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  • Pulpit Line Prospers

    Parading has had to wait until he turned 6 to win a graded stakes, but he achieved that feat in great style April 19 in the Ben Ali Stakes(gr. III). Bred and owned by the Phipps Stable, Parading is the fourth stakes winner sired by Pulpit out of a mare by Storm Cat. Two of the others are also graded, most notably hot young sire Sky Mesa ...
    Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by Alan Porter 1 on 04-21-2009

  • Fast Facts -- What is the Average Earnings Index (AEI) in Thoroughbred Breeding?

    The Average Earnings Index (AEI) is simultaneously one of the most popular and oft-quoted statistics in Thoroughbred horse breeding, and one of those numbers that tend to be thrown around without actually being completely understood. Fortunately, it's a fairly straightforward concept. To start, here's how we define AEI in TBH ...
    Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 04-21-2009

  • Jeannine Edwards Podcast - Listen Now!

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    Posted to Talkin' Horses (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 04-21-2009

  • Mizzen Mast Flourishes With Northern Dancer

    The 1 3/4-mile San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (gr. IIT) was once one of America’s great races, but it’s gone the way of all other American contests over a distance of ground, either shortened or downgraded. That said, it still paid out a nice $120,000 to winner Midships. He is a member of the second crop of Mizzen Mast, who is ...
    Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by Alan Porter 1 on 04-21-2009

  • Hall Call - by Dan Liebman

    (Originally published in the April 25, 2009 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)   While spending a spring morning watching horses gallop at Keeneland in 1990, I met a relative newcomer to training Thoroughbreds. He was searching for the clockers, and as it ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 04-21-2009

  • 04/25/09 Midwest/Canada Regional: Husky Times

    No matter what the industry, trends in America are often said to start in California and move east. But for the horse industry, Iowa, smack in the middle of the nation’s breadbasket, represents a microcosm of what is going on in so many areas, as breeders and owners battle for survival in the face of strained relationships with the local racetrack ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 04-21-2009

  • April 25, 2009: Dirt or Synthetic: Which Is Safer?

    The Thoroughbred industry’s biggest call to action has been to improve racehorse safety. At $10-million apiece, are synthetic tracks the answer? The loss of Barbaro and Eight Belles attracted unprecedented media attention to Thoroughbred racing. Since then, virtually every aspect of the industry has been publicly scrutinized, including ...
    Posted to Health Zone (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 04-21-2009

  • Kentucky Derby Trail: Derby Dynamics

    This final Derby Trail column before departing for Louisville is more of a potpourri of thoughts, scenarios, angles, trivia, and a touch of nonsense. Read the full column here.
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 04-20-2009

  • Updated Kentucky Derby Graded Earnings

    With all the major prep races now complete, here is an updated list of the graded earnings through Sunday, April 19. The top 20 horses are eligible for a spot in Kentucky Derby 135. From what I can tell, the horses who are question marks in the top 20 are Win Willy and Giant Oak. If there are no changes to this list, these will be your ...
    Posted to Triple Crown Talk (Weblog) by Jason Shandler on 04-19-2009

  • Greatest Derby Finishes

    The Kentucky Derby has had some close (a length or less) finishes in its storied history. We've gone back through the charts and pulled 11 of what we think are some of the most memorable.  Though not every close finish is listed below, but it was our goal to get a good cross-section of recent (1999 - Charismatic) and older (1933 - Broker's ...
    Posted to You Make the Call (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 04-19-2009
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