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Now that the dust has settled from last weekend's Blue Grass and Arkansas Derby, and we have only the Lexington Stakes remaining, the Kentucky Derby picture is nearly complete. Below are the latest graded earnings, as of today. From what I can tell, barring injury, the top 15 are being pointed to the Derby, although Terrain and Win Willy are ...

  Winning the Kentucky Derby in wire-to-wire fashioned has proved a difficult task, happening only 22 times in the race's history We've listed 10 of the horses who have been able to get the job done.  Rank them in order, from first through 10th, and see how your selections stack ...

Less than a month after a surprising second-place finish in her season-opening prep race, champion filly Proud Spell (profile) was retired, moved home, and put into broodmare service. A homebred for Airdrie owner Brereton Jones, the multimillionaire daughter of Proud Citizen (SRO) was sent to Airdrie Stud's Indian Charlie (SRO) for ...

(Originally published in the April 18, 2009 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.) Two stories from New York made headlines last week, but the fact they were linked together by some as being indicative of the current problems existing in the Thoroughbred industry was off ...

Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Monarchos looks as if he might be about to enjoy his most successful season. He is already represented by four 2009 stakes winners, headed by Informed Decision, who captured the Vinery Madison Stakes (gr. I) April 9, and Win Willy, who upset Old Fashioned to take the Rebel Stakes (gr. II) a few weeks earlier. The ...

Like all quarters, General Quarters is a two-sided coin. So far, it’s only come up heads, with the face of Tom McCarthy and his Cinderella story receiving all the press. But a flip of the coin to the tails side will reveal the faded and forgotten face of Mark Miller. Read the full column here.

  My goal this year was to choose 2-year-old horses early in their racing career, who would continue on to the Kentucky Derby. I wanted to use a few different tools, and test personal knowledge and wisdom gained from working in the horse industry for almost two years now. Tools like the Maiden Watch blog on BH.com, knowledge gained from ...

We're only a few weekends away from the biggest day in horse racing. At the same time, we're one year removed from Eight Belles' break-down immediately after her historic run, and another couple since Barbaro's tragic return to the track following his Derby win. And in the news today is Old Fashioned (profile), the onetime Derby ...

By Fran Jurga, The Jurga ReportOriginally Posted Friday, April 3, 2009 This morning's Louisville's Courier-Journal tells us that the Kentucky Derby Museum's gift shop's shelves are stocked with a special commemorative Kentucky Derby Barbie doll. And I'm still scratching my head. I guess my initial reaction is surprise. They still make ...

  When Bob Baffert purchased Vallenzeri at the Keeneland sale of 2-year-olds in training April 6, the trainer said the colt's new owner, Kaleem Shah, probably would rename the chestnut juvenile.  Baffert and Shah probably don't need any help with this little project, but it'll be fun trying to come up with suggestions for a new ...