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With more than three months still to go until the Kentucky Derby, there is still plenty to be decided. But part of the fun of the Derby is rooting for our favorite horses and hoping they not only make the big race, but win it all. My favorite horses are often determined by their connections, specifically the trainers since they are often the most ...

By Valerie Grash, FoolishPleasure On February 1, the Pittsburgh Steelers will attempt to become the first professional football team to win 6 Super Bowl titles-the ''Six-Pack'' as folks are calling it here in Western Pennsylvania (personally, I think ''One for the Thumb'' had a much better ring to it). Since the Golden Era of the ...

The Keeneland January horses of all ages sale is a barometer of, well, nothing. Most years, that is.Unless there is a major dispersal or unless the odd high-priced broodmare or two end up in the January sale rather than in the larger and more prestigious November auction, January normally contains a hodgepodge of mostly middle- and lower-end ...

Before we get to this past week’s races, there is a pedigree pattern developing this year that you don’t normally see to this degree. We can talk all we want about the A.P. Indys and Unbridled’s Songs and other top-class stallions, but as we’ve often seen in recent years it is the female family that is most influential in getting our ...

This week is my introduction to Newmarket in the U.K.  Every Englishman I meet immediately apologizes for the ''poor weather'' and hopes that I don't get chilled.  Ha!  It's mid-40s here and was in the low teens when I left Lexington... this is an opportunity to warm up! The flight out of Lexington's Bluegrass Airport is always ...

Eight months ago when I wrote about the retirement of both Sadler's Wells and Storm Cat (Northern Dancer Pensioned), I thought that was the end of the story. Nope. Storm Cat is back in service -- this time as a Quarter Horse stallion.  Through the wonders of artificial insemination -- it's allowed by the American Quarter Horse Association ...

 Lexington, Ky. - Weird things happen to horses. So says Erin Ryder, News Editor of The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care/TheHorse.com. Ryder scans international headlines daily to bring readers of TheHorse.com the most up-to-date information on equine health, care, management, and welfare. But sometimes in the course of her ...

The second major graded stakes for 3-year-olds looking to blaze the Kentucky Derby trail is this weekend at Santa Anita. The $100,000 San Rafael has been won by the likes of A.P. Indy, Tabasco Cat and Brother Derek in years past. This year, Square Eddie looms the largest and is the one to beat. For more analysis on the race watch That ...