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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 ...

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 ...