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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 ...

Jockey Mike Smith opts off Mine That Bird in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I), adding a few more twists to the bizarre road that the son of Birdstone (SRO) has traveled in his Triple Crown odyssey. The part of the linked article that piqued my interest the most was that Mine That Bird trainer Chip Woolley ''indicated that he won't wait to see ...

Courtesy of Ted L. Grevelis (Owning Racehorses)   Opening Day crowd of 7,000+ line the apron prior to the start of Race 3   While the eyes of the horse racing world are turned to the Triple Crown, there are other races to be run and less hallowed tracks than Churchill, Pimlico and Belmont have their meets just ...

With the decision as to whether Rachel Alexandra will run in the Belmont Stakes another five or six days away and the rest of the field still in the process of being assembled, we have plenty of time to revisit this year's race next week. Until then, I thought it would be fun to take a look back at history. My question to you is very simple: ...