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LOST IN THE FOG, John Corey's award-winning documentary about an infamous political gadfly and the legendary horse that changed his life. A Doctored Pictures release, runs 81 minutes, LOST IN THE FOG is a feature documentary that follows Harry Aleo, San Francisco's notorious political commentator, and the ''big horse'' that took him on the ride ...

Enough already. It's a nice gesture for Betfair/TVG to step up and offer $400,000 to bring the Beldame Stakes purse up to $1 million in an attempt to get Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta to square off. But we already have the forum for the match-up. It's called the Breeders' Cup World Championships. There's a $2-million race Nov. 6 that would ...

Dawn broke murky and gray but by noon the sun had peaked out from behind the clouds and Saratoga Racecourse returned to usability.  It was the second Sunday without a give-away; next Sunday prepare to line up for knit winter caps.  Yet, a decent gathering pitched tents in the backyard and business carried forth briskly. Travers Day ...

The rain that changed Travers Day wasn't the typical Saratoga rain.  Typical Saratoga rain comes at the end of an afternoon in buckets that flood the streets and thunderclaps that rock the town's quiet.  No, this rain began innocently - a small drizzle, then a steady patter and finally a presence lasting through the night and into ...

The Daily Racing Form’s David Grening, horse racing’s hardest working writer, wrote that Todd Pletcher, the trainer of Munnings, was disappointed when his colt drew the rail in Saturday’s 7-furlong King’s Bishop Stakes.  As a result, The Saratogian’s perennial top handicapper, Bill Taylor, wants to set the record straight about the importance ...

Events have made our look at last weekend a little belated, but there was one performance that can't be overlooked. The Alabama Stakes (gr. I) didn't see Rachel Alexandra in the line-up, but it did witness a Rachel like performance by Careless Jewel, who devasted her opponents to score by 11 lengths. In winning the Alabama, Careless Jewel ...

Before we get into the terrific weekend of racing from Saratoga, I wanted to make mention of Michael Straight, the 23-year-old apprentice rider who was seriously injured on Wednesday at Arlington Park. As of Friday morning, Straight had undergone successful surgery on his spine but long-term prognosis will be unknown for a couple more days. In ...

Of all the products and services that Blood-Horse offers, our most popular is probably the Stallion Register -- now celebrating 75 years of being America's guide to Thoroughbred stallions. I wanted to point out a few updates we've made recently to the free Web version, the Stallion Register Online (SRO). Since many of you are ...

The TrueNicks score is one factor yearling buyers consider when looking through a sale catalog. At the Keeneland September sale -- with 5,189 hips! -- it's especially important to have a process of elimination to make sure that you're spending your time wisely and seeing only the most promising hips. That's why TrueNicks has created a Keeneland ...