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Grade I winner Sky Conqueror (TrueNicks,SRO) was named 2006 Champion Canadian Male Turf Horse after sweeping that season's Northern Dancer Breeders' Cup Turf and King Edward Breeders' Cup (both Can-II). Following his championship season, he took the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. I) at Churchill Downs over Better Talk Now and Einstein, and ...

By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRAKentucky Derby weekend was special this year for lots of reasons. With apologies to David Letterman, here is my list-in no particular order, I must admit-of 10 reasons why the Kentucky Derby is one of the most exceptional events in all ...

The following was written by my daughter Mandy for the May 3 issue of Stride magazine (http://issuu.com/stridemagonline/docs/stride5), accompanied by photos. It's still ''Hangin' With Haskin,” but this time written by the better Haskin. Part 2 will be posted in the next blog. All the Pretty Horses  “When you wake you shall have all the ...

(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 ...