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photo by David Alcosser, courtesy Taylor Made TrueNicks welcomes grade I winner and three-year-old standout Eskendereya (TrueNicks). The son of leading sire Giant's Causeway will stand the 2011 breeding season at Taylor Made Stallions in Nicholasville, Ky., in partnership with Stonestreet Farm. Eskendereya became an early Kentucky ...

Kentucky horsemen, under difficult circumstances, have been largely supportive of shorter racing weeks to preserve purses and field size. However, there are growing concerns by some who say they can’t get their better stock into races. The situation is exacerbated by the slim pickings on the stakes calendar between the close of the Churchill ...

With the La Jolla Handicap (gr. II) set for this Saturday at Del Mar, featuring Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) winner Sidney's Candy, let's take a brief look at the 1979 La Jolla winner – Relaunch. The three-year-old Relaunch won three starts at Del Mar during the month of August, 1979 – first was an easy five-length win in a 8.5-furlong turf ...

TrueNicks welcomes Alluvial (TrueNicks,SRO), half brother to successful sire Stormy Atlantic standing at Breeders Station near Lexington. An eight-year-old son of Forestry, Alluvial was produced from Santa Anita Oaks (gr. I) winner Hail Atlantis (by Seattle Slew). In addition to Alluvial and Stormy Atlantic, Hail Atlantis has produced stakes ...

(Originally published in the August 14, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  By Eric MitchellIt’s easy to fall into the “racing is doomed” mentality. Handle nationwide is down, tracks have cut days because they don’t have enough horses, and the ...

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Welcome to the TrueNicks 2010 CTHS Canadian-Bred Yearlings auction page. The sale will be held September 7 & 11 at the Woodbine Sales Pavilion at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Selected Session: Tuesday, September 7th - Hips 1-225, 2 PM Open Session: Saturday, September 11th - Hips 226-466, 2 PM TrueNicks are available for the ...

It took nine years for Beth and Jasper Alexander, the owners of Hattie’s, to realize that their fried chicken dinners could taste great away from their Phila Street location.  Then they opened an outpost on Restaurant Row.  This summer, two years later, a new Hattie’s pushed Pat’s Saratoga Chicken stand into oblivion. The next frontier ...