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Free TrueNicks are now available on Vinery’s three newest stallions, Pioneerof the Nile (TrueNicks,SRO), Kodiak Kowboy (TrueNicks,SRO) and Maimonides (TrueNicks,SRO), courtesy of the farm.Pioneerof the Nile won the grade I CashCall Futurity last year at 2 and also took this year’s Santa Anita Derby (gr. I), before his game second in the Kentucky ...

(Originally published in the October 17, 2009 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)    Writing in The Daily Telegraph following Sea The Stars victory in the Oct. 4 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I), Marcus Armytage noted: “With a fair wind behind ...

The juvenile filly grade I races over the weekend (including Friday) both went to stallions who made their names in a regional market before moving to Kentucky. The Frizette Stakes (gr. I) went to Devil May Care, who was making only her second start. She is by Malibu Moon (TrueNicks,SRO), who initially started very cheaply in Maryland, and out of ...

 So it has been a while since I actually wrote words down as a blog. How is everyone?History is the key word for the past month. The time frame has held a lot of graded stakes, some amazing performances and lots of crisp, freshly written history. The horse racing world has also lost six or more legends and fought through industry adjustment ...

By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA   This week, it was my pleasure to speak to a very passionate, engaging (and some might say courageous) group of young men and women who make their living in the Thoroughbred industry.  The next generation of leaders in our industry is already meeting monthly with the goal of ...

How many Derby winners are still running at age 12?  In the case of 2000 Texas Derby victor Eagle Time (pedigree), maybe it's more accurate to say he's running ''again'' instead of ''still,'' since he took a pretty long break from the track. But I'm getting ahead of myself.  Let me back up a bit. Bred in Florida, the dark bay son of ...

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The surprising Pollard's Vision (TrueNicks,SRO) had leapt to the head of the Freshman class following the victory of Blind Luck in the Oak Leaf Stakes (gr. I) last weekend. That lead was short-lived, however, and Hill 'n' Dale's Roman Ruler (TrueNicks,SRO) now has the top spot after his son Homeboykris (TrueNicks A++) captured the Champagne ...

This year's Perfect Trip Award will recognize a Breeders' Cup Challenge race winner from this season's North American races that best exemplifies a ''Perfect Trip''. The winner will be selected from a panel of racing experts and will have the opportunity to experience his or her own ''Perfect Trip'' through Sentient Jet, with ...