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So you thought the Zenyatta/Rachel debate was over, huh? Well, it looks as though we won't have to let the Eclipse Awards settle this argument for us after all. Now that John Shirreffs and Jerry Moss have decided to return the champion mare to racing, we can all start the speculation again: Where will the two great horses meet in 2010? (They ...

Have you ever met anyone you idolized and you sort of lose consciousness and don’t know what you are saying or doing?  Well, I had that moment.Vic Stauffer, John Shireffs and Steve Willard were nice enough to arrange a meeting with the great Zenyatta while we were in California for the BCS National Championship Game.  Before I knew what ...

With new 3-year-old stars emerging every week as we get ready to wind down the 2010 Triple Crown trail, let's take a quick look back at a popular star from last year--Old Fashioned. If I recall correctly, he was a colt that many regular contributors of this blog were very fond of. I was among those that were disappointed when his career ...

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A Medaglia d'Oro colt faced a long, hard journey on his way to becoming the top-priced yearling sold, at $280,000, during the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale. His van trip from California to Kentucky several weeks ago took seven days instead of the usual three or so, according to the bay colt's breeder, Tom Bachman.   ''There were ...

Look for more Ladies' Days in the future. A group called Females Are Thoroughbred Enthusiasts got off the ground in 2009 through the work of racing fan Beth Condren and Jennie Rees of the Louisville Courier-Journal. It quickly took root and figures to grow in 2010. F.A.T.E. is sort of a spin-off from Find A Thoroughbred Enthusiast, an ...

Of the numerous orders we have received for the new TrueNicks Stallion Analysis and companion Pedigree Consultants Stallion Compatibility Report, one of the most intriguing was for Sabirli, who retires to Karacabey Farm in Turkey for 2010. While Sabirli may not be a very familiar name, he is a son of 1991 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner, Strike the ...

Wildcat Heir (TrueNicks,SRO) ended 2009 with the frankly-staggering total of 39 individual juvenile winners. Despite this, he’d reached November before a stakes winner appeared. But surely enough, time has begun to reveal quality among Wildcat Heir’s great quantity of winners. On November 13, Karmageddon took the Jersey Juvenile Stakes, and the ...