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(Originally published in the April 16, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)   Reiley McDonald is the managing partner of Eaton Sales and served two years on the TRF board of directors.  As most horsemen now know, Thoroughbred racing ...

  1 Dialed In Nick Zito Mineshaft —Miss Doolittle, by Storm Cat He gets pushed up to the top spot, partly because he’s done enough to earn it and partly because there is no one else to put there. We haven’t seen Zito this high on a horse in a long time, and he definitely has a special feeling for him. The decision to keep him at ...

 (Originally published in the April 9, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  By Evan Hammonds   In the old days, enshrinement into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was pretty cut-and-dried. The one that received the ...

(Originally published in the April 9, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)     Friendships made in college can last a lifetime, enhance employment opportunities, or, in the case of George Bolton, perhaps even lead to Churchill Downs on ...

  1 Uncle Mo Todd Pletcher Indian Charlie—Playa Maya, by Arch Breezed a half in :48 1/5 for much anticipated start in the Wood Memorial. There doesn’t appear to be anyone who can test him to any degree, so he’ll have to rely on himself and Johnny V to get enough out of the race. Regardless of who runs, expect to see him sit ...

It takes great training skills, good fortune, and exceptional horses to propel a trainer up to the ranks of America’s elite. That rarified air is reserved for only a handful of horsemen. Graham Motion may not be up there with the likes of Pletcher, Baffert, Asmussen,  Zito, and McLaughlin, but don’t be surprised if he reaches that plateau in ...

 (Originally published in the April 2, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)     The bay colt galloped blithely around the track at Palm Beach Downs, at peace with the soft March morning and the motionless rider on his back. The ...

 (Originally published in the April 2, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  By Eric Mitchell - @EJMitchellKy on TwitterThe National Thoroughbred Racing Association is caught in a vicious cycle. Racetracks’ and horsemen’s associations are ...