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Arrrrr is racing this weekend, so go watch and support him in his race! He will carry a different jockey this race, with Alan Garcia on board. Arrrrr will have a little more experience than many of these horses, but has some good competition here. A few horses have some good winning percentages, but only a couple equal the amount of starts and ...

Darley's got the Street to itself. In addition to standing Street Cry (IRE) (SRO) at its Kentucky and Australia divisions since 2003, Darley America added that sire's son Street Sense (SRO) to its stallion offerings for 2008.  Now another son, Street Boss (pedigree), will join the same roster. (Story on BloodHorse.com.)  All Streets ...

Actually, I have nothing concrete to back that up other than a line from a movie. And it sounded like a good head. But, really, when Jess Jackson opened the door after the Woodward, saying he’s going to have trainers like Dick Mandella keep him informed about the Santa Anita surface, it gave racing fans a ray of hope that maybe it could ...

The blog that forms part of the TrueNicks pedigree rating service is the latest addition to The Blood-Horse's highly successful Blog Stable. Written by respected pedigree authority Alan Porter as well as industry participant Byron Rogers and the team at TrueNicks, this blog covers matters relating to the pedigrees of our ...

The practice of submitting veterinary examination findings to the sales repository is now almost obligatory when selling a foal at public auction.  Many buyers won't even look at a yearling or 2-year-old if radiographs and a respiratory scope are not on file. Certainly at the mid-to-high end of the market, a foal being offered without this ...

Money doesn’t guarantee success in the horse business (or any other business, for that matter). Many have invested huge amounts in the industry, some with great success, yet others have realized only limited return on investment.No one really knows which mating will work best, or which hip number in a sale will pan out to be the top runner.But ...

Good stories, racing, and its flip side. For this entry, I have a hodgepodge of feel good stories.In case you missed this, visit ESPN's My Wish page and under the video headline, choose My Wish:Smarty Jones.This video is going to touch you, so watch this when you want a heartwarming story. ...

Driving over the Verrazano Bridge into Brooklyn on the morning of Sept. 15, it was apparent why the New York Racing Association decided at the last minute to cancel racing until Sept. 19. Any thoughts of Belmont Park or Thoroughbred racing were obliterated by the sight of the seemingly naked skyline of Lower Manhattan off to the left and the ...

The Blood-Horse and TrueNicks have released a useful guide to the top seven tips that will help you select winners at the fall yearling sales. With Keeneland's uber-sale only days away, you don't want to miss out on your free copy of this special report. Some of the secrets revealed in A Guide to Buying Thoroughbreds at the Keeneland September ...

The long held practice of keeping track of the date in flowers at the head of Union Avenue each morning was abandoned by the city of Saratoga Springs in what must have been a cost-cutting measure.  The result of this action is that no longer can one enjoy the dreamy satisfaction of knowing it’s a new day by walking past the garden toward ...