Rachel Alexandra and her first foal, a Curlin colt born on Jan. 22, 2012, live on Stonestreet Farm . They went out in their paddock on a beautiful and sunny day in Lexington, Ky. The foal took his lead from Rachel Alexandra , running some, resting some and repeating the routine. The foal is growing fast...

(Originally published in the April 30, 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 Thoroughbred racing took a major hit last week with the passing of Jess Jackson, as provocative...

Everyone wants to see a showdown between Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta . Although people do change their minds, as Jess Jackson did last year with Curlin, there are issues involved here that make it improbable it's going to happen. But there is a way to overcome those issues, which we'll get to later...

Over the last two days we have learned that Zenyatta is likely not leaving California and Rachel Alexandra won't be going to California. Great, isn't it? The two most popular horses in training this year will not meet one another. Sound familiar? If it does, that's because we went through this same thing...

Bloodstock agent John Moynihan has bought and sold many good horses, seen many top individuals at sales, and witnessed many impressive performances on the racetrack. But he had never been completely blown away until May 1, 2009. Wine mogul Jess Jackson did not attend the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) that day...