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I remember this time last year when I was constantly clicking my computer keyboard to get the latest update on the stock market. It was horrifying to watch its plummet, and I couldn't stop checking in to see how low it would go. But earlier this year, the stock market found its bottom and started to rebound a little bit, providing a glimmer of ...

By Rob Fundter, The Amateur Capper    After winning the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe for his undefeated, six race G.1 2009 campaign, the Irish “Horse of the World” may skip the Breeders’ Cup; the new star of the “World Thoroughbred Championship” weekend…it’s locally based LOOKIN AT LUCKY! The Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred ...

We've tracked the progress of freshman Pollard's Vision (TrueNicks,SRO) in several previous posts, but we must admit we didn't expect him to vault to the top of the Freshman Sire table. However, that's what happened when his daughter, Blind Luck, emerged from the Oak Leaf Stakes (gr. I) with a 2½ lengths victory. She is the fourth stakes winner ...

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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, ...