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The 28th running of the Arlington Million (gr. I) will be run Saturday, August 21. Post time is 6:14pm EDT. Click the link for each contender to view a complimentary report.   1 - Marsh Side (12-1) FREE TrueNicks report for Marsh Side 2 - Debussy (12-1) FREE TrueNicks report for Debussy 3 - General Quarters (8-1) FREE TrueNicks ...

THE BLOOD-HORSE PRESENTS THE FIRST LIVE EVENT FOCUSED ON THOROUGHBRED PEDIGREE AND GENETICS TO BE HELD IN KENTUCKY The Blood-Horse magazine, in conjunction with Pedigree Consultants (Visit Site), announces the first Thoroughbred Pedigree and Genetics Symposium, to be held at the Marriott Griffin Gate hotel in Lexington, Kentucky, on October 11, ...

Despite the colossal natural talent that he obviously was, the pedigree of Bellamy Road (TrueNicks,SRO) didn’t make him a natural commercial sire, nor an obvious sire of precocious two-year-olds (he's by Concerto, a son of Chief’s Crown and useful sire in Florida, but not exactly at the head of anyone's ''sire of sires'' list, out of a mare by ...

Normally, it's her pretty face that you see on TV. But Jeannine Edwards has a great seat. For those unaware of the comely ESPN commentator's off-the-air interests, she's an equestrienne par excellence. Edwards sat her back up like a washboard on Ashkal Way through an impressive demonstration of dressage in front of the Clubhouse before the ...

It’s definitely time for another retired Thoroughbred feel-good story, don’t you think? Charming Jim is special in the fact that he has managed to be successful both on and off the track. After being retired from racing and acquired by Christy Weese last July, the 9-year-old gelding has wasted no time dedicating himself to a new career as a ...

On Sunday, Wasted Tears hung on by a nose to win the John C. Mabee Stakes (gr. IIT) in a thrilling finish. Remarkably, it was the 10th consecutive victory on turf for the 5-year-old mare, half of them coming in graded stakes company and all of them coming in wire-to-wire fashion. It's been an amazing two-year run for the undersized daughter of ...

It was only by a nose, but Wasted Tears took her most recent winning streak to seven in the John C. Mabee Handicap (gr. II). Taking out one unplaced effort on the dirt, she actually has a ten race undefeated run on the sward stretching back to May, 2008. You'd have to credit a significant proportion of that to courage and toughness as well as ...

This isn't the Kentucky Derby, this is the Breeders' Cup. Last year at the Breeders' Cup Stable Boy and I were able to push out track-side video in real time, through my blog. At the same time, I was tweeting live from the gap at Santa Anita. Observing the horses coming on and off the track. As well as how they looked while hitting the top of ...

Since its inception in 1981, the Arlington Million has showcased some of the most talented turf runners from around the world. Rank these past winners of this prestigious race: writeRanker(''http://i.bloodhorse.com/xml/ranking/ArlingtonMillionWinners.xml''); To participate, use your cursor to drag the selections on the left ...