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There was an assortment of topics on the tips of peoples' tongues as the meet reached its halfway mark.  Somewhat surprisingly, none of them had to do with the state's off-track betting crisis or the fact that an operator for the Aqueduct racino hasn't been identified yet. At top of mind, horseplayers are scratching their heads over what to ...

Stallion owners are typically active at public auction. The tremendous influence of the commercial market on breeding nowadays requires it. Nothing can damage a sire’s value more than letting a few low-priced horses slip through, driving down the average yearling price. To what extent this price protection occurs is speculation, but it does ...

Chad asks: The TrueNicks for Holy Bull / In Reality is listed as an A, yet when entering his sons the rating is listed as a C, based on Holy Bull / In Reality. What is the factor (BSII, variant, ?) responsible for the difference? I have not found that such a discrepancy doesn't exist when using Unbridled's Song and sons (other than ...

TrueNicks is pleased to announce that the stallions standing at Emirates Park Stud are available for complementary nick ratings. Emirates Park, owned by His Excellency Nasser Lootah, has facilities in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. The New South Wales property, near the Upper Hunter Valley, is home to five horses, headed by Al Maher ...

On hot, sunny Saratoga Sundays, it's easier to get a seat in the Clubhouse than a lounge chair at the Victoria Pool.  Saratoga Spa State Park is one of the treasures of the region and the pool, Olympic in size and grand in providing visitors the feelings of luxury and history, gets jam-packed before 9 am.  They say Bing Crosby and ...

  One of the several ways in which NYRA has made this the best Saratoga meet in recent history is the way it changed the racing calendar to accommodate the interests of others.    For example, the placement of the Whitney Stakes on the second weekend helped the Fasig-Tipton Festival of Racing to emerge as ...

The influence of steeplechase and quarter horse racing on the Thoroughbred sport was in abundant evidence at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony Friday.  Of the sixteen honorees, presenters and acceptors on the program, four had their roots in quarter horse racing, six were linked closely to steeplechasing ...

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Courtesy of Becky Johnston    There is something about a deep closer in horse racing that elicits the inner underdog in humans.  We can relate.  Who hasn’t had their back up against the wall in some task in life?  Whether through procrastination or others simply having a better start.  It is hard to beat that ...

It's a much lighter racing schedule this weekend, but of the graded stakes that are out there, most of them are challenging races to handicap. Let's take a quick look at some of the major races from around the country. Sword Dancer This came up an excellent field, with some of the top turf marathoners-many of the fan favorites-assembling at ...