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Editor's note:  In part I of the series, Dr. Robert Fishman, breeder of recent stakes winner Girlfrienontheside, discussed his choice to breed his mare Inlaw to Unbridled's Song -- a mating that resulted in Refrain, dam of Girlfrienontheside.  Follow along as Dr. Fishman continues the story. I bred Inlaw next to first-year ...

Few have made mention that trainer Bill Mott’s birthday is Opening Day at the Spa Course. This helpful bit of handicapping knowledge comes to you with no strings attached. Last summer was a rare Saratoga in which Mott didn’t saddle a winner on his birthday. This year, with Come From Behind in the fifth and Antenna in the seventh, as well as Auteur ...

Guest blog - by Brian Zipse Miss Woodford, Beldame, Regret, Busher, Twighlight Tear, Gallorette, Gamely, Dark Mirage, Gallant Bloom, Shuvee, Susan's Girl, Desert Vixen, Ruffian, Genuine Risk, Princess Rooney, Lady's Secret, Personal Ensign and Go For Wand. The greatest females of American racing. These fillies and mares so dominated their ...

In the last blog, the differences between U.S. and European racing were discussed. There was a time, long before the Breeders’ Cup, when foreign horses came to the U.S. for one special event, like the Washington D.C. International, and then returned home. But, then, along came Dahlia, and international racing changed forever. Unlike your typical ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:911 EMERGENCY CRISIS CARE FOR YOUR HORSEAlbert Lea, MN – July 27, 2009“This 80 ml could save your horse’s life!” is the tagline for 911 Emergency Crisis Care Paste, a Canadian-manufactured product that is a top seller in Canada and Europe.With literally hundreds of uses, 911 has been used for gas colic, stress, heat ...

As Rachel Alexandra prepares to take on the boys in the Haskell Invitational, we look back at the history of the race by ranking these previous winners: writeRanker(''http://i.bloodhorse.com/xml/ranking/haskellwinners.xml''); To participate, use your cursor to drag the selections on the left (currently arranged in chronological order) ...

Two sons of Carson City are among the freshman sires recently represented by their first stakes winners. Pollard's Vision (TrueNicks,SRO) was represented by Vertical Vision who captured the Prairie Gold Lassie Stakes. Pollard's Vision -- who ranks highly on the leading freshman sire table -- has now been represented by five winners, and they ...

Having been unveiled at the Fasig-Tipton Florida sale of juveniles earlier this year, new video kiosks were used for the first time at a yearling sale July 20-21 at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky. And they were hugely popular.It is vitally important for prospective buyers to gain information while a sale is underway, and the video kiosks make that much ...

Courtesy of Rob Fundter, The Amateur CapperTOP STALLIONS THROUGH MID-2009 WERE CONDITIONED BY FAMOUS AIDAN O'BRIEN AND UNDERRATED JAY ROBBINS TO FINISH A NECK APART IN 2000 BC CLASSIC GIANT'S CAUSEWAY has earned his sire's place atop the North American sire standings from his home at ASHFORD STUD.  The son of legendary OVERBROOK stallion ...