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  • December 8, 2018 - Northeast/Mid-Atlantic: Peaceful Landing

    Barbara Luna establishes War Horses at Rose Bower by Margaret E. Guthrie SOME OF US ARE FORTUNATE enough to be able to plan our retire-ment dream of a snug cabin on the coast of Maine or an oceanfront beach hut in Costa Rica, but few retirement spots can top Rose Bower, Va., site of War Horses at Rose Bower. Rose Bower, a tiny community ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-01-2019

  • The Mega Nicks

    Last week on Twitter we were interested to see if there were any thoughts on the most popular nick ratings. After getting the seeds of some ideas for what constituted a the most tried/successful nicks, we decided to gather the data, as one should, to see what story was told. In order to make it fair we stuck to the following: Direct ...
    Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by Byron Rogers on 12-31-2018

  • Promotional Feature: Boarding - Home Is Where The Horse Is

    That Thoroughbreds are a tricky investment is well-known to all participants in the industry. There is a lot of money passing hands for a most-fragile commodity, meaning that the care and welfare of the animal should be paramount to all involved. Choosing where to board your broodmare and, subsequently, where to raise your foal, are crucial ...
    Posted to Magazine Features (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 12-28-2018

  • November 10, 2018 - Stem Cell Therapy

    Continues to be an option for treating injured horses by Heather Smith Thomas STEM CELL THERAPY has been utilized in horses to help heal tendon, ligament, and joint injuries for two decades. At this point there are basically two sources of stem cells for clinical use—from bone marrow and from fat tissue. Cells harvested from bone marrow are ...
    Posted to Health Zone (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 12-28-2018

  • East vs. West in the American Oaks

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman When handicapping major turf races in California, I am usually of the opinion that shippers from the East Coast have an advantage. With the powerful stable of trainer Chad Brown based out east, and with the majority of the richest turf races taking place across the region's numerous ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 12-27-2018

  • November 10, 2018 - Northeast/Mid-Atlantic: Great Comeback

    Tragedy leads to triumph for Barry and Sheryl Schwartz by Paul Volponi ON A RAIN-SWEPT AFTERNOON, through a temporary window of calm, Barry K. Schwartz, 76, strides into the Belmont Park paddock. The oversized umbrella he carries remains furled and tucked beneath one arm. Schwartz has come to observe the fruits of his Stonewall Farm—a ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 12-27-2018

  • Promising 2yos Face Off in Sugar Bowl Stakes

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman On a very quiet weekend of racing with only one graded stakes race on the agenda, the event that Kentucky Derby-minded handicappers will want to keep an eye on is surely the $75,000 Sugar Bowl Stakes at Fair Grounds. The six-furlong sprint for two-year-olds serves as a steppingstone ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 12-20-2018

  • Big News - By Evan Hammonds

    In the winter of 1997, Joe Hirsch began a column in Daily Racing Form: “Pulpit, Pulpit, Pulpit. That’s all people are talking about.” The legendary Turf writer was musing on the buzz in South Florida surrounding Claiborne Farm’s colt as the son of A.P. Indy worked his way along the Triple Crown trail.In 2018 racing people were talking a lot about ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Michelle Benson on 12-18-2018

  • Sam Riddle on Man o' War Part Two

    Unfortunately, Sam Riddle’s recollections of Man o’ War’s 2-year-old campaign were not among the aforementioned papers discovered in Mary Simon’s box of old articles and papers. But what follows is a riveting account of Big Red’s three-year-old campaign. Like with all history, we choose to believe what we want, as there are always different ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 12-16-2018

  • Baffert Holds Strong Hand for 2019 Kentucky Derby Trail

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman With five wins in the Kentucky Derby (and two sweeps of the Triple Crown) since 1997, it's safe to say that no trainer in recent memory has dominated the spring classics quite as thoroughly as Bob Baffert. Nor does it appear that Baffert's string of success will end anytime soon. In ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 12-13-2018
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