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Steve Haskin's Look Back at the Decade  Editors of The Blood-Horse challenged senior correspondent Steve Haskin to fill in the blanks on several “best of” lists for the decade of 2000-2009. While several of them appear in the Dec. 26/Jan. 2 combined issue of the magazine (mailing on Dec. 29), there wasn’t space for them ...

(Originally published in the December 26, 2009 / January 2, 2010 combined issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)      Asked to compile a series of “best of” lists for the first decade of this century, Blood-Horse senior correspondent Steve Haskin ...

We must admit, we did a double-take when we saw the pedigree line for the Malibu Stakes (gr. I) winner, M One Rifle, as the name of his sire, One Man Army, rang absolutely no bells whatsoever. It turns out that we weren’t having a senior moment, as One Man Army has very much been flying under the radar. Although not bred by Fred Hooper, One ...

By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA    It's the time of year when people like to make a wish list for the upcoming 12 months.  We are on the verge, though, of completing not just another year, but a full decade. So in that spirit, here's my list of wishes for the Thoroughbred industry in the 2010s. ...

The San Gabriel Mountains could barely be seen against the black morning sky. Then, just before 5:30, a fiery glow appeared, illuminating the peaks off to the east. As in 1993, raging fires had broken out near Santa Anita, although these were some 30 miles away. Inside Barn 4, trainer Richard Mandella had other things on his mind. He sat ...

Benny the Bull (TrueNicks,SRO) emerged as one of America’s top sprinters in 2007 with big figure runner up finish to Champion Midnight Lute in the Forego H. (gr. I) at Saratoga. He earned a grade I win of his own later that season in the De Francis Memorial Dash (gr. I). He then tore through an unbeaten 2008 season and earned Eclipse honors as the ...

Steve Haskin's Look Back at the Decade  Editors of The Blood-Horse challenged senior correspondent Steve Haskin to fill in the blanks on several “best of” lists for the decade of 2000-2009. While several of them appear in the Dec. 26/Jan. 2 combined issue of the magazine (mailing on Dec. 29), there wasn’t space for them ...

Steve Haskin's Look Back at the Decade  Editors of The Blood-Horse challenged senior correspondent Steve Haskin to fill in the blanks on several “best of” lists for the decade of 2000-2009. While several of them appear in the Dec. 26/Jan. 2 combined issue of the magazine (mailing on Dec. 29), there wasn’t space for them ...

Embrace the Storm (TrueNicks,SRO) is a winning son of Storm Cat out of a very good Overbrook Farm family. He’s out of the Overbrook stakes winning Saint Ballado mare Country Storm, a daughter of grade I winner Cuddles. He was purchased for $400,000 as a juvenile.Multiple stakes winner Diligent Prospect (TrueNicks,SRO) showed uncommon speed in his ...

Hey everyone. Im on vacation for the holidays but wanted to check in with a final blog before the New Year. This one is a nice Q&A with owner Rick Porter courtesy of Wesley D. White. I hope you enjoy. I want to make sure to wish everyone a terrific holiday season and a safe and fun New Year. I look forward to returning at the start of the ...