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(Originally published in the February 20, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)       Standard football coach-speak on national signing day is always to say recruiting starts at home. “We need to get the best players from within ...

Rule, was expected to get his classic campaign off to a bright start in the Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III) and he accomplished this with aplomb.Rule certainly has a classic pedigree. He is from the first crop of Roman Ruler (TrueNicks,SRO) (by Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner, Fusaichi Pegasus (TrueNicks,SRO)), who had a good weekend with his ...

Roman Chestnut, winner of Saturday's Busher S. in New York, is the fifth stakes winner, and tenth stakes horse, from the first crop of Roman Ruler (TrueNicks,SRO) , the top North American-raced son of Fusaichi Pegasus (TrueNicks,SRO). What made us do a double-take, however, was when we noticed that Roman Chestnut’s dam, Silverdew, is by Silver ...

 1 Buddy's Saint Bruce Levine Saint Liam—Tuzia, by Blushing John Pair of sharp six-furlong drills indicate he’s ready for a big effort in the Fountain of Youth. He has to show that his 101 Beyer Speed Figure in the Nashua was the norm and the 82 Beyer in the Remsen was the aberration.  2 Lookin at Lucky Bob Baffert Smart ...

Phyllis asks: Using the Equineline data base, I found that Even the Score and a Deputy Minister line mare produced the filly Four Gifts, a grade III winner who has earned well in excess of $600,000 (and still running). I called and spoke to the farm today about a season with my Deputy Minister mare. I did a TrueNick, and see that it is being ...

Account Executive - Equine Industry Blood-Horse Publications is seeking a professional to lead the sales and marketing of the Thoroughbred industry's leading nick rating system, TrueNicks. This executive position will plan and implement sales activities in order to meet targets for new sales, revenue retention and growth from an ...

By Brock Sheridan, The Brock Talk Churchill Downs will open the wagering windows for the 2010 Kentucky Derby when they begin taking bets on Pool 1 of their Kentucky Derby Future Wager Friday, Feb 12. Fans and players will have three days to wager on the first pool of the Future Wager which closes Sunday night and for a period of time they ...

Personally, I am not a huge fan of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. I don't like the fact that they only allow 23 betting interests (plus the mutuel field) when it would seem fairly easy to expand the pool to 40 or 50 choices. But more to the point, I am someone who likes to get huge odds when I place a future bet, and that is why I always find ...

Breeders interested in producing classic horses have long looked for the right genetic mix of speed and stamina. An article by Avalyn Hunter does a good job of examining the different breeding theories and their successes in the Feb. 13th issue of The Blood-Horse. As I read this piece, I could not help but think of the recent announcement by Irish ...

There is a full weekend of stakes action on the calendar, including a trio of important 3-year-old prep races--the Sam Davis and Robert Lewis on Saturday, and the Southwest on Monday--but all of those races have been pushed to the background by the announcement that Rachel and Zenyatta will supposedly now meet in the Apple Blossom, which was moved ...