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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 ...

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 doesn’t happen that way anymore. Patients wear identification bracelets that are scanned any ...

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, ...

Because of the lack of 3-year-old races this week, we’re going into full detail on Dunkirk’s race. Another reason we’re giving it a good deal of space is the big buzz it created. The question is, was it warranted? Read the entire column here. Watch the latest edition of ''And They're Off'' with Steve and Lenny Shulman. [brightcove ...

He ranks fourth all-time in wins and tenth in money earned, yet when the sport's most prominent and popular trainers are mentioned Jerry Hollendorfer is rarely the first name mentioned. Maybe that's because until recently he has been tucked up in Northern California, or perhaps it's the fact that he has never had that big Triple Crown horse. ...