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This is my Frankly Speaking column from today's (March 12) issue of BloodHorse Daily. If you haven't already downloaded the app or subscribed to the free BloodHorse Daily, you should.   I didn't get far into the California Horse Racing Board's assessment of the spike in Thoroughbred fatalities last year at Santa Anita Park before I ...

It wasn’t the coronavirus scare—Meydan’s “Super Saturday” program March 7 was run without patrons—or the cratering of global financial markets that rocked the world of Thoroughbred racing the morning of March 9. Instead, it was word that trainers Jorge Navarro and Jason Servis were among those listed in a 44-page indictment on doping-related ...

1 Tiz the Law Barclay Tagg Constitution—Tizfiz, by Tiznow He’s still hanging on to the top spot despite two months between races and battling a minor bruised foot. No one has matched his effort in the Holy Bull Stakes (G3) or his speed ratings, so someone will have to step up big in the Curlin Florida Derby (G3). Layoff is of no concern ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman The Road to the Kentucky Derby will take a few major turns this Saturday. Three important prep races are on the agenda, all offering 50 qualification points to their respective winners. The $400,000 San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita will be among the most anticipated events of ...

Aside from the few thousand that traveled to Saudi Arabia last week for the inaugural Saudi Cup races, the racing world watched the activities on TVG and Fox Sports 1 with great interest. After all, Thoroughbred races worth $20 million don’t come around very often. From our vantage point—in front of the television—it looked like a grand spectacle ...

1 Tiz the Law Barclay Tagg Constitution—Tizfiz, by Tiznow Well, you can't say Ete Indien's performance in the Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) didn't flatter him, His minor foot bruise in late February demonstrated the importance of having a solid 2-year-old foundation to fall back on in case of a setback and also going the Holy ...

Sometimes, we just don't appreciate the gifts we are given. It took a $20 million race halfway across the world in a place Americans know little about to finally make many people appreciate the gift that is Maximum Security, who is to the new Saudi Cup what Cigar was to the Dubai World Cup. He has made the race.Allow me to anthropomorphize the ...