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Courtesy of Patrick PattenWhether I was listed as being there or not (Esther what did I say for you to forget me? ;-D ), I was in fact at the NTRA annual marketing meeting.  A group of fans put together what we believe to be an easy first step (NTRA marketing report) in helping our sport become viable in today's ''connected'' ...

Courtesy of Patrick PattenMy name is Patrick, but I'm regularly known by my blog name, Handride.  I am part of a group of Bloggers, the TBA,  that formed around 3 years ago to help themselves generate readers, and to help gain more fans amongst casual watchers.  In the three years since we've climbed to over 40 blogs from ...

At 10 p.m., an exhausted Larry Jones finally fell asleep. Just two and a half hours later, he was back up, making training charts for that day’s sets before loading his trailer to drive from his barn at Fair Hill Training Center in Maryland to Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York.Jones was tired, and not just physically, but emotionally, ...

October is less than two days away, and with the change of month comes the release of the Keeneland November sales catalog.  For a Thoroughbred pedigree geek like me, the autumn breeding stock sales season easily beats the excitement of yearling auctions or horses-in-training sales.  (If pressed, I might even say the ...

Well, race fans...it looks like we're going to get our wish. After all the talking, hoping, and back-and-forth between Jess Jackson and Mike Iavarone, the showdown of the year is now very likely. Curlin vs. Big Brown. For all the marbles. After Curlin's record-breaking victory in the Jockey Club Gold Cup Jess Jackson confirmed that Curlin would ...

More Than Ready (TrueNicks,SRO) notched up a pair of weekend stakes winners with Vote Early (TrueNicks A++) taking the Weekend Delight Stakes at Turfway Park, and Miss Challenge (TrueNicks A+) winning the Statuette Stakes at Belmont Park. Both have interesting - and somewhat related - pedigrees. Miss Challenge is out of the Polish Numbers ...

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  NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, September 26, 2008 Contact: Robert Bolson, Director of Corporate Marketing Blood-Horse Publications (859) 276-6809; rbolson@bloodhorse.com     BLOODHORSE.COM LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE GAME ''BREEDERS' CUP BRACKET BATTLES'' ''Who are the greatest Breeders' Cup Champions of ...

Does racing get any better than this weekend? Seven grade I's from Santa Anita. Five from Belmont. Eighteen graded stakes around the country. Eleven Breeders' Cup Challenge races in two different countries (would have been 13 if the Pilgrim and Miss Grillo weren't moved to next week because of weather). Great stuff. About the only hiccup in what ...

It's been six weeks since our most recent ''Name That Thoroughbred!'' contest -- it's about time for another challenge Once again, the winner (randomly selected from the best responses) will receive a $20 gift certificate to the Blood-Horse Photo Store. Below are four images.  Identify as many of the horses as you can and ...