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  The first two major select auctions of the juvenile selling season sent mixed messages about the health of the marketplace.   Based on the results, the top end of the market is enjoying a little bit of a rebound. At the Ocala Breeders's Sales Co. February sale, three horses sold for $400,000 or more apiece, surpassing the 2009 top ...

Since this blog covers both equine rescue, and behind-the-scenes stuff, I thought it would be appropriate to feature prominent Derby hat designer Polly Singer, who is currently donating a portion of her proceeds to the Kentucky Equine Humane Center. Singer, who has a contagious laugh and bubbly personality, grew up in Georgetown and spent her ...

By Laura Pugh, Horsin' Around  Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Dream Distaff, featuring Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra and Breeders Cup Classic winner, the mighty Zenyatta! What a beautiful day it is at Belmont Park and it seems like the horses are enjoying themselves too. It is a perfect day for racing with the ...

One thing that is apparent following the March 10 conviction of horse owner and breeder Ernie Paragallo of animal cruelty charges is that he hired the right attorney. Paragallo claimed he had no way of knowing the horses were not being cared for. His attorney, Michael Howard, was quoted after the verdict as saying, “This requires a horse owner ...

March 1 – The first NTRA poll of the year is out and Zenyatta tops the list with eight first-place votes and 150 points, while Rachel Alexandra managed five first-place votes and 145 points. You don’t often see the returning Horse of the Year fail to earn the No. 1 slot in the first poll, especially with neither horse having raced this ...

(Originally published in the March 13, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)     The key to the success of any business is to know what the customer wants…and give it to him. Once again Keeneland has listened to its customers, recently ...

In the Burj Nahaar (gr. III), Cat Junior became the first stakes winner by Storm Cat, out of a mare by Sadler’s Wells (although there have only been a handful of starters on the cross). Funnily enough, Storm Cat’s son Giant's Causeway (TrueNicks,SRO) , has already sired three stakes winners on the cross. Mind, Cat Junior’s dam, Luna Wells is not ...

 1 Eskendereya Todd Pletcher Giant's Causeway—Aldebaran Light, by Seattle Slew Some huge offers are coming in for the colt -- for part-interest, half-interest, and for the whole horse. As Zayat put it, “It seems every serious player is making offers, but I’m not sure yet what I want to do, if anything.” Looks like a standout in Florida ...

Last Thursday was “Super Thursday” in Dubai, the preview to World Cup Day. Here's a look a some of the more interesting pedigrees.Presvis, who took the Jebel Hatta (gr. II), is by the Riverman, grandson, Sakhee, winner of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (gr. I), and Juddmonte International (gr. I). What’s more unusual, however, is that Presvis, is ...