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By William Shanklin  The August 2010 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected sale had the lowest average purchase price since 2002. However, in view of the macroeconomic environment in the United States and Europe, that result is not as negative as it appears to be at first glance.The sale was held in a time of waning gross domestic product in the ...

(Originally published in the August 21, 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“You need to have passion for anything you are involved in, whether it is racing off-road cars or breeding horses—otherwise you’re just spinning your ...

Dubawi (IRE) (TrueNicks,SRO) was a horse very well-suited by some give in the ground, a point underlined by his win in the 2005 renewal of the Prix Jacque Le Marois (gr. I) at Deauville. That the same is true of his offspring is evident by their efforts at Deauville on August 15. Five years on from his sire's victory in the same race, the English ...

It's the first summer for setting up shop at the racecourse for an art gallery with haberdashery for sale called Sorelle Gallery.  But the high cost of rent doesn't jive with the low flow of sales and it's doubtful that the owner will conclude that the pop-up boutique in a tent should return. Nevertheless, women in search of a fancy hat ...

While there will always be stories of corrupt dealers, cheaters, and dishonest people in the Thoroughbred industry, we must remember there are also plenty of selfless, charitable, and good-natured souls. It’s these people—like Trish Regard of Occidental Farm—whose stories we should hold on to. Regard, who owns and operates Occidental near Paris, ...

Other work pressures have kept us off the blogosphere for most of this week, but we've finally found a minute or two for some pedigree notes on last week's stakes winners. Last year, after his win in the Fayette Handicap (gr .II) at the end of October, we noted that Blame was developing a career arc very similar to that of his sire, Arch ...

The backyard is a dust bowl.  There is hardly a blade of grass on the picnic grounds. On Sunday, a cloudy start caused a smaller crowd than usual for the running of the fans. It's too bad, because if there was ever a day to run, this was it. Dashing to reserve one of 150 tables is the ritual that begins the ...

On Friday, the late Buster Millerick was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Be honest now, before you read about Millerick's accomplishments, how many of you knew anything about him? OK, then, how many knew he trained Native Diver? How many even know who Native Diver is, or the brilliant sprinter Kissin George? If you live east of the Mississippi ...

Good horse racing is becoming the staple of Saturdays.  But this time it was racing for two-year-olds - the kind most players have trouble handicapping.  NYRA must have presented some sort of fan-producing promotion - a free trinket for people who wore Tommy Bahamas shirts or a discount to seniors with nose hair.  But whatever ...