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  • Jones Out to Get Pletcher This Time

    Larry Jones has just about had enough of Todd Pletcher. And if Pocho’s Dream Girl had any idea what Pletcher has been doing to her sons, she would be incensed as well.Two years ago, Jones thought he had a big chance to win the Risen Star Stakes (gr. II) with Pocho Dream Girl’s son Mark Valeski. But Pletcher’s El Padrino came charging down the ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Jennifer Whittle on 03-25-2014

  • 2/8/2014 Northeast/Mid-Atlantic: Pride of Pa.

    Houghton family’s Sylmar Farm early home to Princess of Sylmar By Steve Haskin The Houghton family can best be described as straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting, portraying a slice of Americana many people can only imagine and long for—the home fires burning bright, Ron and Betsy’s four children and 11 grandchildren gathered around at the ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Jennifer Whittle on 02-19-2014

  • Revisiting Jim French...Again

    It has become a rite of spring in this column that every three years I reprint, re-live, and re-energize the amazing story of Jim French. To those who have read it once or even twice, you are excused, unless you wish to refresh your memory and read it again (I have to admit I never get tired of it). Actually, there is some additional information ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Jennifer Whittle on 01-31-2014

  • Leading by Example - by Eric Mitchell

    Two and a half years ago The Jockey Club launched a barrage of initiatives with the hopes of slowing and ideally reversing years of decline suffered by Thoroughbred racing. Improved TV coverage, fantasy games and social games, new ownership tools, and strong social media efforts were all part of a nine-point plan built off the recommendations of ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Jennifer Whittle on 01-14-2014

  • Stanco Won More Than He Lost

    Ed Stanco most likely will not have an Eclipse statue on his mantle, or wherever he is displaying his collection of Princess of Sylmar trophies. But that is the only thing he won’t have. What he does have is the respect of everyone in the industry, most notably the fans, Santa Anita, and the Breeders’ Cup. Stanco, along with trainer Todd ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Jennifer Whittle on 01-02-2014

  • Dam Builders - By Eric Mitchell

    Two-year-old racehorses are all about the anticipation. Owners cannot wait for the first start to see if their horses have what it takes to win. And if those horses become winners, the anticipation only grows. Just how good could they become?Churchill Downs offered a full card of 12 imagination-grabbing juvenile races Nov. 30, and the thrills ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Jennifer Whittle on 12-03-2013

  • Solid Through the Middle

    The second week of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale was tough, but not in the way many have been accustomed to describing the commercial market in the wake of the Great Recession. Buyers were struggling during week one to fill orders—many unsuccessfully. So they were camped at Keeneland’s back walking ring without any tickets stuffed ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Jennifer Whittle on 11-19-2013

  • Site to Behold - By Evan Hammonds

    The second day of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park turned into an afternoon for returning winners. In a span of six Breeders’ Cup races, four previous winners—Groupie Doll, Mizdirection, Secret Circle, and Wise Dan—made well-deserved repeat trips to the winner’s enclosure and were well-received by the 58,795 on hand in ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Jennifer Whittle on 11-05-2013

  • Haskin's Saturday Longshots and Overlays

    JUVENILE FILLIES – Not sure what to make of Sweet Reason’s 1:46 4/5 work/non work, but as she is one of the favorites we’ll have to look elsewhere, even though she’s been very impressive in all her races.There are a number of seemingly evenly matched fillies in here, but we’re here to find the potential value plays and longshots, so we’ll head ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Jennifer Whittle on 11-01-2013

  • A Turning Tide - By Eric Mitchell

    The debate over race-day Salix in America is at a logjam that puts the federal government shutdown to shame. Both camps are entrenched, Breeders’ Cup has backed off its race-day policy, and the American Graded Stakes Committee is waiting to see how state racing commissions will address the issue. Any more forums, workshops, or summits are not ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Jennifer Whittle on 10-29-2013
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