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December 6 was a monumental day in the offices of BloodHorse: Arriving in all of its heft and glory was the 2017 hard copy version of our Stallion Register. It is an exciting day in the annual publishing cycle because it means the project is finished and published, and the industry has a great tool to head into next year’s breeding season. On ...

Let me start off by saying I respect any committee that has tough, and for the most part, unpopular decisions to make, and I’m sure the Graded Stakes Committee put considerable care and thought into their decisions this year. With that said, there have been many, myself included, who were shocked by the committee’s decision to downgrade two ...

Asked to take a swing at profiling the rising stars in the Thoroughbred breeding and racing industries by our publisher and editorial director John Keitt Jr., the staff of BloodHorse came up with what we think is a pretty good first cut. Of course, the snapshots of the 28 individuals featured over 15 pages are just that—snapshots. There is much ...

It seems as if Charismatic has been gone for ages, but leave it to Michael Blowen of Old Friends to arrange for his return to the United States. It is only appropriate that a horse named Charismatic go home to one of the most charismatic dynamos the racing world has ever known. What better time to look back once again at one of the most ...

As we flip to the last calendar page of 2016, naturally our focus turns to something we haven’t thought about for quite a while—elections. In the world of Thoroughbreds, it’s time to collect our thoughts and mull over the year that was as we prepare to crown Eclipse Award winners via the ballot box. Thankfully, many of the eventual champions ...

Just when you thought you’ve heard it all. Every year, with the conclusion of the Thanksgiving weekend stakes at Aqueduct and Churchill Downs, the racing portion of the brain shuts down until Derby Dozen kicks in sometime in January. But because racing occupies such a large portion of my brain, there is still room for a few leftover ...

Spend some time at any Thoroughbred sale and there’s no telling what you will hear. The recent Keeneland November sale left us with an earful. The following are some select sound bites. Whether the sale was good or bad for any particular seller, the overall mood was pretty solid. High-end mares and high-end weanlings brought high-end ...