My high school's motto was mens sana in corpore sano : (strive for) a healthy mind in a healthy body. That's exactly the goal that horse owners should have for their charges. I'm an advocate of pasture...
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The 1,600-meter French classic race run this past weekend is officially the Poule d'Essai des Poulains (Fr-I) but is probably better-known here in the States as the "French Two Thousand Guineas." The English...
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Last week we discussed the fallibility of the Dosage "rule" for the Kentucky Derby . (Derby winners are supposed to have enough stamina influences to rate 4.00 or lower on the Dosage scale.) I predicted...
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We're only a few weekends away from the biggest day in horse racing. At the same time, we're one year removed from Eight Belles' break-down immediately after her historic run, and another couple since...
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I enjoyed a nice phone chat late last week with Chris Blake of Ascot Stud in Ontario, Canada. I had called him to discuss the farm's unusual incentive plan for breeders, as part of my research for an upcoming...
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I have a couple of "rants" left in me, but I think I'll hold off on any more of my promised snarkiness for a while. Before I start looking at pedigrees again (watch for my early Kentucky Derby picks soon...
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A month before he took the big prize in one of the most exciting Kentucky Derby races in recent memory, I mentioned Big Brown as an interesting sire prospect. His pedigree is brilliant, and offers promise...
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A BloodHorse.com article yesterday afternoon about the Canadian Stallion Awards reveals that Bold Executive took the top spot, in large part due to his progeny's earnings on synthetic tracks. Bold Executive...
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The idea of racing partnerships allowed racehorse ownership by many more individuals. It was a brilliant concept in 1969 when Dogwood Stables' Cot Campbell introduced it. More important, I believe it could...
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Back around the time of Keeneland's November sale of weanlings and breeding stock, a few readers of The Blood-Horse wrote in that they were aghast to discover a 2-year-old filly entered in the sale not...
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