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Eclipse Award jockeys
Some years, the Eclipse Awards do not require a lot of research as some horse or person is far ahead of everyone else. We know […]
Mendelssohn poised to be a good thing in the breeding shed
If any horse this year has earned his retirement and a subsequent lifetime of “work” in the breeding shed, it’s MENDELSSOHN. He made six cross-Atlantic […]
Savagery an intriguing prospect in Los Alamitos Futurity
The American Graded Stakes Committee announced recently that the Los Alamitos Futurity (G1) would be downgraded next year to Grade 2 status. Trainer Bob Baffert […]
Hong Kong does it right
Recently, I was added to the media mailing list of the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC). With their four big international races coming up this […]
Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Maximus Mischief
Although Maximus Mischief stayed 1 1/8 miles to win the Remsen (G2), pedigree suggests that could be his maximum trip. Bred by Martha Jane Mulholland […]
Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Signalman
If Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) winner Signalman has a blue-collar pedigree up front, you don’t have to go far to find influential players along with […]
Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Game Winner
Game Winner wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Churchill Downs (c) Coady Photography by Dick Powell Gary and Mary West’s GAME WINNER capped off […]
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile 2018 Pedigree Profiles
by Dick Powell CODE OF HONOR is from the first crop of Noble Mission, a full brother to superstar Frankel. Noble Mission is off to […]