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Teresa Genaro, Brooklyn Backstretch   I live in a city that takes unabashed glee in the evisceration of its physical history.  Tourist and natives alike are hard-pressed to discover any remnants of the Dutch and British settlements that settled Manhattan; little is left of the glory of the Gilded Age; and even the more recent bohemian ...

Question from ''DZ'':  When using Exchange Rate nicking with Buckpasser mare line the nick comes up with a C rating, yet it shows top performers with the cross throwing 5 separate grade I winners.  Why not a higher nick rating?Alan's reply:  Thank you for the question.The Danzig/Buckpasser cross is one that has existed for a ...

By Frank Vespe, That's Amore Stable It's a busy week among the bloggers of the Thoroughbred Bloggers Alliance, what with important stories developing both nationally and internationally. Since the TBA includes nearly four dozen bloggers keeping an eye on the racing scene.  Sometimes that's a jaundiced eye, or a skewed one, but an eye ...

The Thoroughbred bloodstock market has tanked, investors and even fans are leaving the industry in droves, and the world economy shows no signs of a quick turn-around.  Can there be a silver lining to these dark days of horse racing? Well, yes.  The dim prospects for Thoroughbred sales across the board will serve to cut down on ...

Air travel has made the breeding, racing, buying, and selling of Thoroughbreds an international endeavor.Decades ago, it allowed stallions to be imported and exported, forever changing pedigrees across continents. A few brave horsemen began shipping to the first international races, and as such paved the way for events like the Breeders’ Cup, ...

I’m sure many people are familiar with the story of Holy Bull and Jimmy Croll, but in keeping with the current historical theme I will tell it again for those who are not familiar with it and those who only know parts of it. It’s another one of those racing stories you can’t make up.First off, we must begin with Holy Bull’s impact on the Sport of ...

  Looking back at 2008, here are the things I'll remember most about the year in Thoroughbred auctions:   1. The Big Crash. Just about everybody expected a decline in business. After all, the market was due for a correction and there had been complaints for years that there were just too many sale horses. But few people predicted an ...

Courtesy of Kevin Martin, Colin's Ghost Fall racing for 2008 was missing what historically had been one of the marquee races for 2-year-olds. For only the fourth time since 1921, Maryland went without the Laurel Futurity. The list of past winners includes a collection of great champions: Equipoise, Bimelech, Top Flight, Count Fleet, ...