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  • Things That Make You Go Hmmm (5)

    Not sure which is worsethose who believe horse racings sun rises when Saratoga opens and sets when it closes, or those who claim the meet and its product are deteriorating. No one likes to see declines in handle and attendance, but we need to put things in perspective. This is a meet and a city that rely heavily on out-of-towners, and we all ...
    Posted to At Large (Weblog) by JerseyTom on 09-09-2010
  • Breeders' Cup Dominates Breeding Season Calendar

    The Thoroughbred industry's breeding calendar, including production of the Stallion Register, is based on a handful of key annual events. As I have worked this summer preparing for the 2011 Stallion Register, it's occurred to me several times that many of these events are related to the timing of the Breeders' Cup weekend. First is the ...
    Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 09-09-2010
  • What is Truenicks?

    Alan Porter gives a 30-minute video introduction to the TrueNicks system. brightcove.createExperiences();
    Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by KimReeves on 09-09-2010
  • Anatomy of a Sire Line

    Above: TrueNicks ratings of the Sadler's Wells sire line with Seeking the Gold line mares. Im sure Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr never expected his famous epigram plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose, which loosely translated amounts to the more things change, the more they stay the same to be applied to the development of Thoroughbred ...
    Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by Alan Porter 1 on 09-09-2010
  • Champion Midshipman Joins TrueNicks

    Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) winner and Champion Two-Year-Old Midshipman (TrueNicks,SRO) is now available on TrueNicks. The son of Unbridled's Song will stand the 2011 breeding season at Darley's Jonabell Farm near Lexington, Ky. A debut maiden winner at Del Mar, Midshipman captured the 7-furlong Del Mar Futurity (gr. I) in his second start. ...
    Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by Ian Tapp on 09-09-2010
  • Countdown to the Cup: Golly Gio, the Classic?

    OK, heres something to ponder. With a number of question marks regarding this years Breeders Cup Classic (gr. I) hopefuls, why shouldnt the connections of Gio Ponti give the Classic serious consideration? After all, many think Quality Road is not at his best going 1 ¼ miles; Lookin At Lucky is way behind in his training and wont ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 09-08-2010
  • September 11, 2010 - This Week's Nominees

    This year's Perfect Trip Award will recognize a Breeders' Cup Challenge race winner from this season's North American races that best exemplifies a ''Perfect Trip''. The winner will be selected from a panel of racing experts and will have the opportunity to experience his or her own ''Perfect Trip'' through Sentient Jet, with ...
    Posted to Perfect Trip (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 09-08-2010
  • Keeping Our Place in the World

    (Originally published in the September 11, 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 Keeneland has successfully developed the September sale into the largest international marketplace for Thoroughbred yearlings. But whether the sale ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by aspradling on 09-08-2010
  • Kentucky Derby Winner Monarchos Joins TrueNicks

    TrueNicks is pleased to announce the addition of Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Monarchos (TrueNicks,SRO). Breeders are now able to run unlimited TrueNicks reports courtesy of Nuckols Farm. Monarchos burst onto the 2001 Derby scene with three authoritative victories at Gulfstream Park, including an explosive move around the turn in the Florida ...
    Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by Ian Tapp on 09-08-2010
  • Countdown to the Cup: The Road Keeps Going

    So, Quality Road is back on track and headed to the Breeders Cup Classic (gr. I). Todd Pletcher loved his race in the Woodward (gr. I). Johnny Velazquez loved his race in the Woodward. In fact, everyone close to the horse loved his race in the Woodward. But their initial reaction to the colts 4 ¾-length victory was more relief than ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 09-07-2010
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