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The start of the week brought the double-whammy news that both Sadler's Wells (pedigree) and Storm Cat (on SRO) (pedigree) were pensioned. It would be hard to overstate the impact that these two Northern Dancer-line studs have had, both in their respective homes and worldwide. Read more about Sadler's Wells' retirement here.  View the ...

 It is what we owners and breeders fear the most. A call from a farm employee, trainer, or vet with that oddly familiar, awkward tone foretelling the bad news we have lost one of our horses. Or, perhaps even worse, in the moment of excitement and anticipation of competition, one of our horses goes down on the track or falls ...

Bill Christine, HorseRaceInsider.comYou'll need a scorecard for the 133rd running of the Preakness. Yankee Bravo? That name sort of rings a bell. Behindatthebar? Seems familiar. Giant Moon? I remember him. Vaguely. The Preakness has always been a haven for the Triple Crown's new shooters, but this is ridiculous. This isn't a field, it's a road ...

Back in late March, I wrote a couple of posts (March 28 and March 29) in which I expressed interest in the Buck Pond Farm stallion Seattle Fitz (ARG).  For those of you who agreed (or already shared that opinion, or have since discovered him), you won't want to miss Dede Biles' feature article ''Seattle Surprise'' in this week's edition of ...

Courtesy of RailbirdThe situation with Eight Belles has illustrated my disdain for the media. Unfortunately, most outlets tell the story they want to tell rather than the actual story. The vocal minority gets the soundbytes while anyone who's really in the mix goes ignored. A story in the Lexington Herald-Leader commented that the Eight Belles ...

 There were 417 races run on the flat in North America May 3, but only one captured the attention of the public. Normally that attention would be in celebration of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner, but this year the attention came in the form of criticism due to the tragic catastrophic breakdown suffered by ...

In two recent blogs we discussed inbreeding to the mare Special, and specifically her influence through Kingmambo (dam by Special's son, Nureyev). We also discussed Galileo (IRE), whose sire Sadler's Wells is both three-parts-brother to Nureyev, and a grandson of Special. Oddly enough then, the Stanjamesuk.com Two Thousand Guineas (Eng-I), saw ...

A horse who peaked at 5 and 6 - when he won back-to-back renewals of the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I), Milwaukee Brew (TrueNicks, SRO) was never going to sire early runners. However, with his first crop now 3, the brew is beginning to ferment for this Adena Springs South stallion. Progress started quietly with One Quick Brew (rated A) taking ...

I will no longer be following Perfect Soul or his first crop. This information will become outdated and will not be updated. I will leave this page up for those of you who have commented as I value your thoughts. As many of you have read, I am following the first crop of 2-Year-Olds by Perfect Soul. This page will host as a central location for ...