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NEWS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, February 27, 2009Contact: Robert Bolson, Director of Corporate MarketingBlood-Horse Publications(859) 276-6809; rbolson@BloodHorse.com Equine Ulcers: Your Horse At RiskFree Webinar Coming on TheHorse.comLexington, Ky. - Sign up now for the free Webinar on Equine Ulcers: Your Horse At Risk, scheduled for ...

The Fountain of Youth is always one of the most highly-anticipated Derby prep races of the year, but with the race now at one-mile for the first time in its history, the dynamics of it have changed dramatically from a handicapping perspective. It means speed is a much bigger factor. That is especially true this year, with Gulfstream's track ...

You can't swing a cat without hitting a relative of Unbridled in this year's Derby picture, but I am not advocating you try either swinging a cat or avoiding this group of three-year-olds.  There will be at least a handful of Unbridled descendants that will have a great chance to follow in his footsteps and win Kentucky Derby 135. The ...

 Hey there! I know it's been two weeks, and I apologize for that, but I have been fighting several illnesses and have been out of the office a bit. I am back and that means I need to challenge you all in order to make up for lost time. So, I have a few blog ideas that should be fun.There are a lot of rating web sites out there to find out if ...

Courtesy of Ryan Patterson, Graded Stakes blog The First Saturday in May is quickly approaching. I can't wait for the day to come, and I hope that I am able to handicap the winner! There are several good horses out there now, but I have a feeling the Kentucky Derby winner might not be on the radar quite yet. Even so, here is my take on who ...

By Chris Dawahare Remember the old days when you would arrive at a website only to see an ugly ''Under Construction'' image? Sometimes I feel like we need to permanently add this icon to BloodHorse.com. You may not have noticed, but our website has undergone some major changes over the past few months. And, there is a lot more to come. ...

With runners like multiple grade I winner Tale of Ekati and multiple graded stakes winner Gio Ponti carrying him to seventh on the leading sires list, Tale of the Cat (TrueNicks,SRO) enjoyed one of his best seasons in 2008. What might not be realized is that he is also currently a hot item Down Under. In November, his son Tell A Tale ...

Grade I winner Frost Giant (TrueNicks,SRO) became the latest sire to join the line-up at New York powerhouse Empire Stud. And it has with his stud-mates, Empire Stud has made Frost Giant available for breeders to run complimentary TrueNicks Thoroughbred pedigree nick reports. Bred by J.M.J Stables Corporation -- from a mating planned ...