(Originally published in the March 13, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. ) The key to the success of any business is...
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On a beautiful spring day in Central Kentucky April 4, it was easy to see why Keeneland was considering a major expansion to its facility (now on hold due to the current state of the economy). With the...
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The Keeneland January horses of all ages sale is a barometer of, well, nothing. Most years, that is. Unless there is a major dispersal or unless the odd high-priced broodmare or two end up in the January...
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Handicapping is an integral part of the Thoroughbred game, a cerebral exercise that involves time and patience, skill and luck, risk-taking and rewards. But the ultimate handicapping is not done by those...
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It takes only a minute or two to sell a horse at public auction. The animal is led into the ring, the announcer makes a few comments, the auctioneer rattles his chant, and the hammer falls. Simple. Easy...
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Disaster. Brutal. Blood bath. Just a few of the many descriptive words being used by breeders to describe the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, which at this writing still had a week to run. In light...
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They say actions speak louder than words. The public is taking action by wagering less on horse racing. And those actions are speaking loudly. Data released for the third quarter of 2008 reveals that handle...
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Financier Warren Buffett once said there is only one certainty about the stock market: It will fluctuate. In fact, all markets vacillate, and the business trends of buying and selling Thoroughbreds are...
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Based on Reports of Mares Bred, The Jockey Club recently announced its projection of the foal crop of 2009 as 35,400, which would represent a 3.3% decline from the estimated 36,600 foals of 2008. Many...
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Just three months after it was announced he was being pensioned, Storm Cat was represented by the top price Aug. 5 at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling sale. How fitting. The success enjoyed by the 25...
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