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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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 you’re not looking. In April of 2007, a mare named Lucky One gave birth to a foal in Kentucky at Fairlawn Farm.The foal’s father, Pollard’s Vision, was blind in one ...

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 ...