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There appears to be a “glimmer of hope,” Keeneland associate director of sales Tom Thornbury said Nov. 16. For those who make their living breeding and selling Thoroughbreds, that glimmer shines brightly as they try to make sense of the bloodstock market. Thornbury’s comments were echoed by several consignors who saw positive signs in the results ...

 A short Breeders' Cup story: Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt Stopping to talk with Jerry O'Connell about the Breeders' Cup Classic. I asked Jerry ''Having any luck today?'' as he responded ''no not really'' and we began chit chatting. I was definitely curious about who he liked in the Classic and so that was most of the ...

Kim asks: I did a TrueNick with Bertrando and Benson's Girl (by Buddha) and it said no rating. What does that mean? Alan's response: Thank you for the inquiry. For TrueNicks to compute a rating there must be either two stakes winners bred on the cross, or 15 starters.If there are insufficient stakes winners or starters on the ...

We have assembled a dream race featuring some of the great fillies and mares of Thoroughbred Racing History. The race will be at a mile and an eighth on the dirt at Belmont Park. The track is fast and you can assume perfect trips for all. How do you think that they will ...

I'm looking back at the Feb. 20, 2004, issue of The Blood-Horse MarketWatch awestruck at the numbers representing Bobby Frankel's racing year in 2003. He won 13.6% of the 353 graded stakes run in North America that year and won 35% of the grade I races. Frankel had 25 grade I wins and 48 graded stakes wins. Out of his 189 stakes starts in 2003, ...

Courtesy of Becky Johnston Just wanted to remember Bobby Frankel today and relive some of his greatest wins.  A filly he loved, Flute. 2001 Kentucky Oaks   Frankel did a masterful job of handling Sightseek's career knowing her strengths and sticking with them.2004 Ruffian Stakes   Then there is Megahertz, ...

Thanksgiving isn't until next week, but it's not too early to start giving thanks. Everyone participating in the Keeneland November breeding stock sale should be grateful to Overbrook Farm and foreign buyers. Without them, the auction would have been a miserable experience in its early days even though the best available stock was being ...

Dutchess Views is home some of the more promising young stallions in the Empire State. The A. P. Indy son Anasheed (TrueNicks,SRO) was the second leading sire first crop sire in New York last year and ranks among the top five second crop stallions this year. Among his top runners so far is the multiple stakes winner Garter Belt.Roaring ...

These are the final words from here on the Horse of the Year debate between racing's two monarchs, Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta. Unfortunately, only one likely will be crowned, but you can be sure both will rule in the hearts and minds of most racing fans. What follows below is based on the facts, with a little emotion thrown ...

Millionaire Sir Shackleton (TrueNicks,SRO) was one of the better middle distance runners during the middle portion of this decade. He chalked up wins in the West Virginia Derby (gr. III) and the Derby Trial (gr. III) at 3. At 4, he set a track record when winning the Richter Scale Breeders' Cup Sprint Championship H. (gr. II) and placed in three ...