Okay, the truth is, trainer Larry Jones will discuss Thoroughbred pedigrees and breeding only if YOU ask him to . Jones will be the next guest on Talkin' Horses , an interview that is conducted with questions...
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If you've never seen Ferris Bueller's Day Off , I highly recommend it. Now, it might seem somewhat off-topic, as the only horse in the movie is the one on the logo of the classic 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California...
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The small family farm where I keep my horses is owned by my closest friends. Because the farm is located in a section of Lexington near several fairly posh neighborhoods, my friends have no trouble attracting...
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My host here in the U.K. kindly set up a trip for this morning out to one of the Newmarket-based training yards, where I was able to walk the wall boxes to see all of the horses, and to watch a set of...
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If the higher-ups at The Blood-Horse ask, I'm working hard during my trip to the U.K. Hardly sleeping, what with all the work. Yes, sir -- it's been nothing but work, work, work since I arrived. That's...
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This week is my introduction to Newmarket in the U.K. Every Englishman I meet immediately apologizes for the "poor weather" and hopes that I don't get chilled. Ha! It's mid-40s here and was in the low...
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Eight months ago when I wrote about the retirement of both Sadler's Wells and Storm Cat ( Northern Dancer Pensioned ), I thought that was the end of the story. Nope. Storm Cat is back in service -- this...
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A week or so ago we had an interesting post on this site from Scot Gillies in regards to a "dream mating" for your favorite mare. There was a lot of ideas, some of them very well reasoned, from a number...
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I don't own Hasili (IRE) ( pedigree ). To provide a quick recap of that mare's record as a broodmare, I'll just say she got off to a "slow" start with Dansili (GB), her first foal: he was merely a multiple...
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For a moment, let's put aside the somber, serious issues of horse racing and breeding in today's economic climate, and instead discuss the more lighthearted topic of horse names. As we round out the year...
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