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Were horses like Kelso (shown) made of sterner stuff than runners of today? Photo: Jim Raftery/Turfotos

Special Report: Losing the Iron Horse?
In this exclusive report, The Blood-Horse investigates whether the Thoroughbred racehorse is as tough today as it was 30 to 40 years ago. Editors of The Blood-Horse recently sought the answer to this question by producing a comprehensive review of 34 years of historical Thoroughbred stallion progeny records pulled from The Jockey Club's extensive database. More...

Minor's Dream: Resurrect Hialeah Park
Halsey Minor has a dream. The technology entrepreneur, multimillionaire, and Thoroughbred owner wants to purchase, renovate, and return racing to historic Hialeah Park, the Southern Florida track that has been closed since 2001. More...

Belmont Park Reports Mixed Results
All-sources handle declined 2.2% during the recently-concluded Belmont Park Spring/Summer meet, the New York Racing Association announced July 23. More...

Woodlands to Shut Down in August
Claiming Crown Attracts 84 Pre-Entries
California Begins Ban on Steroids
Wet Weather for Saratoga Opener
Houghton Glad to Return to Michigan
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	Special Report: Losing the Iron Horse? The Blood-Horse presents "Losing the Iron Horse?", an in-depth report, available as a free PDF download, which investigates whether the Thoroughbred racehorse is as tough today as it was 30 to 40 years ago. Editors of The Blood-Horse recently sought the answer to this question by producing a comprehensive review of 34 years of historical Thoroughbred stallion progeny records pulled from The Jockey Club's extensive database. Download the Special Report.

Vic Zast Saratoga Diary: Rainmaker Nothing ruins a day at the races more than rain, and at Saratoga, where people huddle under the trees in the backyard to picnic, the effect can be worse than ants in the potato salad. More Hangin' With Haskin: Happy Anniversary, Big Red I naturally turned around to see who it was. There before me, stretched out and gobbling up the ground with gigantic strides was a big, powerful chestnut. I recognized the blue and white colors of Meadow Stable on the colt's equipment, and figured it could only be their highly touted 2-year-old Secretariat, who was already making a name for himself at the Saratoga meeting. More Maiden Watch: Smarty Marty Debuts at Saratoga Results for Collegiate (Saarland), Renda (Medaglia d'Oro), and In Speight of It (Speightstown) and Smarty Marty (Smarty Jones) debuts at Saratoga. More The Five-Cross Files: Restoring the Iron Horse Nicanor: Tracking Barbaro's Brother: Nicanor Included in Celebration of Barbaro Event Breeders Cup Chat: Dreamin' of Saratoga Adam's Turf: Moments from Magdalana Hammer Time: Coolmore and F-T The Racing Hub: Man o' War - Classic Video Footage Triple Crown Talk: Same Place, Different Name Eight Belles Memory Wall: Remembering a Great Filly View Blog Stable

TOBA New Owner Seminar Webcast: Discover the exciting possibilities of Thoroughbred ownership through the TOBA New Owner Seminar recently held at Gulfstream Park. Speakers include Rollin Baugh, Terry Finley, Peter Vegso and Phil Gleaves. Register now.

Jardin Surprises in Schuylerville Opener
The $112,900 Schuylerville Stakes (gr. III) was both good and bad for trainer Steve Asmussen, who saddled the overlooked Jardin to victory over the sloppy Saratoga main track even as favored Ocean Colors faded to last in the test of 2-year-old fillies July 23. More...

Peppers Pride Trying to Make History
July 27 will be a big day for Joe Allen. The Texas resident will celebrate his 62nd birthday, and his homebred mare, Peppers Pride, will try to set a modern North American Thoroughbred racing record by posting her 17th consecutive victory. More...

Claiming Crown Attracts 84 Pre-Entries
Eighty-four horses, representing 17 different U.S. states and one Canadian province, were pre-entered July 23 for the 2008 Claiming Crown, which will take place Aug. 2 at Canterbury Park. More...

Misty Ocean, 'Sizzle Back for 'Clemente
Races Taken Off Turf at Saratoga
My Princess Jess Faces French Invader
High-Priced Juveniles Compete in Sanford
Boulet Named Racing Secretary at FG
Giant Gizmo Sidelined With Fracture
War Pass Still Healing
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VIDEO - Recent Graded Stakes
Date	Race	Track
07/20/08	Eddie Read Handicap	Del Mar
07/19/08	San Diego Handicap	Del Mar
07/19/08	Virginia Derby	Colonial
07/19/08	CCA Oaks	Belmont
07/19/08	Virginia Oaks	Colonial
07/13/08	Sunset	Hollywood
07/13/08	Delaware Handicap	Delaware
07/13/08	Barbaro Stakes	Delaware
07/13/08	Poker	Belmont
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Stakes Calendar
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2008 Graded Stakes
Eclipse Award Winners
Stakes Entries NEW!
Race Results with 4-Cross Pedigrees NEW!
Updated Leader Lists NEW!

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Todd Schrupp
TVG Host/Racing Analyst
Part 1: Thurs.; July 10; noon
Part 2: Thurs.; July 17; noon

Maryjean Wall
Eclipse award-
winning turf writer
Wednesday  July 2  noon
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Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt

OBS Sale Has 1,342 Yearlings
Treptow Active at Tattersalls
British Bloodstock Marketing to Increase

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	Auction Results (including hip-by-hip results) Leader Lists Leading Sires Leading BroodmareSires Leading Buyers Leading Consignors Leading Breeders

Florida's current year leading sire Trippi has been sold to South African interests. Photo: Louise Reinagel

Trippi to South Africa
Trippi, Florida's leading sire this year, has been purchased by Johann and Gaynor Rupert's L'Ormarins Stud for stallion duty in South Africa. More...

Sulamani Sires First Winner
Sulamani, a U.S. grade I winner and international champion, was represented by his first winner when his son Dazinski won July 21 at Yarmouth in England. More...

Champion Producer Valid Victress Dead
Valid Victress, dam of Eclipse Award winner Perfect Sting, died June 16 from foaling complications. More...

Helen of Troy Dead
New Farm Planned in Kentucky
Stakes Producer Homewrecker Dead
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Stallion Register
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New Foal Galleries:
The Class of 2008 Gallery of 2008 foals from the pages of the Blood-Horse magazine.	Here Come the Foals! Updated 4/26/08
Attract valuable attention to your foal with our exclusive "Here Come the Foals" online gallery. Submit your photos today - click here to find out how!

All According to a Mistical Plan Prior to her recent triumph at Calder Race Course, Mistical Plan had tried for grade one glory on five occasions over a three-year career. Read the full story | Archives		Kamsin Typifies Modern German Breeding Germany has preserved a number of bloodlines that are all but extinct elsewhere. Among them is the male line of 1935 English Triple Crown winner Bahram, the direct ancestor of this year's BMW Deutsches Derby (Ger-I) winner Kamsin (GER). Read the full story | Archives

Updated Indexes for the 2008 Stallion Register Alphabetical Index Geographic Index Stud Fee Index Sire of Sires Index A Cross-Index to Pedigrees Broodmare Sires Index Farm Index	In conjunction with Pedigree Research, LLC, a pedigree consultancy firm headed by Alan Porter and Byron Rogers, Blood-Horse Publications introduces the TrueNicks sire line affinity system.

The Eddie Read Handicap (gr. IT), which was first run in 1974, has had several back-to-back winners, but no horse has ever won three consecutive times. However, one runner came close. He finished second by a neck in his first attempt and won the next two editions. Name him.

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