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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 ...

Like every racing fan and person looking forward to the Breeders' Cup, I was disappointed to hear the news today that Sea The Stars is being retired. When I first heard, I was saddened but not surprised. Then I read the comments by trainer John Oxx and became annoyed. ''We feel it is unfair to keep him going any further given his ...

John King, with CNN's State of the Union, recently visited Crestwood Farm and Hazard Kentucky. This is his brief with his staff on how Kentucky is doing. Word is getting out about our industry. Embedded video from CNN Video     Three Chimneys has released their commercials for the Breeders' Cup on their YouTube Channel. They are ...

.commentForm, .postComments, #comments{display:none;} Sea the Stars’ retirement, as disappointing as it was, should not have come as a surprise to anyone. But what compounded the disappointment, as if rubbing salt in the wound, were the comments made by trainer John Oxx and owner Christopher Tsui. All they had to say was, the horse was at the ...

What a simply spectacular weekend of racing we have ahead of us--Opening weekend of Keeneland, six grade I races from Santa Anita, and a pair of major 2-year-old races at Belmont. Other than Derby and Breeders' Cup week, and opening weekend of Saratoga, there may be no better racing weekend on the calendar. Enjoy. There are way too many races to ...