As we reach the end of 2012, I present a review of our chosen stallions. The stallions are listed in alphabetical order. I have included some of their most accomplished/promising runners, as well as some of my favorites. Please feel free to comment on your favorites. Remember that a favorite is not necessarily...

There was a column written recently about the “decline” of the American superstar and the “ascendancy” of the English superstar. According to the column, America’s “liberal use of drugs” is the culprit for the U.S. decline, while the exportation to England of young horses with Northern Dancer blood was...

October 6 Results Clancy Avenue (Henrythenavigator - Saintly Speech by Southern Halo) finished 6th in the 7 furlong Tattersalls Millions 2yo Trophy (Class 2 ) at Newmarket. The winner was Ghurair (Elusive Quality - Alta Moda (GB) by Sadler's Wells) by a head over Havana Gold (Teofilo (IRE) - Jessica...

Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt Big Brown bay, 2005 (Boundary - Mien by Nureyev) Race Record Year Age Starts First Second Third Earnings 2007 2 1 1 0 0 $37,800 2008 3 7 6 0 0 $3,576,700 TOTAL: 8 7 0 0 $3,614,500 Notable Races: Won Kentucky Derby (gr. I), Preakness Stakes (gr. I), Haskell Invitational (gr. I...

2012 Stallion Pages The 2012 Stallion Pages are now live. They include basic information about the stallions, as well as the current list of named 2-year-olds. At this time of the year, many 2-year-olds have not yet been named. I will update these lists regularly, about once a week. Henrythenavigator...

Supercharger , dam of 2010 Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver , has a 2011 Tiznow colt born on March 30, at WinStar Farm near Versailles, Ky. The mare has been bred to Medaglia d’Oro . With her current foal, Supercharger walks to her field. Order this Photo. Taking off for a run. Order this Photo. Enjoying...

.postComments { DISPLAY: none } .commentsContainer { DISPLAY: none } .commentForm { DISPLAY: none } Eddie Woods, a leading pinhooker and sale consignor, will be the next guest on Bloodhorse.com’s Talkin’ Horses podcast. A native of Meath, Ireland, who was a steeplechase jockey, Woods now operates a 240...

Smarty Jones 2004 Undefeated Smarty Jones became a fan favorite when he won the Derby. That was a great day for racing, but, the weather was less than ideal. It was all about keeping your cameras as dry as possible. Camera raincoats were in demand. Aquatech provided the high end raincoats, OpTechUSA...

Steve Haskin's Look Back at the Decade Editors of The Blood-Horse challenged senior correspondent Steve Haskin to fill in the blanks on several “best of” lists for the decade of 2000-2009. While several of them appear in the Dec. 26/Jan. 2 combined issue of the magazine (mailing on Dec. 29), there wasn...

So it has been a while since I actually wrote words down as a blog. How is everyone? History is the key word for the past month. The time frame has held a lot of graded stakes, some amazing performances and lots of crisp, freshly written history. The horse racing world has also lost six or more legends...