W. Cothran “Cot” Campbell to be Today’s Guest on “Talkin’ Horses”

The Blood-Horse Staff October 18, 2006

Join legendary horseman W. Cothran “Cot” Campbell, founder and president of Dogwood Stable, as he takes your questions on the next edition of bloodhorse.com “Talkin’ Horses” today (Oct. 18), beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. PT); online at <

Grade I Winner Bandini Retired to Walmac

The Blood-Horse Staff October 17, 2006

Bandini, a grade I winner and track-record setter, has been retired from racing for stallion duty at John T. Jones III and Robert Trussell’s Walmac Farm near Lexington, Ky. The 4-year-old son of Fusaichi Pegasus is being syndicated and will stan

Bluegrass Cat to Stand for $50,000 at WinStar

The Blood-Horse Staff October 17, 2006

Bluegrass Cat, a twice classic-placed grade I winner, will begin his stallion career in 2007 for a fee of $50,000 at Bill Casner and Kenny Troutt’s WinStar Farm near Versailles, Ky.

The 3-year-old son of Storm Cat is out of the A.P. Ind

Seabiscuit Star to Appear at Charity Horse Show

The Blood-Horse Staff October 17, 2006

(Edited press release)
Rich In Dallas, one of the equine stars of the 2003 blockbuster film Seabiscuit, will attend the second annual charity horse show to benefit The Exceller Fund. The event will be held Oct. 28 at the Patrick Henr

Grade I-Winning Mare Behaving Badly Retired

The Blood-Horse Staff October 16, 2006

Behaving Badly, one of the year’s top sprinting distaffers, has been retired after a disappointing fourth as the favorite in the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (gr. III) Oct. 14 at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky.

The 5-year-old daughte

Welfare and Safety Summit Begins Monday at Keeneland

The Blood-Horse Staff October 13, 2006

The Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit opens Monday at Keeneland in Lexington with a session of presentations and panel discussions that will be open to the public. The session, which will be held in the Keeneland sale pavilion, will run

Transcript: Talkin’ Horses with J. Paul Reddam

The Blood-Horse Staff October 12, 2006

Following is yesterday’s Talkin’ Horses transcript from our sister publication’s web site, bloodhorse.com.

Smarty Jones Colt Stands Out at OBS Sale

The Blood-Horse Staff October 12, 2006

A colt from the first crop of Smarty Jones became the highest-priced horse sold so far this year at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s fall mixed sale when he brought $170,000 Wednesday (Oct. 11). Clear Sky Stable purchased the chestnut weanling

Polytrack Debuts at Keeneland

The Blood-Horse Staff October 6, 2006

As Keeneland officials noted with a laugh, it couldn’t have been better scripted. But sometimes in horse racing, things have a funny way of coming together despite numerous factors. And on Friday, opening day at the Lexington racetrack, they did

Internet Gambling Bill Passes; Racing Exempted

The Blood-Horse Staff October 3, 2006

Racing’s right to offer account wagering under the amended 1978 Interstate Horseracing Act was reaffirmed in Internet gaming legislation passed early Saturday morning by the U.S. House and Senate.

The measure bans other forms of Internet

Kentucky Thoroughbred Industry Reeling After Plane Crash

The Blood-Horse Staff August 28, 2006

The Central Kentucky horse industry was reeling Sunday after several prominent members of the equine community and others were among the 49 people killed in the crash of a commuter jet shortly after takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky.

Bluegrass Cat Retired Due to Pastern Injury

The Blood-Horse Staff August 28, 2006

WinStar Farm’s Bluegrass Cat, runner-up in Saturday’s (Aug. 26) Travers Stakes, was retired Sunday morning after X rays revealed a fractured right hind pastern.

Trainer Todd Pletcher said copies of the X rays will be forwarded to tw

Horsemen Who Died in Plane Crash Remembered by Friends, Relatives, and Associates

The Blood-Horse Staff August 28, 2006

One day after Comair flight 5191 crashed shortly after it left Bluegrass Airport in Lexington, Ky., three horsemen who were among the 49 victims were being remembered Monday by friends, relatives and associates.

Listed among the victims

Horsemen Among Air Crash Victims

The Blood-Horse Staff August 27, 2006

George Brunacini, who bred 2005 Travers Stakes (gr. I) winner Flower Alley, Central Kentucky horseman Dan Mallory, and trainer Jeff Williams were among the 49 victims of Sunday morning’s crash of a commuter jet shortly after takeoff from Blue

National Turf Writers to Honor “Team Barbaro”

The Blood-Horse Staff August 27, 2006

(from National Turf Writers Association release)

The individuals associated with undefeated Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Barbaro, veterinary surgeon Dean W. Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, and the University of Pennsylvania School

Talkin’ Horses Transcript: Dean Richardson

The Blood-Horse Staff August 17, 2006

Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, the head of surgery at the George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center, has been in the public eye since May 20 when he began treating Kentucky Derby winner