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  • These Numbers Don't Lie

    I have heard both directly and indirectly from a number of you in response to the consumer research reported in my blog last week.  I noted in that blog that in 2009, polling conducted by the NTRA’s long-time polling consultants (who we share with Institute of Politics at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government) found that about ...
    Posted to Alex Waldrop Straight Up (Weblog) by aspradling on 02-17-2011

  • Why Uncle Mo Winning the BC Juvenile is a Bad Thing

      No 2 year old Breeders Cup Juvenile champ has been around to ENTER a Belmont Stakes since 1985: not win, not hit the board, we are talking not even in the race. That to me is a much more incredible streak than our lack of recent Triple Crown champions.Legend Street Sense seems to be the only one that missed the race by choice; all others ...
    Posted to Thoroughbred Bloggers Alliance (Weblog) by aspradling on 02-16-2011

  • Integrity We Can Believe In By Eric Mitchell

     (Originally published in the February 12, 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 Twitter [Santa Anita Park was accredited with the Oak Tree Racing Association in 2009. An earlier version of this post stated ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by aspradling on 02-15-2011

  • 02/19/11 West Coast: Claims Adjuster

    Not too many people campaign two millionaires in their lifetime. Don Van Kempen took it further and found his seven-figure earners via the claim box. For $25,000 in 2003, he claimed Moscow Burning. She proceeded to win a total of $1,417,800 to become the all-time leading money- earning California-bred female. “I never intended to have a horse ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by aspradling on 02-15-2011

  • 02/19/11 Southwest: Oklahoma Opportunity

    Ellen Caines hasn’t changed a bit when it comes to horses. “I remember when I was a little girl, my mom and dad would say that wherever we went I could find a horse within a five-mile radius,” she said. Caines remains as enthusiastic and optimistic as ever about horses, and it shows in the way she goes about her business at Caines Stallion ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by aspradling on 02-15-2011

  • February 14, 2011 - Presented by Pauls Mill

     1 Uncle Mo Todd Pletcher Indian Charlie—Playa Maya, by Arch Pletcher got a bit more than he expected when the Derby favorite breezed a half in :47 2/5 in his third work back. Pletcher was looking for :48 and change, but what’s a second here or there when you’re dealing with a gifted colt? The Tampa Bay Derby is his likely target, ...
    Posted to Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen (Weblog) by aspradling on 02-14-2011

  • Ky. Derby Trail: Catching up on the Sleepers

    Our report on this weekend’s stakes action will appear on Tuesday, but for now there are several allowance and maiden races from the past few weeks that should be touched on, based solely on observation.Speaking of which, are we seeing a new trend with all these blazingly fast maidens debuting at 3 and running a hole in the wind and then having to ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by aspradling on 02-14-2011

  • February 12, 2011 - Pre-Breeding Management of the Mare

    Trade Zone: Pre-Breeding Management of the Mare It is of paramount importance that any mare intended for breeding be in optimal health before the beginning of the breeding season. The mare should have her Coggins test updated, as well as annual vaccinations such as Eastern and Western encephalitis, tetanus, rabies, and Potomac horse fever. It ...
    Posted to Health Zone (FileGallery) by aspradling on 02-08-2011

  • 02/05/2011 Southeast: Royal Flush

     Retirement is a dirty word to Harold Queen. The 75-year-old Florida resident said he works “seven days a week” and doesn’t plan to stop “until I’m dead.” While many men his age in the Sunshine State are fishing or playing golf, Queen keeps busy managing his nearly 82-acre farm that is part of the Nelson Jones training complex near Ocala. He ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by aspradling on 02-08-2011

  • Ky. Derby Trail: Leave the Training to Trainers

    Over the past decade or so, racing has seen a new breed of owner enter the sport, many with a corporate philosophy. And like most corporations, there is the need for a manager, whether he or she goes by the title of GM or in this instance racing manager.In many cases, an owner, whether it be of a corporation or a racing stable, feels it is ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by aspradling on 02-08-2011
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