Steve Haskin

Steve Haskin is Senior Contributor to The Blood-Horse magazine, sister publication to The Horse.

Articles by: Steve Haskin

Breyer Presents Barbaro Fund Check, Vets Give Update

While Barbaro was spending his 207th day in his stall in the intensive care unit of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s George D. Widener Hospital at New Bolton Medical Center on Dec. 13, his replica was being exhibite

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Jazil to Miss Travers with Bruised Cannon Bone

Belmont Stakes winner Jazil has been sent to owner Sheikh Hamdan’s Shadwell Farm near Lexington for 30 days to recuperate from a bruised cannon bone on his right hind leg, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said Tuesday.


McLaughlin said the son o

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Barbaro: Richardson Ups Recovery Chances to 51%

The tears for Barbaro have all been shed, and now people around the world anxiously await each daily report on the colt’s condition. It’s been more than a week since Barbaro’s horrific injury in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), which set off an

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Haskin’s Preakness Recap: Triumph and Tragedy

The day before Preakness Stakes (gr. I) 131, Barbaro arrived at Pimlico by van to a hero’s welcome, as a gauntlet of photographers, cameramen, and writers greeted racing’s newest superstar. Barbaro stared out the van window at the large throng

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Dual Classic Winner Afleet Alex Retired

Cash is King Stable’s Afleet Alex, winner of this year’s Preakness and Belmont Stakes (both gr. I), has been retired. Trainer Tim Ritchey announced Thursday the son of Northern Afleet has been retired due to a recently detected injury believed t

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Afleet Alex to Miss Breeders’ Cup

Trainer Tim Ritchey and veterinarian Patricia Hogan, DVM, have said Afleet Alex’s injured leg is still in the healing process and he will not be ready for the Oct. 29 Breeders’ Cup Classic-Powered by Dodge (gr. I).


In a joint statement

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Afleet Alex Progressing; BC Classic Questionable

Trainer Tim Ritchey said Tuesday that Preakness and Belmont (both gr. I) winner Afleet Alex’s fracture is healing nicely, but with an extra week of walking prescribed, there is a question whether the colt can make the Oct. 29 Breeders’ Cup

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Aggressive Treatment Key to Afleet Alex’s Recovery

As Afleet Alex walked the shedrow for the second of three times Tuesday morning (Aug. 9), his ears were up and he was looking for peppermints from trainer Tim Ritchey. It was obvious the colt was happy being out of his stall and walking

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Afleet Alex Sidelined by Condylar Fracture

Cash Is King’s Afleet Alex, dramatic winner of the Preakness and runaway winner of the Belmont Stakes (both gr. I), underwent surgery yesterday at the New Jersey Equine Clinic after suffering a condylar fracture. The 3-year-old son of Northern

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Ghostzapper Retired With Sesamoid Injury

Frank Stronach’s Ghostzapper, the 2004 Horse of the Year and champion older male, has been retired after the detection of a small hairline fracture of the left front sesamoid. He will stand at Stronach’s Adena Springs Farm near Versailles,

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Birdstone Retired After Suffering Fracture

Marylou Whitney’s Birdstone, winner of the Belmont (gr. I) and Travers Stakes (gr. I) this year, has been retired after a radiograph taken Nov. 2 revealed a medial chip in the colt’s left front long pastern bone (P1).

The son of

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Surgery on The Cliff’s Edge Deemed Successful

Robert LaPenta’s The Cliff’s Edge, who suffered a fracture of the right front fetlock during the running of the Oct. 2 Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) at Belmont, underwent successful surgery the morning of Oct. 4 at the New Jersey Equine

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Seabiscuit Star Stevens Released from Hospital; Sidelined for a Month

Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, who miraculously escaped serious injury after being thrown by Storming Home a stride from the wire in the Arlington Million on Saturday, was released from Northwest Community Hospital yesterday in good condition around 10:30 a.m. Stevens asked Seabiscuit author, Laura Hillenbrand to update his condition to clear up some inaccuracies and let

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No Kentucky Derby for Injured Vindication; May Return for Travers, Breeders’ Cup

Padua Stables’ Vindication, champion 2-year-old of 2002 and early favorite for the Kentucky Derby, has been taken off the Derby trail due to an injury to his left front suspensory.

The son of Seattle Slew had been battling a slight foot bruise following his five-furlong work in :58 2/5 on Jan. 25, but had recovered and returned to the track on Feb. 3. A precautionary ultrasound,

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