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  • Oaklawn Park Steps Up to Fill a Need

    At this week's National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association convention in Clearwater Beach, Fla., Arkansas HBPA president Bill Walmsley explained his thought process when Oaklawn Park management outlined a possible plan this month to split the $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) into two divisions. The track's plan was to offer a pair of ...
    Posted to Keeping Pace (Weblog) by Frank Angst on 03-15-2019
  • A Love Letter to Joan

    When you reach a certain age, at least in my case, you have this desire to release feelings inside you. You dont want them silenced for eternity. You want people, mostly the ones you love, to know exactly how you feel and who you really are. Several years ago, I wrote a column thanking my wife Joan for everything she has done for me, mainly ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 03-15-2019
  • Will Baffert Sweep Both Divisions of the Rebel?

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman A week later than originally expected, the Kentucky Derby favorites Game Winner and Improbable will make their much-anticipated three-year-old debuts in the two separate divisions of Saturday's $750,000 Rebel Stakes (gr. II) at Oaklawn Park. Both colts are Grade 1 winners trained by ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 03-14-2019
  • Struggles At Santa Anita - By Lenny Shulman

    With spring just around the corner and the Thoroughbred racing season set to kick-start into high gear with major Triple Crown preps spicing up the weekends, the Thoroughbred industry must tap the brakes and focus instead on a crisisthe closing of Santa Anita Park due to a rash of breakdowns over the past two-and-a-half months. When national ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 03-13-2019
  • February 23, 2019 - Foal Health: Colostrum

    Colostrum, which is the first milk a mare delivers, is vital when it comes to having a healthy newborn. by Amanda Duckworth WHEN IT COMES TO EQUINE HEALTH, many issues and treatment plans come down to the specific individual in question. However, there are a few baseline rules that are generally accepted as gospel. No hoof, no horse is hard ...
    Posted to Health Zone (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 03-13-2019
  • February 16, 2019 - Southeast: Bigger Is Better

    Pavla and Erik Nygaard enjoy huge success at their Ocala Jockey Club By Cynthia McFarland MUCH CAN BE SAID for valuing tradition and history, yet growth and change are inescapable in this life. At Ocala Jockey Club, owners Erik and Pavla Nygaard have found balance in appreciating the past while moving into the future.  Download this ...
  • Derby Dozen - March 12, 2019 - Presented by Shadwell Farm

    1 Game Winner Bob Baffert Candy Ride (ARG)Indyan Giving, by A.P. Indy Bafferts big two are living on the edge. When you have athletes primed and ready to compete in their own backyard and they dont, then have to ship to another track to work and wait a week and ship cross-country, it usually disrupts the entire routine. They still ...
  • Gotham, Jeff Ruby Offer Options

    So you're an owner with a 3-year-old who isn't quite ready to try two turns in a graded stakes, but you would like to pick up some qualifying points toward the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1)--just in case stretching out to a classic distance could still be in the future. Or you're a trainer with a sophomore who has shown talent ...
    Posted to Keeping Pace (Weblog) by Frank Angst on 03-08-2019
  • Two Plays on a Busy Weekend of Derby Preps

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman Although the slate of Kentucky Derby prep races this weekend is a bit lighter than expected due to the indefinite suspension of racing at Santa Anita, there are still three big races on the agenda, with the $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) at Tampa Bay Downs being the race that ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 03-07-2019
  • Victory Lane - By Evan Hammonds

    The outcome of the March 2 Xpressbet Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park was a bit surprising as odds-on favorite Hidden Scroll gave way to the stretch punch of Code of Honor, who had been sent off at 9-1. The winner was no upset, as the results point to connections with decades of experience in all aspects of the Thoroughbred ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 03-06-2019
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