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The comments area at Tim Woolley Racing is going to be disabled in the near future; I’m very impressed that the stalwart Alex Brown has managed to keep up with it for so long, and it’s nice he’s going to continue to offer updates.

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Feed the Beast

I am very much enjoying the new Blood-Horse RSS feeds; they make sure I notice articles I might have otherwise overlooked. For example, I usually just skim the breeding section, but I see today that War Emblem has finally sired a winner. I like the way the Blood-Horse has delicately phrased his breeding difficulties:

War […]

The Six Month Mark

Barbaro has been at New Bolton for six months now; there’s an in-depth article in the Baltimore Sun that sums up his recent activities. I was at New Bolton myself yesterday for some meetings and I picked up my own little Barbaro (right, apologies for the terrible photgraph, but my house is a bit dark), […]

All Hail Ouija Board

While US voters may not be planning to make Ouija Board Horse of the Year, she could become both Horse of the Year and Top Older Horse at the Cartier Awards. As she’s just arrived in Japan for the Japan Cup on the 26th, I say more power to her — her ability to beat […]

Comings and Goings

The Breeders’ Cup may be over (and, sadly, a chapter closed when Pine Island was buried at Claiborne) but auction and retirement season is in full swing. Just about 48 hours after competing in the Distaff, Sharp Lisa went through the ring, bringing a price of $3.4 million. Apparently she’s set for a visit with […]

Missing Piece

With Breeders’ Cup day fast approaching, Barbaro’s absence has again been noted by the major press outlets. Michael Matz discusses what might have been in several places (here too) while updates on his condition still garner headlines in the popular press – the news that his cast might come off in the near future is […]

Early Retirement

While the build-up to the Breeders’ Cup should be focused on the major contenders, there is instead much focus on the end-of-season retirements and sales of those horses. Fleet Indian will be on the block as a broodmare prospect after her appearance in the Distaff and it seems clear that Bernardini and Discreet Cat will […]

Classic Considerations

Gorella won in her trademark style over the weekend (although Karen’s Caper looked very sharp indeed) and now seems much more likely for the Mile after George Washington’s defection to the Classic. The Mile will still be a tough race — Aussie Rules was very impressive in his last win and Aragorn is a fine […]

The Internationale

We have an international round-up today…Dylan Thomas is out of all Breeders’ Cup contention (surprise!) and Ouija Board is training right up to the big day, which means she’s raced in England for the last time. Apparently it’s been wetter than she likes, and Dylan Thomas’ performance certainly does suggest he’d like a bit of […]

Dylan Thomas May Need A Drink

Bernardini — what else is there to say about the Jockey Club Gold Cup? He never seemed to break a sweat. I did feel badly for Dylan Thomas; he’s a fantastic horse, but he clearly hated the surface (and it is interesting to see dirt described as an ‘artificial surface’ as the Independent does — […]

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