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The single most significant number relative to a racetrack’s business is handle. Pure and simple. It not only fuels the second-most-important number—purses—but is clearly reflective of the acceptance of a track’s racing product by the wagering public.In August 2007, Churchill Downs Inc. announced it would no longer publicly release handle figures ...

Go to any Thoroughbred sale and you'll see a lot of common elements.  Grooms leading their charges around the sand ovals.  Potential buyers filling out hip request forms.  Bales of sweet-smelling alfalfa lining the shed rows.  The fancy ''shingles'' (signboards) of all the farms and consignors hanging along each sale ...

Question:  I have a stallion named Basketball Court (by Doneraile Court out of Stage Bulletin, by Rare Performer), a stakes winner with a record of 6 wins, 3 places, and 2 shows from 20 starts. How could I best get him out to the breeding public? Could TrueNicks help a smaller stallion?  Byron's answer: Thanks for your email. ...

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Because I’ll be away in Kentucky until late next week, and with the announcement that Lava Man will be going to Old Friends, I’m putting this look back at the Lava Man story (from last year) on here, in good part just to get this latest Curlin vs. Big Brown feud off. Just the mere mention of either of them in any context turns the blog into the ...

Flipping through the pages of this week's issue of The Blood-Horse, I did my usual cursory glance at the Horses For Sale section of the classified ads.  One of the entries screamed out ''Lovely Young Dynaformer Mare...'' and I decided to dig a little deeper. Dynaformer (SRO) is one of those stallions who has been under-appreciated for much ...

Every racing fan has their favorite and most memorable moments. Last year, for me, it was the Woodbine Mile. Who can forget the breathtaking rail move by Shakespeare, who came from eighth and 7 1/2 lengths back at the quarter-pole to nail Kip Deville in the final yards? It was truly one of the best late moves I have seen by a 6-year-old, and to ...

While it is a little off topic, I thought it worthwhile to make comment on Darley America's recent announcement of the recruitment of Street Boss to their stallion ranks. An obscenely good looking horse with racetrack talent to match, Street Boss follows another son of Street Cry (IRE) (TrueNicks, SRO) in Street Sense (TrueNicks, SRO) -- ...