Nancy Dillman can sum up 2011 so far in one word: “Marvelous.” During the recent Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale, a Bernardini colt that Dillman bred brought $1.2 million from Sheikh Mohammed’s bloodstock manager, John Ferguson. Consigned by the sales division of Mill Ridge Farm, the handsome...

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...

The following is the Derby preview article that will appear in the Feb. 12 issue of the The Blood-Horse . But before we get to that, let’s try something different this year. Debuting this week is the Derby Dozen . But what are the chances even half of those horses listed will even make it to Churchill...

Racing is close to finishing up for the year. Lots of potential broodmares and stallions are retiring to start new careers. After a quick break for Thanksgiving, I went to Churchill for the Clark Handicap and for likely my last day of racing this year. Other recent and ongoing assignments have included...

As far as grade I races go, this weekend's Travers is as difficult as it gets. Here is just a sampling of what we, as handicappers, have to tackle: *Only two of the 11 horses in here enter off a win, and one of those was a maiden. *Several trainers have been quoted as saying something to the effect of...

OK, the naysayers have been heard, so we’re all aware that this year’s Triple Crown had little star appeal and slow times, and that this crop of 3-year-olds is mediocre at best. Maybe it will turn out to be a weak crop; maybe it won’t. It’s only June. Following the 1987 Kentucky Derby (gr. I), the consensus...

Five-plus months of Triple Crown mania ended Saturday when Drosselmeyer scored the Belmont Stakes in upset fashion. It completed a hard-to-figure 3-year-old series in which we not only had three different winners, but also three different runner-ups. So, what did we learn from the 2010 Triple Crown?...

Will it be Super Saver again in the Preakness? Will Lookin At Lucky find redemption? Or will it be one of the new faces? Now is your chance to see how your picks stack up against the rest of the BloodHorse.com community. writeRanker("http://i.bloodhorse.com/xml/ranking/2010PreaknessOrderFinish.xml");...

As I spelled out in a blog earlier this week, I think Super Saver will have a tough task winning the Preakness, but I also think the Derby winner will run well and would be surprised if he didn't hit the board. I just believe he is worth trying to beat. I would be surprised if Super Saver wasn't on or...

As of Monday afternoon, it looks as though there is going to be a full field of 14 for the Preakness. Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver will have no easy task if he is going to take the second leg of the Triple Crown--for many reasons. The son of Maria's Mon will not have the advantage of having a win...