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Gathered by the field gate, mares and foals wait for the 7:10 a.m. arrival of Clarkland Farm staff. First, the staff lead the mares and foals into their stalls in the barn. Leslie's Lady, 2016 Broodmare of the Year, is among the herd that resides at Fred and Nancy Mitchell's Clarkland near Lexington. Leslie's Lady and her 2017 Medaglia d'Oro ...

An inside look at a day in the life of Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) winner Always Dreaming's dam, Above Perfection, at Dromoland Farm.  Gerry Dilger's Dromoland Farm, home of Always Dreaming's dam Above Perfection. Order This Photo    Above Perfection walking on a farm lane. Order This PhotoAlways Dreaming was ...

Order This Photo Order This Photo Always the professional stallion, Tapit walks and poses for prospective breeders and others during his daily two-hour show time. And the gray (now almost white) always looks spotless as he is paraded by the stallion barns and breeding shed. Order This Photo The leading Thoroughbred sire in North America for ...

 by: Anne M. Eberhardt, @BH_AEberhardt Resting in her paddock. Order This Photo Patchen Wilkes Farm near Lexington, Ky. has been home to 13 white foals since 1995. The latest addition came during Super Bowl 51 when Beautiful Devil produced a white filly by Revolutionary at 10:15 p.m. Feb. 5. Mom is close by. Order This Photo Beautiful ...

by: Anne M. Eberhardt, @BH_AEberhardt  California Chrome in his stall. Order This Photo California Chrome, the newest addition to the Taylor Made roster, is one of seven stallions at the farm near Nicholasville, Ky. In his paddock. Order This PhotoThe popular son of Lucky Pulpit easily settled in to the routine at Taylor Made, residing in ...

by: Anne M. Eberhardt, @BH_AEberhardt  Songbird jogging at WinStar Order This Photo On the morning after the Eclipse Awards ceremony, it was business as usual at Kenny Troutt's WinStar Farm near Versailles, Ky. The farm was honored with the Eclipse Award for outstanding breeder Jan. 21 at Gulfstream Park.  On the way to the training ...

by: Anne M. Eberhardt, @BH_AEberhardt  And the songbirds keep singin' Like they know the score And I love, I love you I love you like never before   -Songbird, by Eva Cassidy    Songbird with Salbador Ceballos. Order This Photo  Champion Songbird's winter sabbatical at Kenny ...

Journalist Kate Hunter continues her visit with mares in Japan. Like any big breeding operation, the Yoshida brothers are looking for mares who have performed at the highest level and impressively so. Turf has always been the most important surface in Japan, but they know, better than most, that a dirt horse can rule the turf. Case and point: ...

Mares in Japan Part 2: California Girls, with Kate Hunter The Yoshidas are looking for all sorts of top horses, not just Kentucky blue bloods. One state that they have been interested in has been California. They have purchased six state-breds since 2006, including three by soon to be five time leading California sire Unusual Heat. Moscow ...

Fellow racing photographer and journalist, Kate Hunter has the rare privilege of seeing some of the best horses, including mares and foals, from around the world. Kate will share her photos with you in several blog entries. To see Kate’s racing images go to http://photos.bloodhorse.com/Photographers/Kate-Hunter From Kate: The Yoshida brothers' ...