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 1 Uncle Mo Todd Pletcher Indian Charlie—Playa Maya, by Arch Between all his exposure on Facebook and Twitter and owner Mike Repole’s gregarious and infectious personality, they may have to change this year’s sponsorship name to the Kentucky Derby Presented by UM Brands! Uncle Mo was on the work tab for the first time last week, ...

Derby Horse: Cool Blue Red HotWatch Cool Blue Red Hot's race against Soldat.Review the race results here. Finding the horses that are late bloomers with little hype around them so far, and whom will perform in the Derby, is a lot of fun for me to figure out. Cool Blue Red Hot was able to keep pace head to head with Soldat, but either grew tired ...

   (Originally published in the February 5, 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 another place and time, discussions about the upcoming Triple Crown preps centered on numbers—dosage index, center of ...

The following is the Derby preview article that will appear in the Feb. 12 issue of the The Blood-Horse. But before we get to that, let’s try something different this year. Debuting this week is the Derby Dozen. But what are the chances even half of those horses listed will even make it to Churchill Downs? And what are the chances the Derby winner ...

   1 Uncle Mo Todd Pletcher Indian Charlie—Playa Maya, by Arch For raw talent, he stands above the others. He has the potential to be a superstar if he can keep showing that same brilliance at nine and 10 furlongs. He has enough stamina to suggest that won’t be as much of a problem as some think. Exceptional talent can take ...

I am flying home from the 12th annual Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship which concluded Saturday night at the Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada.  I am banging out this blog on my I-Phone while the experience is still fresh in my memory.  This year's event was a nail-biter  with the ...

 An article by Tanya Tyler at bizlex.com on the first of three ''Women Leading Kentucky'' luncheons was sent to me by Erica Larson.The article was very interesting, because the round table topic was 'How Kentucky Became Southern.' The article brought a brief history lesson, which of course involved horses. Notably Lexington, who graces the ...

Next week, Blood-Horse magazine officially kicks off its Kentucky Derby coverage with a Derby preview cover story, the Derby contenders’ racing and pedigree profiles, and, of course, the Derby Dozen.And, as usual, coming up with a top 12 list is not going to be easy. Once you get past the four major contenders – Uncle Mo, To Honor and Serve, ...

 (Originally published in the January 22, 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 TwitterOwner Jerry Moss raised the issue of fan voting during a press conference four days prior to the Eclipse Awards ceremony ...