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The classy folks at TVG anxiously looked on, awaiting Mr. Durkin and his call for race 6 at Saratoga. As the TV audience, the announcers, and the spectators at the Spa witnessed a great stalking/closing to the race. Arrrrr found a spot right up the middle to win his second race in a row. He is on a roll after trying to break his maiden ...

There is a guy named Don who sits alone in a clubhouse box and charts the odds with each click of the tote board.  His is a lost art, as much a throwback as anything else to the bygone days when bookmakers set the line on a blackboard with chalk.  But this is Saratoga, and not everything needs to make sense or fit into a logical ...

Just when you think you’ve said all there is to say about Big Brown and/or Curlin, another revelation pops into your head, and the way this volatile soap opera is going, God help you when it does.This, however, has nothing at all to do with Curlin. It is about the three choices for Big Brown’s prep for the Breeders’ Cup Classic – an undetermined ...

Breeders now have access to complimentary ratings for the 12 stallions at Ashford Stud, as another top Kentucky farm enrolls its stallions on TrueNicks. Ashford's powerful roster is headed by Giant's Causeway (TrueNicks, SRO), who is both Storm Cat's most outstanding runner and his leading stallion son. To date, Giant's Causeway is already sire of ...

The hallways of Blood-Horse Publications are a gallery of spectacular equine art. A couple of weeks ago, I challenged you to name a horse based on a painting in one of our conference rooms.  Who's up for another challenge? This time, let's make it interesting:  the winner (randomly selected from the best responses) will receive a $20 ...

I had a conversation with my coworker Amidala the other day. She and I talked about how once you are in the Thoroughbred industry, it is tough to get away from it. Sometimes even if you try.See, I never paid any attention to the industry or noticed the equine world prior to my introduction to this industry. Now that I am in the know, it seems ...

Too bad that Steve Byk’s many fans aren’t able to see him.  The daily radio voice of horse racing is one of the best dressed men at Saratoga Race Course.  He’s on the Beau Brummell list with Cot Campbell, D. Wayne Lukas, Michael Veitch and, of course, Barry Schwartz.Dressed in a subtle plaid tan and charcoal grey sport coat with white ...

  Okay, after the peculiar back-and-forth repartee between Jess Jackson and Mike Iavarone that was carried out by the media on Wednesday, I am officially annoyed with the Big Brown vs. Curlin situation. And after all the bickering that has taken place, it finally appears that the two most popular horses in America will never meet. It is a ...

TrueNicks welcomes WinStar Farm, our most recent new subscriber. WinStar's commitment allows breeders to run complimentary ratings with the six stallions that make up the farm's powerful roster. The team is headed by Distorted Humor (TrueNicks, SRO), now firmly established as one of the world's leading sires with 64 stakes winners, 26 of them ...

[image url=''http://cdn.bloodhorse.com/images/content/dgvanclief_large.jpg'']GD. G. Van Clief, Jr.[/image] D.G. Van Clief has spent his career in the Thoroughbred industry serving as chief executive officer of Nydrie Stud, as the CEO and founding chairman of the NTRA and the president of Breeders’ Cup Limited. Van Clief currently serves ...