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Jockeys 2.3Here is a quick review of the show and I would like to hear feedback of what you thought of the newest episode.How about the Dubai World Cup? The entire story surrounding Aaron Gryder and his attempt to win the Dubai World Cup was very captivating. The story included his family, the incredible story behind Well Armed, and Aaron ...

  One of the highlights of the Keeneland September yearling sale, which begins Sept. 14 in Lexington, will be the Overbrook Farm dispersal with its royally-bred young horses. Ric Waldman, a key Overbrook consultant, talked recently about which yearlings he thought would be the stars of the dispersal, which is being handled by Eaton ...

No need for any long intro on this post--it's all Rachel, all the time. We're just a day away from the Woodward, where Rachel Alexandra takes on older males for the first time and tries to become the first filly to win the prestigious event. If she does, she will not only lock up Horse of the Year, but cement herself as the best 3-year-old filly ...

Jack Etzler waited 85 years to make his first visit to Saratoga.  The dapper senior citizen spent the morning on the backside Thursday after a long day of wagering, imbibing at Siro's and dining at the Olde Bryan Inn.  Despite an early wake-up call, Etzler seemed spry as a two-year-old colt.  There's no telling if he'll feel that ...

Airdrie Stud owner Brereton Jones has often said he looks for a good miler when prospecting for a new stallion. While certainly not his only criteria, a quick glance down Airdire's current stallion roster shows a number of horses whose resumes include victories or good placings in one-mile stakes — Divine Park (grade I ...

In an upcoming issue of The Blood-Horse MarketWatch, pedigree expert Avalyn Hunter (''Mahubah's Corner'') will explore the widely-held belief that wins in specific races are a good predictor of future stallion success. In addition to the research we're doing to see if this is actually true, we'd like to get a good idea about what our readers ...

The Blood-Horse MarketWatch has just released a special report packed with sire statistics and prospective pinhook information for the upcoming Keeneland September Yearling sale marathon. The special report is available free to MarketWatch subscribers on the MarketWatch Web site. Any subscriber who has not registered on the Web site ...

''Run Like a Girl'' is the slogan that NYRA marketing officials are using to promote Rachel Alexandra's appearance in the Woodward Stakes on Saturday. Attendance and handle are slightly down and the superstar filly represents the last hope that the track has for getting even on the year with last year. The unofficial over/under on the ...

Footstepsinthesand who, like his sire Giant's Causeway (TrueNicks,SRO) , stands under the Coolmore umbrella, was represented by his first black-type winner when the filly Sent From Heaven (TrueNicks A++) captured the Sweet Solera Stakes (gr. III). She is out of a mare by Danehill, as are Footstepsinthesand's other two stakes horses, Chachamaidee ...

If asked to nominate the freshman sire most likely to be the first North American or European stallion to be represented by a group or grade  I winner, it is a fair bet that few experts would have nominated Powerscourt (GB) (TrueNicks,SRO) .A tough, much-travelled son of Sadler's Wells, who was first past the post in back-to-back renewals of ...