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 Lexington, Ky. - Blood-Horse Publications announces that Terry Leffel has joined the company as the national product sales account executive for The Blood-Horse and BloodHorse.com effective immediately. Leffel was formerly managing director for Florida Equine Publications, Inc. in Ocala, Florida, where he oversaw the daily operations of ...

Rather than just have them disappear from the blog, I want to let everyone know that I will be concentrating on my Ky. Derby Trail columns and Derby Watch and Derby Spotlight features and am putting the historical blogs on hold for a while.I want to thank everyone for their support and encouragement regarding those blogs and for all the kind ...

When BloodHorse.com carries a headline stating ''Downward Spiral Continues'' and reports that a fairly prominent auction was down over 66% in daily revenue, you know that the Thoroughbred bloodstock market is in an enormous funk. I've been people-watching at the ongoing Keeneland January sale during its first few days. Sentiments are all ...

By Patrick Patten, Handride  You think I'd miss a chance to pat myself on the back? Just read Alex Waldrop's new blog post And read this quote: ''And a plan for the next 100 days will be presented to the Alliance Board in late January''. Is there a chance Mr Waldrop read this fine piece of writing that I posted earlier here at ...

Below are some 3-year-olds I have on my watch list that turned in works during the past five days. A few of them are on everyone's Triple Crown Trail, while others are horses that some of you have told me to keep an eye out for. I don't expect all of these horses to make a serious run at the Kentucky Derby, but some are worth noting simply ...

Courtesy of Becky JohnstonWith today's sad news of the passing of Go Between after a workout and Indyanne's death after a courageous battle for survival from a breakdown earlier this meet at Santa Anita.  I couldn't help but be a little melancholy.  Looking through Indyanne's pedigree I see her sire Indian Charlie (In Excess), the ...

 Lexington, Ky. - The latest entertaining and engaging edition of ''And They're Off '' hosted by veteran Blood-Horse turf writers Lenny Shulman and Steve Haskin kicks off the new season when it returns to BloodHorse.com on Wednesday evening, January 14. The opinionated and insightful duo team up once more to discuss the start of ...

It was the night before the 1985 Kentucky Derby (gr. I), and I had been invited to dinner at Hasenour’s in downtown Louisville, Ky., by Joe Hirsch. I had been working for Daily Racing Form for a year but had met Joe for the first time just a few weeks earlier at another of his favorite dining spots, Stanley Demos’ Coach House in Lexington.Since ...

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