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By Frank VespeJust checked put our pal Ted's post introducing this week of musings from the small-ownership crowd.  There, to my surprise, he'd successfully pilfered a photo of me from our That's Amore Stable website. In the picture, I appear to be the living definition of fat and happy. Which, truth be told, I was on that day. The ...

Here's the scenario:  you have the opportunity to purchase a mare carrying a foal that is guaranteed to be a winner.  In fact, the foal is even guaranteed to earn more than its training, feed, and veterinary costs.  Profit!  Here's the catch: the foal's dam shouldn't be bred again and will need to be retired.  You've ...

What a great weekend of racing. We saw several outstanding performances, including three on Ladies Day Friday and many more on what will be now known as ''European Saturday.'' Less than 24 hours after a very successful Breeders' Cup 25, here are a few thoughts and a breakdown of some of the standout races: First of all, hopefully we haven't seen ...

By Ted GrevelisI wrote this on the evening of Tuesday, June 17, 2008 after a very long day driving around the Upper Midwest.  I preface this way because I had a lot of time to kill. I had time to slip into a favorite American (and most definitely horse owners) past-time: day-dreaming. Now that the Breeder's Cup is over and I know I won't ...

By Steve Zorn  The Breeders' Cup is over. So let's get on to the important stuff.  Which is that racing returns to Aqueduct on Wednesday. Well, OK, perhaps Aqueduct isn't the center of the racing world any more - though it did host the Breeders Cup in 1985 - but for some of us in the game, it can be the center of our economic, ...

A 4-year-old campaign in which she captured four grade I stakes and three grade II contests to go 7-for-7 overall -- with earnings of over $2.1 million -- should wrap up a Horse of the Year title for Zenyatta (pedigree).  The filly by Street Cry (IRE) (SRO) out of Vertigineux (more on her later!) put in a stunning performance to capture the ...

Juvenile Turf Take your pick. Morning-line favorite Bittel Road and second choice Coronet of a Baron have a slight edge on paper, but this is a wide-open contest. Bittel Road, trained by Todd Pletcher, is undefeated in three starts but his speed figures are nothing staggering compared to these. He'll hope for a hot pace to close from. Coronet of ...

Welcome to Breeder’s Cup Day!  We were handed the reins of the TBA Blog this week and were to start at a relatively inopportune moment – Breeder’s Cup Day (or Day 2, if you prefer).  Given the justifiable focus on the best our industry has to offer today as well as ad nauseum blogs on the races themselves, we will resume your ...

Courtesy of Becky Johnston  Each year when the Breeders' Cup comes around I start thinking about the winners of the past.  So I thought I would take a look at my top three races or winners in the seven core Breeders' Cup races. Breeders' Cup Sprint I know I'm in the minority, but I liked when the sprint started the ...

By Teresa Genaro, Brooklyn Backstretch What agony to be a fan of the distaff side in November of 1988. Root for the undefeated Personal Ensign, who had beaten colts in the Whitney two months earlier? Or root for the Kentucky Derby winner Winning Colors? How to choose? Each time I watch the race (available here from The Blood-Horse, ...