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By Kevin Stafford, The Aspiring Horse Player ''this is the way the world will end this is the way the world will end this is the way the world will end Not with a bang, but a whimper'' -T.S. Eliot  Could Curlin's retirement finally prove that thoroughbred racing needs to do a better job of telling its own story?  ...

When Bayne Welker joins the Fasig-Tipton management team early next year, he'll be changing his role in the Thoroughbred auction business. In recent years, he's become a leader among sale consignors. He is the president of the Consignors and Commercial Breeders Association, and he also serves as the director of public sales and stallion marketing ...

When Bayne Welker joins the Fasig-Tipton management team early next year, he'll be changing his role in the Thoroughbred auction business. In recent years, he's become a leader among sale consignors. He is the president of the Consignors and Commercial Breeders Association, and he also serves as the director of public sales and stallion marketing ...

The 1971 3-year-old crop trilogy concludes appropriately with the remarkable Canonero II, whose story is so improbable it would be scoffed at by any responsible movie producer. Because of that, it must be told in two parts. The second part will follow on Monday.The story begins at the 1967 Keeneland November breeding stock sale, where horsemen ...

A loud chorus of scoffing  has been the Thoroughbred industry's response to the $20 million estimated valuation of Horse of the Year Curlin in recent discussions.  Jess Jackson has offered $4 million for the remaining 20% ownership of Curlin, and by extrapolation, the overall value of $20 million has been achieved.  Some in the ...

Question: Hi Alan.  My named is Trevor. I have a mare in foal to a Mujadil son named is Toby's Dream.  His dam is Islandagore (Indian Ridge - Dancing Sunset, by Red Sunset).  My broodmare is Nostalgia she is by Nosferatu (a son Vice Regent) and her dam is Azallya (by Habitat). The pedigree is the same as Kingsgate ...

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The announcement earlier this week that Curlin would not race in 2009 was not a surprise, but the reality of it made me come to one disappointing realization: Other than Zenyatta, there really aren't many top-tier older horses I am looking forward to watching next year. With Big Brown and Curlin now out of the mix, we now have the two most ...

You may have noticed the two brief mentions of Jim French in the last blog in regard to His Majesty’s exploits early in his 3-year-old campaign. Remaining on the subject of Graustark, it is only appropriate to give his son equal billing. I can’t think of any horse who deserves to have his accomplishments chronicled and hammered into our psyche ...

By Ted GrevelisWith the passage of legislation in Maryland to allow either slots at the race tracks or, at the very least, slot parlors contributing revenue to the racetracks, it got me thinking about what I would do if I could build a racino.  And not only build a racino, but design the structure around the racino including slot ...