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(Originally published in the August 29, 2009 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)   Though what he was speaking about had nothing to do with the sale of Thoroughbreds, listening to Daily Racing Form publisher Steve Crist Aug. 24 at The Jockey Club Round Table ...

Rachel Alexandra is no longer mentioned by just her name.  It's always something like ''Super filly Rachel Alexandra'' or ''Queen of horse racing Rachel Alexandra'' - a moniker that includes an adjective or exclamation, as if only her name wasn't enough.  In any case, announcer Tom Durkin will be calling Rachel Alexandra by name in ...

A sire who has been on fire of late is Elusive Quality (TrueNicks,SRO) . The month started well when Quality Road returned to from the injury that sidelined him from the classics to take the 6½ furlong Amsterdam Stakes (gr. II) in a new track-record. Six days later, on August 9, Elusive Heat (a daughter of Xtra Heat, and a Pedigree Consultants ...

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Although the NetJets King's Bishop Stakes does not have as extensive a history as other Saratoga races, it has been won by some of the top horses. Rank these winners: writeRanker(''http://i.bloodhorse.com/xml/ranking/kingsbishopwinners.xml''); To participate, use your cursor to drag the selections on the left (currently arranged ...

The remarkable attendance figures that have been attributed to this meet were enhanced further on Sunday by the third of four giveaway promotions.  Free to all paying patrons was a long-sleeved white tee-shirt with the Saratoga logo on the front and the trademark Carousel restaurant rooftop design on the back.  Whoever selected the ...