimes deadly pathogens by Dr. Stacey Oke Like soldiers guarding treasure, breeders go to great lengths to ensure their mares deliver healthy foals. So it can be disheartening when these youngsters suddenly develop a fever, ...
    Posted to Health Zone (FileGallery) by aspradling on 02-12-2013

  • 2/16/2013 Southwest Regional: Bart Time

    From polo champion to Wasted Tears, Bart Evans knows horses by Lenny Shulman For a man who got to the racetrack via an unorthodox route, breeder/owner/trainer Bart Evans is a big fan of tradition. He cherishes the time he spent in California with legendary trainer Charlie Whittingham and extols the virtues of New York-based legend Allen Jerkens, ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by aspradling on 02-12-2013

  • Greater Expectations - by Evan Hammonds

    (Originally published in the February 16, 2013 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.) By Evan Hammonds - @BH_EHammonds on Twitter The Donn Handicap (gr. I) brought together its typically strong cast for Gulfstream Park’s signature race for the older male ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by aspradling on 02-12-2013

  • Derby Dozen (video) - February 12, 2013 - Presented by Shadwell Farm

    [brightcove videoid=''2157471949001''] 1 Violence Todd Pletcher Medaglia d’Oro—Violent Beauty, by Gone West His schedule is pretty well mapped out, with the Fountain of Youth and Florida Derby on tap. He’s a horse who not only wins, but knows how to win, always leaving something in the tank. Workouts progressing with a solid 1:01 ...
    Posted to Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen (Weblog) by aspradling on 02-11-2013

  • Chasing Points - by Eric Mitchell

    (Originally published in the February 9, 2013 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  By Eric Mitchell - @BH_EMitchell on Twitter Thirty points. Under Churchill Downs’ new points system, 30 points is expected to be the minimum a horse will need to get ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by aspradling on 02-05-2013

  • 2/9/2012 Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Regional: Sweet Candy

    CandyLand Farm’s Herb and Ellen Moelis have raised millions for retired racehorses by Steve Haskin Along the magical road through CandyLand, you will find Queen Frostine, Princess Lolly, Lord Licorice, and Herb and Ellen Moelis. You  won’t find the last two ames anywhere on the children’s popular board game, but you will find them in a ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by aspradling on 02-05-2013

  • 2/9/2013 Southeast Regional: On the Square

    Plain-talking Eddie Plesa Jr. may be having his lucky day By Mike Berardino Like her husband, Laurie Plesa grew up around Thoroughbred horse racing. Her father, Joe Servis, was a Hall of Fame jockey. Her two  younger brothers, John and ason Servis, are trainers, with John just missing out on training a Triple Crown winner with Smarty ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by aspradling on 02-05-2013
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