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  Krypton ''Super Man'' is the middle name my sister wished to give me after being born. Although my parents said no to this, her being almost 4 at the time, My sister adorned me with ''Isaac'' after the very cool waiter from the hit TV series Love Boat. My sister has an interesting obsession with Superman, not unhealthy, but ...

Many racing fans are prepared to state emphatically that Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra are two of the best, if not THE best, fillies of the past half-century. The list from which to chose, however, is longer than most think. Below is a reminder just how extensive that list is. With almost half the year still remaining to define Zenyatta's and ...

As we've talked about before in other blogs, there seems to be a larger than usual number of Breeders' Cup divisions with no true standout. Yes, we are only in July, but it's still a bit unusual to be searching for the top horse in several classes. One of the unsettled divisions is the turf males, which was dominated by Gio Ponti last year. ...

Reader challenge: Identify these two stallions and the only runner bred by crossing them together. This specific cross is a subset of a strong nick that has already produced two grade I winners – who are they and what is the nick? Leave your guess in the comments section below. Responses will be posted on Monday, July 19. Good luck! UPDATE: ...

Welcome to the TrueNicks 2010 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Selected Yearlings auction page. The sale will be held August 2-3 in Saratoga Springs, New York. August 2nd - Hips 1-100, 7 PM August 3rd - Hips 101-202, 7 PM TrueNicks are available for the sale's offerings listed here by hip number. To generate a TrueNicks report, click on the link beneath ...

There weren't any real surprises - either good or bad -- at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July select yearling sale. The results just hammered home, yet again, what we already knew. Buyers are selective and very careful about how they spend their money. The progeny from stallions' first crops, once wildly popular, are declining in their appeal as ...

I know I just featured New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program a couple weeks ago, but I wanted to bring to attention the fact that the organization hosted its final Thoroughbred event last weekend at the Kentucky Horse Park, and it was, once again, a success. Nearly 40 Thoroughbreds gathered July 11 at the Lexington-based facility to compete in ...

By Laura Pugh, of Horsin' Around “I'll bet Eclipse voters are really regretting their decision now.'' ''Now what do the voters think of Horse of the Year.'' ''Bet voters wish they could change their minds.'' This is not even a tenth of what is being said or what has been said, seven months after the Eclipse Awards were announced. Did you get ...

Arkansas Derby (gr. I) winner Line of David, who retires to B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm for the 2011 breeding season, has joined TrueNicks. Making his first stakes appearance in the Arkansas Derby, Line of David (TrueNicks) set quick fractions and held off gr. I winner Dublin and subsequent Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Super Saver, with ...

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