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''The Blood-Horse'' is an unusual appellation. Non-horseracing types raise an eyebrow when hearing the name for the first time, and even some who make Thoroughbreds their life's work aren't entirely sure why the magazine (and the publisher) is named that.  Back in 1916, we were published as The Thoroughbred Horse, the newsletter of the ...

Any discussion of Holy Bull and the era of the mid-to-late ‘90s would not be complete without talking about Cigar and Skip Away. What follows are several behind-the-scenes stories about Cigar that, it is hoped, will take the readers to places they have never been.Everyone is well aware of the remarkable accomplishments of both horses, so there ...

  Although the Eclipse Awards are six weeks away and the best horses in each division will be decided then, I thought it would be a fun to do some voting of our own. Since I still haven't decided on some of the divisions and I don't expect you guys/gals to do all that research, we'll keep this simple. This is a vote for the Top 10 ...

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, ...