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  • Pingate

    Children wearing Halloween costumes poured into the racecourse on Friday the 13th to put the whammy on triskaidekaphobia.  Meanwhile, the topic of uniforms was discussed from one end of the grandstand to the other.  On Thursday, NYRA told the white caps that theyre no longer permitted to wear decorative pins on their red vests.  No ...
  • Updated Cross Notations for TrueNicks

    TrueNicks cross notations are now more descriptive, telling you specifically which generations are being considered in each rating. To make the nick rating statistically relevant, TrueNicks requires at least two stakes winners or 15 starters to rate a cross. If these criteria are not met by the direct Sire/Broodmare Sire cross, the TrueNicks ...
    Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by Ian Tapp on 08-13-2010
  • Bargain Shopping

    Brien Bouyea, the Director of Communications for the Racing Museum, is planning for a capacity crowd at the Fasig-Tipton pavilion on Friday morning to see seven new members have their names permanently inscribed in the Hall of Fame. The frequently tedious show will be telecast live throughout the grounds of the yearling barns for people who arent ...
  • Poll: The Bluest of Bluebloods

    Interesting question... Which of these royally-bred and yet-to-be-raced Thoroughbreds has the most impressive pedigree? Explain your choice in the comments section below. Which pedigree is bluest blueblood?online survey
    Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by Ian Tapp on 08-12-2010
  • Point Given Finally Sprouts Wings

    With Point Given being inducted into the Hall of Fame Friday, I am reprinting my recap of the 2001 Belmont Stakes. It was a day of princes, presidents, and Pegasus. With Belmont Park rocking from the surge of electricity generated by the presence of former President Bill Clinton and his wife, U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), Point ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 08-12-2010
  • Special Section: Breaking and Training (July 2010)

    A look at several training centers around the country.
  • Find That Bird--a Win

    Last weekend's Whitney did not disappoint, as the top two handicap males in the country put on a terrific display for fans at Saratoga. But lost in the shuffle of the photo finish was the fifth-place effort of Mine That Bird, who was never a factor. Mine That Bird finished 12 1/2 lengths back of Blame, but it might as well have been 30. He never ...
    Posted to Breeders Cup Chat (Weblog) by Jason Shandler on 08-12-2010
  • Thoroughbred Buyers Directory

    NEWS RELEASE - For Immediate ReleaseFor more information, contact: Jan Meerdink(920) 725-0955 or (800) 635-6499editor@horseinfo.comBuyers & Sellers Need to Know ''What's That Thoroughbred Worth?''Here's the Fast, Easy Way to Find Out!NEENAH, WIS. - Fall sales are just weeks away and it's the question on everyone's mind. ''What's my ...
    Posted to New Products and Services (Weblog) by pgregory on 08-12-2010
  • Horseplayers in the Carousel

    The bottom floor of the Carousel Restaurant was closed to the $2 bettors who go there to eat, drink and be merry.  In their place, the first Saratoga Handicapping Challenge was held for serious horseplayers with $1000 to spend on an entry fee.  Six women and 99 men constituted the registered field of 100 participants allowed by the rules ...
  • The Lily Queen: Blind Luck Proves Pollard's Vision Correct in Finding the Lucky One.

    By Jennifer Wirth, The Saturday Post Luck is an interesting thing.You find it when you least expect it.And, in some moments, luck finds you.In the case of Blind Luck, it arrives when youre not looking. In April of 2007, a mare named Lucky One gave birth to a foal in Kentucky at Fairlawn Farm.The foals father, Pollards Vision, was blind in one ...
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