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  The nearly three decade drought is over. Big Brown takes over after six furlongs, opens up a clear lead, and holds off a very game Denis of Cork by two lengths to win the Belmont Stakes. That is my prediction and although it is the way I see the Belmont unfolding, to back myself up I will also use Denis of Cork in the top spot. Since the ...

Well, now I have seen it all and have laughed a good deal about it. The Onion released an amazing article on endorsements for Big Brown involving his own personal line of horseshoes. Read the article here. For those who don't know the Onion, it is an entertainment-based news source and should not be taken literally. In light of this article, there ...

[image url=''http://cdn.bloodhorse.com/images/content/jshandler_large.jpg'']Jason Shandler[/image] Blood-Horse staff writer Jason Shandler makes his debut on Talkin' Horses for a special Belmont Stakes (gr. I) handicapping preview. With Big Brown winning both the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) and Preakness Stakes (gr. I), Shandler will examine his ...

Yearling sales are a big deal.  If you want to gauge the strength of the industry, take a look at the yearling market.  (And if you're really into such things, you probably already subscribe to TBH MarketWatch...).  Each year, thousands of yearlings go through the ring (in 2008, we'll probably see more than 14,000 of them, with ...

  I will have my Belmont selections on Thursday, but for now, I'd like to take a moment and mention one horse that will not be in any of my tickets: Casino Drive. Surprised? Many of you probably are. After all, he is the horse most say has the best chance of knocking off Big Brown. Not me. I know all the positives. His Peter Pan ...

By Alfred G. Vanderbilt, courtesy of NYTimes.comThese are the delicious days, the days of debate and doubt as we wait for the Belmont Stakes, the toughest race to win in the United States and the last leg of the Triple Crown. There is no better time to be a horse racing fan. Now the questions begin. How many horses will have enough sand to face ...

We are gaining the impression that breeding a stallion back to a mare from his own broodmare sire line can work quite well. One example is Pure Prize (TrueNicks, SRO), the young Storm Cat horse who is making a very strong start with his first crop, now only 4. He is out of a mare by Seeking the Gold, a son of Mr. Prospector, and crossing him back ...

We have previously posted about the impressive start that Coolmore's group I English Derby winner Galileo has had with mares by the ill-fated champion sire Danehill. The Coolmore stud ''mega-nick'' added a juvenile group success when Cuis Ghaire (Galileo-Scribonia, by Danehill) scored a 3 1/2 length victory in the €100,000 Gr3 Swordlestown Stud ...

No matter what happens in the June 7 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), the 2008 Triple Crown season will always be defined by the triumph and tragedy of the heir apparent crown prince, Big Brown, and the fallen heroine, Eight Belles. And tradition says that this Belmont, factoring in Big Brown’s pre-race hoof injury, will come up as a “hold your breath,” ...

I watched parts of the Indianapolis 500 May 25. But I wonder how much less of it I would have viewed had the first 75 laps been on one network and the last 125 laps on another. Just a small inconvenience? I don’t know. I might have just tuned out because of the silliness of making me—or is it asking me or expecting me—to do such a thing. If ...