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In any non-athletic endeavor, the longer you work at a job the more knowledge you gather, the more skilled you become at your profession, and the more respect you command from your peers. Not in Thoroughbred racingWhen athletes capture their sport’s greatest events and earn numerous championship honors and accolades, it stamps their place in the ...

WinStar Farm is home to two of the top three stallions on the General Sire List, Distorted Humor (TrueNicks,SRO) and Tiznow (TrueNicks,SRO) . A former leading first crop sire, Distorted Humor burst on the scene with 2003 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) and Preakness S. (gr. I) winner Funny Cide in his first crop. He hasn’t looked back since ranking ...

The first 10 years of the new century have produced many superstar runners in North America. The editors have whittled down a lengthy list to what they believe to be the 12 best female runners of the decade (2000-09). Now it's time for you to rank them in your order. Final results will appear in the Dec. 26th issue of ...

If you think that the only bloodlines worth buying have already passed through the ring this mixed-sale season, here are a few reasons to reconsider. While wintertime auctions are generally considered to be the appropriate venue for lesser breeding stock, a few unique factors this year will result in some high-quality mares being put under the ...

Last week we were writing about American Lion, a promising juvenile graded stakes winner by Tiznow (TrueNicks,SRO) . We noted at that time, that Tiznow had just three graded stakes winning two-year-olds, all out of Storm Cat line mares. Well, that pattern was broken at the weekend after Tizahit took the Demoiselle Stakes (gr. II) on Saturday. ...

By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA Voting will get under way next week on NTRA.com to determine the 11th annual NTRA Moment of the Year. Voters can choose from among 10-12 images drawn from this year's events. Those selecting the winning image will be entered into a drawing to win two tickets to this year's Eclipse Awards on ...

By Larry Sealy  ''My horse is faster than yours.'' ''You're joking right? Mine is way faster than yours.'' ''Oh yeah.'' ''Yeah.'' ''Okay then, let's race.'' ''Okay, you're on!'' If history is to be believed, this conversation took place sometime around 4500BC and the result was the sport of horse racing. As the centuries passed, the ...

(Originally published in the December 5, 2009 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)     Ever wonder what the Thoroughbred industry would look like if Sheikh Mohammed woke up one morning and decided he no longer wished to be a participant?If you are a ...

Tragically, Horse of the Year Saint Liam died after serving only a year at stud. The offspring of this late-developer where not expected to be precocious, but with his first crop two-year-olds of 2009 he has at least one horse who might extend his legacy. This is Buddy’s Saint, who has stamped himself as a leading contender for the Kentucky ...