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Desert Party Much the Best in Sanford
Desert Party, purchased by Darley for $2.1 million earlier this year, received a rail-skimming ride from Edgar Prado and ran away from three rivals in the scratched-diluted $150,000 Sanford Stakes (gr. II) July 24 in the mud at Saratoga. More...

Zito Hoping for Same Old Commentator
Three years after winning the Whitney Handicap (gr. I), Tracy Farmer's Commentator returns to Saratoga's richest race for handicap horses as the most accomplished of the 11 entered in the July 26 fixture. More...

Go For Wand: Ginger Punch Heavy Favorite
Last year, Stronach Stables' Ginger Punch romped to a six-length victory in the Go For Wand (gr. I) en route to her Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I) win and being named champion older female. The scary part for her competition is that trainer Bobby Frankel says the daughter of Awesome Again is vastly improved as a 5-year-old. More...

Weather Could Alter Peppers Pride Plans
Strong Field of 10 Entered For Diana
In Summation, Street Boss Meet in Crosby
Vanderbilt Big Test for Bustin Stones
That Handicapping Show: July 24 Episode
Claiming Crown Attracts 84 Pre-Entries
Misty Ocean, 'Sizzle Back for 'Clemente
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VIDEO - Recent Graded Stakes
Date	Race	Track
07/24/08	Sanford	Saratoga
07/23/08	Schuylerville	Saratoga
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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Penn National Ready to Move Forward
Flush with settlement funds from a failed buyout attempt from private equity groups, Penn National Gaming Inc. said July 24 it is ready to examine the many options it has for its future. More...

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...

Florida QH Track Backers Still Active
Ellis Park Hires New Track Announcer
California Begins Ban on Steroids
Wet Weather for Saratoga Opener
Belmont Park Reports Mixed Results
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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.

Maiden Watch: No Party for Smarty Marty Result for Smarty Marty (Smarty Jones); Entries for Long Live Dixie (Peace Rules), Into My Soul (Pleasantly Perfect), Shoe Strap (Birdstone), Persian (Peace Rules), One Perfect Karat (Pleasantly Perfect), and Saarman (Saarland). More 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 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.

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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Van Clief: Monitoring Sales Integrity
Sales Integrity Program Monitoring Committee will use a survey later this year to determine the effectiveness of the Sales Integrity Task Force's 2007 recommendations. More...

F-T Review: What Happened to the Market?
OBS Sale Has 1,342 Yearlings
Treptow Active at Tattersalls

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Keyed Entry Retired
Grade II winner and track-record holder Keyed Entry has been retired from racing and will stand the 2009 breeding season at Bridlewood Farm near Ocala, Fla. More...

Buy the Barrel Retired
Buy the Barrel, a three-time stakes winner this year, has been retired More...

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
Helen of Troy Dead
New Farm Planned in Kentucky
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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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