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On a beautiful spring day in Central Kentucky April 4, it was easy to see why Keeneland was considering a major expansion to its facility (now on hold due to the current state of the economy). With the fifth-highest attendance in its history—30,550—the place was bursting at the seams.With a larger physical plant, that number would have been ...

All in all it was a pretty good night. North Carolina (my alma mater) won the national championship in college basketball, and the there some bright spots during the opening session of the Keeneland April sale of 2-year-olds in training. The market remained brutal, with the buy-back rate and the number of scratches much too high for comfort, but ...

It’s not quite the Sunshine Millions, but this year’s Kentucky Derby (gr. I) is looking like a regional battle between California- and Florida-based horses, who at this point appear on their way to occupying the top four favorite roles in the Run for the Roses. Read the full column here.

Prix Noailles The first major French Derby prep of the year, the Prix Noailles (Fr-II) was won by the French-foaled but decidedly German-pedigreed Grandcamp (FR) (by Platini (GER) out of a mare by a son of Super Concorde), who is rated A++ by TrueNicks. Platini is a son of the great sire Surumu (GER), from the male line of Dark Ronald ...

The three prep winners this weekend were all terrific in different ways. Many questions were answered and now we are left with a pretty clear picture of the top New York and California contenders. After this weekend's Blue Grass and Arkansas Derby, the real fun begins. Like almost everyone, I thought I Want Revenge's Wood performance was simply ...

  These 10 Thoroughbred greats all ran in the Kentucky Derby, but failed to win. How would you rank them? writeRanker(''http://i.bloodhorse.com/xml/ranking/KDbestwowinning.xml''); To participate, use your cursor to drag the selections on the left (currently arranged in alphabetical order) to the blank placeholders on the right. ...

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Saturday's big three Kentucky Derby preps should be pretty formful, with one or two standouts in each race. But, there's a lot more to these races than who is going to win. While they are all prestigious events, let's not forget the fact that they are indeed preps. Read full column here. 

  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 ...