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We happened to be studying a Saint Ballado mare the other day for a client, and noticed that to date, the only two graded stakes winners out of mares by that stallion are Saint Afleet (TrueNicks A), who took the Palos Verdes Handicap (gr. II) and this year's Futurity (gr. II) winner, Charitable Man (TrueNicks B). The speedy Saint Afleet is a son ...

Relive the last 24 years of the Breeders' Cup Sprint with thrilling photographs and memorable video replays.       Slideshow: Breeders' Cup Sprint 1984 - 2007 Breeders' Cup Sprint Videos: 2007 - Midnight Lute wins the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Monmouth Park on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007.    2006 - Thor's Echo ...

Let's try and have a good debate, at least one better than the one tonight.  Every sport has image problems.  The NBA had the Jailblazers, the NFL still has the Bengals, MLB battles drugs, and the NHL is well, if you've heard of it, it's the hockey league.  Many in our industry point to the NHL as another sport going ...

It's not every day that the oppotunity arises to purchase a daughter of the incomparable Personal Ensign.  At the Keeneland November sale, though, it happens twice. Personal Ensign (pedigree) is one of the rare Thoroughbreds about whom the mantle of greatness is unarguable.  Her perfect racing career (13-for-13 on the track, including ...

 I want to talk about National Thoroughbred Racing Association's summer of racing and how they have done PR wise.Let's get down to it. The NTRA is setting out to try and rejuvinate the seemingly screeching slowdown the Thoroughbred industry is headed toward.What is my verdict? I think its effort is okay, but not good enough, and here is ...

Many horses like Wanderin Boy go through their entire career overlooked by the fans and media. They’re always dependable, showing up in many of the grade I stakes, and while they turn in huge efforts at times, they’re just not able to get to the finish line first and make that leap into the big-time.At age 7, Wanderin Boy has made only 24 career ...

Courtesy of Patrick Patten I believe the most pressing issue in the sport is the ADW issue.  And yet when someone talks about it I wonder if it would hurt that bad if I stuck a fork in my ear and twisted.  Talks are again being, well talked, and not much is coming from them accept acrimony.  Shock I know. And who can blame ...

It's no secret that Thoroughbred sales have seen a down market in 2008, and I expect that the autumn breeding stock season will experience a similar trend.  I plan to benefit from the situation by adding to my small broodmare herd this fall -- with the hope of obtaining, at a bargain, a mare that might otherwise be out of my modest price ...

Given that he never raced at 2, Pulpit would seem to be an unlikely influence for precocity, but we are noting that seems to be a trait associated with his stallion sons. A few weeks ago, we mentioned his son Stroll, a middle-distance turf horse, who already has three 2-year-old stakes winners from his first crop. Pulpit has another first-crop ...

The results are in and quite a few astute readers scored perfectly in this round of Name That Thoroughbred! These first two images are from various collections at The Blood-Horse Building:.   When the contest started, the text next to REAL QUIET's image incorrectly asserted that he was Horse of the Year as a 3-year-old  ...