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Already established as Danehill's most prolific stallion son, Danehill Dancer (IRE) advanced his reputation still further at the weekend with an Irish Guineas classic double. On Saturday, last year's top 2-year-old in Europe, Mastercraftsman (IRE), captured the Boylesports.com Irish Two Thousand Guineas (Ire-I). Rated B+ by ...

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The Blood-Horse MarketWatch’s May issue includes a review of the select 2-year-olds in training season, which fared worse than expected with an overall drop in rate of return for pinhooked horses. The ROR fell to 30% from 82% in the 2008. Now these statistics apply only to pinhooked horses, meaning those purchased previously at public auction as ...

Since we have a little lull in the action before the Belmont Stakes takes center stage, I thought it would be a perfect time to make mention of the remarkable Brass Hat, who won the Louisville Handicap yesterday in thrilling fashion. Now 8, Brass Hat had been winless since scoring the Massachusetts Handicap back in September of 2007. Although he ...

Courtesy Becky Johnston I’m sure Rene Douglas has been in all of our thoughts a lot since Saturday.  He certainly has been in mine.  I went seeking memories and I decided to put some down for anyone else that might be wanting that connection right now. Rene Douglas came to this country in 1983 after attending jockey school in Panama ...

Courtesy Becky Johnston The Princess (Rachel Alexandra) got a jewel last weekend, but the Queen is not ready to give up her throne.  Zenyatta makes her much awaited seasonal debut at Hollywood Park in the mile and a sixteenth Grade 2 Milady Handicap. Here are some interesting tidbits about the Milady and some of her past stars. Zenyatta ...

One of the world's most successful investors, Warren Buffet, is quoted to have said ''Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.'' At TrueNicks we are always looking for ways to improve the our service to both broodmare owners who use the product and stallion subscribers who make part of the product free by sponsoring their stallion. ...

  Following are the names of some of the top-selling select 2-year-olds in training of this year. Some horses, so far, have retained the name they had at the time they were sold, and some have not been named yet.   OCALA BREEDERS' SALES CO. FEBRUARY SALE Top priced-horse: Belle of the Hall, f., Graeme Hall - Vines of Justice, by ...

The beautiful horses we love so much have definitely helped us out this year. With a deep void in our pockets due to the economy, these athletes have lifted our spirits. As horse racing did back in the early twentieth century, and other historically tough times in the United States, people have found The Sport of Kings to be an uplifting escape ...

.commentForm, .postComments, #comments{display:none;} Bennie “Chip” Woolley Jr., who will be the featured guest on the next edition of bloodhorse.com’s Talkin’ Horses podcast, scheduled for taping Tuesday, May 26, took the long road (literally and figuratively) to success in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I). Despite a ...