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In the Irish Derby (gr. I), Cape Blanco, who had defeated Epsom Derby (gr. I) winner Workforce in the Dante Stakes (gr. II) but disappointed in the French Derby (gr. I), boosted the classic form by leading home an Aidan O’Brien one-two-three. All three are Sadler’s Wells grandsons: both the winner, and runner-up, Midas Touch, are by Galileo, and ...

By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA  Last week, the NTRA’s lobbying team secured introduction of important federal legislation to protect our $1.3 billion market for advance deposit wagering.The bill, H.R. 5599, clarifies the relationship between the Wire Act, a 1961 federal criminal statute aimed at illegal bookmaking, the ...

With the summer yearling sales season rapidly approaching, let's consider the important factors when making a yearling purchase. Assuming that a yearling displays ideal athleticism, what is most important to you when buying a sales yearling? Explain your choice in the comments section below. Assuming ideal athleticism, what's most ...

Anyone else feeling the post Triple Crown, pre-Saratoga/Del Mar summer doldrums? It's nothing to be ashamed of or feel bad about. It happens every year in late June. We just need to make it through these next few weeks and all will be well in the racing world. By then, the mid-summer classics will be underway, the Breeders' Cup Challenge series ...

As the president and CEO of WinStar Farm, Doug Cauthen oversees a venture that sells some of the young horses it breeds and also shops at public auction for yearlings. Asked to talk about his expectations for the upcoming yearling sales he said the following: ''Like a lot of people, Im hoping the market is better. I feel like the last three or ...

I don’t wish to beat a dead “Win and You’re In” program, and I recognize it as a marketing ploy that sounds good as it rolls off the tongue, but let’s admit – in marketing terms -- it is mostly sizzle and has little bearing on the steak.We all know, it is not really a Win and You’re In, as much as it is a Win and You’re In if you’re willing to pay ...

The 54th Mother Goose Stakes (gr. I) will be run tomorrow at Belmont, featuring Biofuel, Ailalea, Devil May Care, Connie and Michael, and Katy Now. Perhaps these fillies will one day become successful broodmares, but until then, let's remember the 10th Mother Goose Stakes, run in 1966. Eventual Champion 3-Year-Old Filly Lady Pitt (by Sword ...

TrueNicks welcomes Pure Precision (TrueNicks,SRO), a fast and precocious son of Montbrook standing at Blackstone Farm near Pine Grove, Pennsylvania. Pure Precision is out of the speedy Distinctive mare Al’s Helen, winner of the First Flight Handicap (gr. III) over 7 furlongs. Al's Helen is a half sister to gr. II winner and sire Straight Man, who ...

One of the most disconcerting things about the Thoroughbred industry is the number of horses that don’t even make it to the races. After being weaned, broken, and trained, for whatever reason—due to injury or just lack of ability—some horses quietly slip between the cracks. Where do they all go? We can only hope that more of them have ...

2009 European Horse of the Year and proverbial superhorse Sea The Stars has completed his first stud season at the Aga Khan's Gilltown Stud in County Kildare, Ireland. The six-time group I winner commanded a fee of €85,000 (US$105,000 as of today) and covered a Who's Who book of 140 top producers and race fillies. Economically speaking, this ...