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My host here in the U.K. kindly set up a trip for this morning out to one of the Newmarket-based training yards, where I was able to walk the wall boxes to see all of the horses, and to watch a set of runners off at the gallops. The morning was arranged with an up-and-coming young trainer who's achieved quite a bit of success and ...

What do the following horses have in common? Secretariat, Seattle Slew, Spectacular Bid, Affirmed, Alydar, Damascus, Buckpasser, Easy Goer, Riva Ridge, Holy Bull, Spend a Buck, and Swale?  All of them, despite having run at a mile or longer as a 2-year-old, made their 3-year-old debut going seven furlongs or shorter.  In recent ...

Lexington, Ky. - BloodHorse.com has rolled out an engaging series of videos showcasing new sires of 2009, including Brother Derek, Cougar Cat, Divine Park, Elite Squadron, Ready's Image, Salute the Sarge, Showing Up, Sightseeing, Student Council, and Zanjero. The videos are available for viewing on the BloodHorse.com Video Portal at ...

The Keeneland January horses of all ages auction is not a sale regarded as a trend-setter or a barometer of the commercial marketplace. Traditionally, it is an auction of mostly odds and ends, and most people don't point horses specifically for it. They sell there because they need the money or a horse wasn't ready for another auction. The catalog ...

In part two of Stopping the Clock, here are a few works turned in this week by some of the early Kentucky Derby contenders. There are no prominent 3-year-old races this weekend, but next week we'll return with analysis of the Hutcheson (gr. II) and Holy Bull (gr. III) from Gulfstream. Those two should help us start to form a clearer Derby ...

By Robert Marks, They’re in The Gate A outstanding post by Valerie at Foolish Pleasure on Steelers founder Art Rooney and his 2 day killing in 1936 at 2 New York Race Tracks has inspired me to write about my favorite football team and last year's Super Bowl Champs the New York Giants. For when you mention The Football Rooney Family, ...

Reader's question: My mare Pebbles Delight has an A++ wih Corinthian.  She has been accepted to his book for 2009.  However, since she doesn't have a lot of black type up front, I probably won't make any profit on the resulting foal.  What are your thoughts on this mating? I love the mating, but my pocketbook needs to rule rather ...

If the higher-ups at The Blood-Horse ask, I'm working hard during my trip to the U.K.  Hardly sleeping, what with all the work.  Yes, sir -- it's been nothing but work, work, work since I arrived. That's my story, and I'm sticking with it. However... it's hardly been dull to spend the day popping in at British studs all day ...

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 ...