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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 ...

Question from Randy: Why would I pay for something that really should be available for free from sponsoring farms? Scot's reply:  Thank you for your question. Within the Broodmare Analysis Report, hypothetical matings can be created for all active stallions, regardless of whether they are subscribed to the service.  The ...

 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 ...