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(Originally published in the May 8, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  Arriving on the presentation stand after Super Saver had won the May 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), Bill Casner was greeted, and hugged, by ...

Todd Pletcher, Calvin Borel, and WinStar Farm do not evoke images of Cinderella. There are no ragged clothes, glass slippers, or handsome princes scripted in their story. All have been to the ball and achieved enough fame and glory to last a lifetime. And then there is the regally bred Thoroughbred, Super Saver, who was born to be a star ...

.commentForm, .postComments, #comments{display:none;} Elliott WaldenVice President/Racing Manager WinStar Farm When Super Saver won the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), WinStar Farm chairman and co-owner Bill Casner credited the farm's team for its success. One of the key members of that team is Elliott Walden, a ...

TrueNicks ratings are based on all worldwide stakes winners from all worldwide starters. Each rating references the constantly-updated worldwide database of The Jockey Club Information Systems, and each report is generated in real time when requested by the user. Over the weekend there were additional starters and stakes winners for the crosses ...

Oaks day weather was gorgeous, and Blind Luck battled down the stretch for the win. The meteorologists predicted major storms for Derby day, and Churchill Downs even held a press conference about the likelihood of horrendous storm systems and winds.Fortunately, the weathermen were wrong. The day started with rain, fairly heavy at times, and ...

From outwardly appearances, Todd Pletcher and Calvin Borel could not be more different. Pletcher is Mr. Smooth in every way--hair always neatly in place, dressed perfectly in finely-tailored suits, a master communicator, and a million dollar smile. He is the personification of class. Borel is as blue-collar as they come. A country boy ...

Back on the 1st of June 2009, as part of our study on the TrueNicks ratings and how they are calculated each year we ran the complete 2007 crops on a number of proven stallions - Giant's Causeway, Stormy Atlantic, Maria's Mon and Johannesburg, along with some then unproven sires with their first runners in Afleet Alex, Eurosilver and Roman ...

Now that the Kentucky Oaks is in the history books and the mighty filly Blind Luck has emerged the winner by a nose over the hard trying Evening Jewel, everybody is probably wondering what’s next for the daughter of Pollard’s Vision. But before I update you on that, I have to say that this race was one of the most heart pounding stretch runs I’ve ...