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(Originally published in the April 28, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  By Eric Mitchell - @EJMitchellKy on Twitter Kentucky recently took up the race-day Salix debate and once again illustrated how difficult it will be to pass state rules ...

 (Originally published in the April 28, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.) Bill Spawr got Amazombie as part of a two-horse package for $5,000...and turned
him into last year’s Sprint championBy Tracy Gantz Human athletes have an advantage over ...

[brightcove videoid=''1579015629001''] 1 Creative Cause Mike Harrington Giant's Causeway—Dream of Summer, by Siberian Summer His road to the Derby started off well enough, but it’s had an odd look to it recently. It’s like watching a marathon runner approaching the finish line in good shape and right on time, but he’s doing somersaults ...

(Originally published in the April 21, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  By Eric Mitchell - @EJMitchellKy on Twitter A year ago racing fans were scratching their heads over the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) contenders. What ...

 (Originally published in the April 21, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.) By Evan Hammonds The Bradley clan is back in grade I company. That would be the father-son team of Fred and William “Buff” Bradley, breeders and owners of Groupie Doll, the ...

[brightcove videoid=''1565029582001''] 1 Creative Cause Mike Harrington Giant's Causeway—Dream of Summer, by Siberian Summer If you were impressed with Dullahan and Bodemeister, he’s the only horse to have finished in front of both of them. With the top end such a toss-up, it’s difficult dropping him at this point after having him on top ...

Though the title sounds like items on a great, and hopefully true, adventure with Indiana Jones. The adventure is really about witnessing my first hot shoeing with a farrier and watching my first equine dentist in action.The patient was no other than the ham Eldorado's Tune, better known in short as '''Dorado'' or ''D'' (if you are my 2YO nephew ...

(Originally published in the April 14, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.) By Evan Hammonds   April is a magical time in Kentucky. Keeneland’s spring meet dawns to azure skies with temperatures in the mid-60s. Central Kentucky locals flock to ...

(Originally published in the April 14, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.) By Deirdre B. Biles Lynne Boutte is known in the juvenile auction community as a seller of mostly blue-collar horses, and she likes her status. Even though the 2-year-olds with ...