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I am heading to the Kentucky Derby. This will not be my first trip to Churchill downs since I saw The Police world tour at the track, but it will be my first trip to the Derby, and I will be running around...a lot. The goal is to give you a recap of my experiences each evening on my blog. Whether that can happen, I am not sure yet, but do look out ...

  ''It's a horse race, and I have the best horse in the race. It's that simple. We're going to Kentucky to win, anything less than that is not going to be OK with us. I love the spot I'm in. I can't see anyone going into this race nearly as well as we are. There's such good karma going around the stable now that I don't see how he can get ...

You asked, Alan answers! (Part I) The Blood-Horse recently hosted an online seminar called ''What Is TrueNicks,'' in which Alan and Byron presented an overview of the TrueNicks system and answered users' questions. The response from the Webinar audience was overwhelming, and the TrueNicks co-founders wanted to make sure every question was ...

[image url=''http://cdn.bloodhorse.com/images/content/albarado_large.jpg'']Robby Albarado[/image] Jockey Robby Albarado was born Sept. 11, 1973 in Lafayette, Louisiana. He now lives in Louisville, Ky. with his wife and three children. Like many other great Louisiana riders, Albarado started riding the bush tracks in his home state. He scored ...

A 35-minute online seminar will introduce you to the TrueNicks system. Tune in today, April 23 at 2:00 p.m. EDT, for the FREE session. After Alan Porter completes an overview of TrueNicks, he and Byron Rogers will answer readers' questions. If you have not pre-registered for the Webinar, please do so here: ...

  Okay, so what's the point of having a Triple Crown blog if you don't have a Kentucky Derby contest? There is none. This one is very simple. Pick your top four horses, in order. Whoever gets the most points wins. The point system is as follows: First place: 15 points Second Place: 8 points Third Place: 5 points Fourth Place: ...

Affirmed was both the focal point and cement that would bind my husband�s and my wonderful 35-year relationship. From the outset of our marriage in Miami in 1972, we dearly enjoyed driving up to spend time at Harbor View Farm near Ocala. It was there, in 1975, that we first noticed a flashy little chestnut colt that loved to show his heels to his ...

There are moments along the Triple Crown trail that remain forever etched in our minds. For this writer, one of those was April 27, 1978. Prior to the Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) at Keeneland, then run just nine days before the Run for the Roses, Jorge Velasquez slowly walked local favorite Alydar from the post parade and toward the outside rail. ...

This is a blog, and indeed TrueNicks is not supposed to be a handicapping service - but we are seriously going to have to reconsider this after the win of Sebring in the Golden Slipper Stakes (Aus-I) on the weekend! It was back on the 20th of January, some 13 weeks ago, that we first mentioned the then-non stakes-winning Sebring as a likely ...

Back in February 2006, I purchased a barren Broad Brush mare at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky mixed sale. I did some research, tried to select a good match for her, and sent in a mare nomination form. The next month, I brought her to Ashford Stud for a date with Honour and Glory (on SRO). They danced, my mare came back to the farm and gestated ...