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Few have the resources to do anything they want in the Thoroughbred industry. Sheikh Mohammed would be one of the exceptions. The news of the last few weeks only further validates how much the ruler of Dubai not only loves the Thoroughbred industry, but desires to be its most dominant global player. On March 24, news arrived that Sheikh ...

 Recently I glanced at a horse classified section. There was an ad promoting a company that exists to help name horses. I thought to myself, ''man, I really enjoy brainstorming and coming up with clever ideas and names. I want to get paid for doing something fun like that.'' So, the gears started turning in my head.Some people look to name ...

  Below is a list of the last 20 Kentucky Derby winners and where they finished in their final prep race: 2007 - Street Sense, 2nd Blue Grass Stakes 2006 - Barbaro, 1st Florida Derby 2005 - Giacomo, 4th Santa Anita Derby 2004 - Smarty Jones, 1st Arkansas Derby 2003 - Funny Cide, 2nd Wood Memorial 2002 - War Emblem, 1st Illinois ...

I've got to say, the Northern Dancer line never really excited me as broodmare sires.  Sure, there were loads of successes along the way, but you'd expect that just based on opportunity: a lot of well-bred mares had a lot of well-bred daughters by Northern Dancer and his sons, and just by sheer numbers they're likely to have their fair share ...

A recent poll asked The Five-Cross Files readers ''Are you a horse owner?''  It turns out that 2 out of 3 readers own at least one horse, and apparently several of you guys own a bunch of ‘em.  Of those non-owners, half of you have had horses previously. Not surprisingly -- this is a breeding/pedigree-oriented blog, after all -- the ...

This poll has ended.  The question was:  What are the effects of racing 2-year-olds?

Keeneland made a lot of changes in its April sale of 2-year-olds in training and you have to give management there credit for trying. Director of sales Geoffrey Russell indicated the company would be open to doing some more tinkering in the future. One of the most popular suggestions from consignors and buyers for future change involves the ...

I don't know what was more shocking April 11, Michael Johns getting kicked off of ''American Idol'' or the announcement that an agreement had been reached for a company owned by a friend of Sheikh Mohammed's to buy Fasig-Tipton. Guess, after a little thought, I'll have to go with the Fasig-Tipton announcement. One fun thing about a Blog is that ...

  Has anyone been watching the prices at Keeneland so far? Through five days of the spring meet, there have been 16 horses that have paid $20 or more, and nine exactas totaling at least $200. As usual, it has been bombs away in Lexington, and there is no reason to think that the longshots won't continue. I happen to think some of the ...