BloodHorse.com

One of the great things about the Breeders' Cup is the feel-good stories surrounding the connections of the horses. As with all sports, these compelling stories are what draw us in. They make us root for our favorite athletes. Although Stardom Bound will certainly not be an underdog in the Juvenile Fillies - more likely, she'll be the favorite - ...

If anybody has any money left after the global financial meltdown, there are some top prospects among the weanlings, broodmares, stallion prospects, and the racing and/or broodmare prospects in the Keeneland November breeding stock sale. Following is a list based on a quick scan of first book in the catalog, which has information about the horses ...

Courtesy of Patrick Patten There are great things being written by more than just me (-modesty). One of my favorite horses Better Talk Now is not retiring, but his good buddy is as Foolish Pleasure notes. Keeneland in the Philippines was a great read and I do like photos by GoGirl Racing.   Speaking of photos, I'm a fan of graphs ...

The Keeneland November sale will have a close link to the tragic filly Eight Belles (pedigree) as her dam is being offered, carrying a full sibling to the runner-up in this year's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).  (Full story here.) Some numbers on this newsworthy Keeneland November ...

Courtesy of Patrick Patten I play the lotto not because it is the worst odds imaginable, not because I don't realize it's a ''stupid'' tax, but it allows me to write these dreams out like I really have a chance.  TVG is up for sale, and the NTRA has always been a fan of the channel.  So why not buy it outright, and do ...

We're back in Ocala for today's broodmare pedigree review pick.  Lisa the Great is one of the first hips through the ring during the Consignor Preferred listings (Day 1) part of the sale. Some stats on this broodmare: Hip #3 (catalog page, pedigree), a 6-year-old mare named Lisa the Great, sells Mon., Oct. 6, ...

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ...

We're coming into the home stretch...just three weeks until the Breeders' Cup. I don't know about any of you, but it looks to me like we're going to have some of the most competitive fields in recent memory. All of the races will be anticipated with great excitement, but I am especially looking forward to the Juvenile Fillies, Filly ...

Courtesy of Teresa Genaro The history of racing in this country reveals a curiously ambivalent attitude towards its female equine athletes.  The Old Gray (trotting) Mare may have been racing's first equine star, and from racing's beginnings in this country, colts and fillies regularly raced against each other.  Ruthless won the ...

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ...