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  If you all read my last blog from March 27, you know that Elizabeth Arden's Jet Pilot won the 1947 Kentucky Derby, and that Arden had established herself as the queen of cosmetics and a super power in the business world. Read that blog if you have not to get the background surrounding Jet Pilot, his trainer, and his owner.Let's fast ...

Courtesy of Becky JohnstonI'm a glass half-full kind of girl when it comes to horse racing.  You would be hard pressed to find a more enthusiastic supporter.  I admire that we are doing things to try and make horse racing safer for both horse and rider.  I realize they are the stars of the show.  I know that good research ...

The three weekend preps will separate the men from the boys and give us a pretty good idea of the handful of legitimate Kentucky Derby contenders. There's plenty to cover, so let's get right into it. As a reminder, the live blog chat will return to its usually time of Saturday at noon EDT. For those of you who have not tried it, it's a lot of ...

I haven't paid too much attention to the Godolphin phenom Desert Party (profile) -- I've already made it clear who will win the 2009 Kentucky Derby! -- but he's worth a good look. Desert Party is a good example of a Thoroughbred female family branch that has lay nearly dormant for several generations but which is showing signs of ...

By Kevin Stafford, The Aspiring Horseplayer  A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse! Now that Quality Road has dispatched the heavily hyped Dunkirk, just where does the son of Elusive Quality belong in the rankings for the 2009 Kentucky Derby?  All the way at the top, if you ask me.  His gutsy performance to hold off ...

As a prelude to the stallion study -- which is currently ''under construction'' as we determine the best way to track all the horses that we have rated by each sire throughout the world -- we thought that it was worthwhile going back and taking a look at the 2008 OBS March sale of 2-year-olds to examine the horses that rated well ...

A startling revelation and other peeks into this year's Kentucky Derby crystal ball. Read full column here.

In a recent survey about Thoroughbred breeding and pedigree content on BloodHorse.com, I asked readers to suggest topics they'd like to read about more often. A frequently-repeated request was to run ''introductory'' articles about various breeding theories.  Apparently it can be confusing to have text referring to ''5 x 3 inbreeding'' or ...

The recent passing of Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winners Lil E. Tee and Alysheba and Well Armed’s major victory have caused memories to come flooding back, from the world’s richest race in Dubai to the world’s most famous race in Louisville, Ky. Not only that, but of publications worked for in a life of covering Thoroughbred racing and breeding.My ...

Last year we saw the conclusion of the career of the undefeated New Mexico-bred filly Peppers Pride (who has now been bred to Tiznow (TrueNicks,SRO) ). A new star has now emerged from a Southwestern regional program, in the shape of Carlsbad. Carlsbad started her career winning four straight against fellow Arizona-breds -- easily winning her ...