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Unless you stand a stallion in Florida, regularly breed and/or race in the state, or stable at Calder Race Course, you probably didn’t pay much attention to a news release regarding juvenile racing at the South Florida track and the Florida Stallion Stakes series.But you should pay attention, because the Feb. 13 announcement shows what can be ...

Although there was nothing over the weekend to knock your proverbial socks off, there were a few races that could steer you toward a horse or two as potential Derby material. With the Southwest Stakes having just been run, we’ll briefly discuss the race and go over it in more detail next week. Read the entire column here.  Watch the ...

Two-year-old Thoroughbred horses are still foals in late winter and early spring.  Many aren't even fully two years old when they're entered in 2-year-olds in training sales.  And then worked faster than most will ever run again.  That's right, at this tender age, we expect our Thoroughbred foals to run a furlong in 10 ...

So, has everybody found their horse in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1? Or, if you're like me, are you less than thrilled with many of the 23 horses that wound up on the list? As Steve Haskin pointed out in his column, many talented 3-year-olds were left off Pool 1, which opened Thursday and closes on Sunday. And many on the list don't ...

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The Five-Cross Files has been around for a year now, making this the perfect time to take things full-circle.  We started out by exploring the pages of a sales catalog for ''revelations'' (Revelations of the Catalog Page, part I) -- and it seems appropriate to have ''part II'' of that discussion today. I'd originally planned a few ...

So, 23 “elite” 3-year-olds have been chosen to make up the first Kentucky Derby Future Wager field. Well, several of those who didn’t make the cut are up in arms over the selections and are offering a challenge to the so-called leading Derby contenders. The reason they are up in arms over the decision-making is that they feel several of those ...

Sophmore sire Tapit (TrueNicks,SRO) continues to emphasize that he’s for real, and had a pair of second-season fillies take graded wins. Champion 2-year-old filly Stardom Bound (Tapit – My White Corvette, by Tarr Road) added to her laurels in the Las Virgenes Stakes (gr. I), and might just possibly be heading for a clash with Pioneerof the ...

Courtesy of Becky Johnston  There has been some pointed discussion about Stardom Bound's time in her Las Virgenes win on Saturday.  She ran the race in 1:36 2/5 and received speed ratings in the area of 84-87.  To take the time and the rating as the gospel for this race would be the equivalent of reading Cliffs Notes for the ...