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  • Unbridled Excitement

    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 ...
    Posted to The Racing Hub (Weblog) by cdawahare@bloodhorse.com on 02-27-2009
  • I Know I'm Hot...Or Not?

     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 ...
    Posted to Adam's Turf (Weblog) by aspradling on 02-26-2009
  • My Kentucky Derby Top Ten

    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 ...
  • Please Excuse our Mess

    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. ...
  • Quick Saga

    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 ...
    Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by Alan Porter 1 on 02-25-2009
  • Frost Giant Joins Empire Stallions

    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 ...
    Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by Alan Porter 1 on 02-24-2009
  • 02/28/09 Northeast Regional: Halls of Fame

     Download PDF Five years ago, New Jersey residents George and Lori Hall were avid Thoroughbred racing fans, scrambling to find a babysitter to watch their daughter on weekends so they could enjoy a few races at nearby Monmouth Park. These days the Halls are seeing things from a much different point of view. Since entering the business in ...
  • 02/28/09 Midwest/Canada Regional: Fleet Field

    Download PDF Sometimes breeders have to wait a long time to see their labor blossom to fruition. On other occasions they have to wait a really long time. But for Mike Carroll and John C. Harvey Jr., the wait was quite worth it when Maryfield came into her own as a 6-year-old in 2007, winning the Ballerina Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga, the Distaff ...
  • Track Medicine - by Dan Liebman

    Imagine that you are a patient in a hospital, a prominent Thoroughbred owner and breeder said. The doctor enters the room, takes a vial out of his black bag, and gives you a shot. He then produces a couple of pills, which you take orally. Of course, it doesnt happen that way anymore. Patients wear identification bracelets that are scanned any ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-24-2009
  • Ascot Stud Offer Motivates Breeders

    I enjoyed a nice phone chat late last week with Chris Blake of Ascot Stud in Ontario, Canada.  I had called him to discuss the farm's unusual incentive plan for breeders, as part of my research for an upcoming issue of MarketWatch. He chatted with me for several minutes about the program, which actually pays the owners of ''solid, ...
    Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 02-23-2009
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