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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) -- ...

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 ...