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Courtesy of Becky Johnston     Remembering some of those that have left us recently and the offspring they produced. Cryptoclearance (Fappiano - Naval Orange by Hoist the Flag) 1984 - 2009 Cryptoclearance in the 1987 Pegasus Cryptoclearance in the 1990 Widener Sons and Daughters of Cryptoclearance: Victory ...

Pin Oak has developed such outstanding stallions as the late Maria’s Mon in recent years and Broken Vow (TrueNicks,SRO) is another one of their success stories. The son of Unbridled was a multiple graded winner under the Pin Oak silks and has come home to sire 25 stakes winners in his first five crops. Among his stars are the grade I winners ...

Long before the domestic recession and the global financial crisis, it was a challenge to sell a Thoroughbred and it's an even more daunting prospect today. In this blog post, I'd like to look at two of the problems a little closer. The first is a change that has been dramatic since I came to Kentucky in the 1980s. When I first arrived, there was ...

Pulpit (TrueNicks,SRO) hails from A. P. Indy's first crop and has helped his sire achieve the coveted title of ‘sire of sires'. He's in the midst of another strong season with runners like Darley Debutante (gr. I) winner Mi Sueno and Forego S. (gr. I) winner Pyro. Among Pulpit's other grade I winners are the top young sires Sky Mesa and ...

“We’ve been on a death march for two days. Is (horse racing) valuable? If you don’t believe it is, it’s time to look for a different job. We need to educate ourselves about the things that work in this industry. We have a lot of strength and things going for us if we can get our crap together. I don’t think it’s dead or dying—or at least it ...

Okay, only three weeks to go. It's time to start getting serious. As most of you know, I live for beating chalk. Win or lose, I like to take my shots. On that note, I'm beginning to think about which potential favorites I will have to play and which ones I am going to try to beat. This exercise lets us look at possible top contenders for many ...

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 ...