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It was somewhat awkward attending live racing at Keeneland for the first time in 1994. Being from the Northeast, I was used to spending time at ''betting factories''--functional racetracks that weren't much to look at. Atlantic City, Delaware, and Monmouth were an exception, as was the second coming of Garden State until it fell into ...

An interesting article on our sister site has me thinking about herd dynamics with my own horses. Mares' Social Bonds Might Enhance Reproductive Success on TheHorse.com summarizes a larger study that seems to indicate the social structure of herds helps to increase mares' ability to conceive, carry, and deliver foals. The research was conducted ...

Sea the Stars has rightfully dominated the headlines from Europe but the other story of the weekend was the remarkable performance of horses bred and owned by the Aga Khan.We'll start with the 2½ mile Prix du Cadran (gr. I), which went to Alandi (TrueNicks A), who is by Galileo out of the stakes winning Darshaan mare, Aliya, and is one of no less ...

.postComments, .commentsContainer, .commentForm{display:none;} .questionForm{display:block} Linda Rice, who edged out Todd Pletcher to become the first female trainer to win the Saratoga meet title, will be the next guest on bloodhorse.com’s Talkin’ Horses podcast. Rice, 45, was born into a racing family in Racine, Wisconsin. Her father, ...

So you're not a big fan of synthetics, you say? Me neither. The intent was good. Unfortunately, it just didn't work out as planned. I think most of us would agree on this by now. But here's the thing: It's Breeders' Cup time. For the second straight year, I'm tired of all the complaining. The World Championships are at Santa Anita, again. Deal ...

If Sea the Stars does not make the trip to California, which seems more likely than not, and joins Rachel Alexandra on the absentee list, it will create a void never before seen in the Breeders' Cup. Assuming Sea the Stars does not run, it is safe to say that no two greater horses have ever eluded the World Championship event in a single year. ...

The six week period between the Keeneland September yearling sale and Keeneland November breeding stock auction is typically when stallion managers announce stud fees for the coming season. Well, maybe not this year. Several have hinted they might wait until after the November sale. There is a high degree of nervousness right now in the breeding ...

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 ...

Dawn asks: I am somewhat new to this and really need some help. have a mare named Buy You A Bear (Bayou Hebert x Sheckyrilla - Shecky Greene) that I am contemplating breeding to Borrego or Leroidesanimaux. These are my questions:1) Based on TrueNicks, she nicks better with 'Leroi' than Borrego, but her Dosage is better with Borrego and she ...

Welcome to TrueNicks' Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling sale page. TrueNicks are available for the 2009 Fasig-Tipton fall yearlings listed here by hip number. To generate a TrueNicks report, click on the link beneath the hip number.   Hip No. 1: b f (Strong Contender--Sally's Sweep). Run free TrueNicks reports for hip #1. Hip ...