Gabriel and Nicole Goodwin make Goodwin Farm a year-round operation by Lenny Shulman Racetracks and Major breeding farms aren’t the only beneficiaries of New York’s rebirth as a Thoroughbred racing power. Tucked away 20 minutes northwest of Saratoga in the leafy village of Porter Corners, Nicole and...

Emily Wygod builds on a family tradition by Lenny Shulman Emily Wygod is on the right side of the Thoroughbred business. As the daughter of industry giants Pam and Marty Wygod, she has the benefit of their counsel and infrastructure when selecting bloodstock or needing advice. And on her own, she is...

Bo Derek’s positive effect on the California Horse Racing Board by Lenny Shulman Bo Derek is talking about ways to enhance Thoroughbred racing’s stature among the mainstream American public when it’s suggested that the sport could use stars with the fame of, for example, Charlie Sheen to get involved...

(Originally published in the June 30, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. ) There is some kind of solid connection among A. Stevens Miles Jr., his horses, and his hometown of Louisville. The retired CEO of First Kentucky...

(Originally published in the March 24, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. ) For a bloodstock agent, Peter Bradley sure seems to own his share of stakes winners. The latest in the impressive parade is Dayatthespa, a City...

Beverly Least and family make Foggy Bottom Farm a top breaking and training outfit. by Lenny Shulman When the improving fortunes of New York racing and breeding are considered, most of the discussion is centered on a north/south axis starting with the New York City-area racetracks Aqueduct and Belmont...

Bigheart Thoroughbreds steps up in Oklahoma by Lenny Shulman So, what is the logical career path for a longtime obstetrics/gynecology practitioner and nurse midwife looking to change professions? If you’re Cindi Bigheart, you enlist your family to help turn a cattle farm into a Thoroughbred operation...

By Lenny Shulman Janice and Scott Jordan's Breakaway Farm Grows With Indiana While New York is getting plenty of attention as a destination for breeders looking to take advantage of casino-enhanced purses and awards, mare owners in Kentucky and from other regions have for the past several years also...

(Originally published in the January 28, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.) He hasn’t campaigned a stakes winner since Charmo took the San Francisco Breeders’ Cup Mile Stakes (gr. IIT) at Golden Gate Fields in 2006...

(Originally published in the December 10, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.) When you’re running hot, Plan B works out just as well as Plan A. Owner Ron Winchell was pointing up-and-coming 2-year-old Sabercat to the...