Frankel versus Canford Cliffs duel proves that speed kills

The duel between Frankel and Canford Cliffs in the Sussex Stakes on July 27 at Glorious Goodwood turned into a match race between them.  Click here to read a conversation about the race with Simon Rowlands of Timeform.

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Excerpted from NAT mag’s “Do Bleeders Breed Bleeders?”

The topic of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH) and its treatment through race-day medication (furosemide) has lit a fire under the industry of late, with The Jockey Club and The Breeders’ Cup, Ltd., taking well-publicized stances to eliminate the practice. To date, however, there is only a 2004 South African scientific study that’s pertinent to the [...]

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South African sire title battle: Jet Master versus Captain Al

Jet Master has led the South African general sire list the last four seasons. He is again vying for the championship, with weeks remaining, against rival Captain Al. Both are homegrown sires. The following discussion on the two sires is taking place at AfricanBettingClan.com. Click here to read the latest entry from Captain Al’s connections [...]

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Importance of stamina in leading Japan-based stallions

The ability to stay at least 2000 meters (about 10 furlongs) is a prerequisite to be a leading sire in Japan, where the Triple Crown consists of the 2000 Guineas equivalent (Satsuki Sho) at 2000m; the Derby (Tokyo Yushun) at 2400m, or about 12 furlongs; and the St Leger equivalent (Kikuka Sho) at 3000m, or [...]

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Big day for Roberto line as Blue Bunting wins Irish Oaks

The Roberto sire line enjoyed a globally successful classics haul Sunday with Dynaformer’s daughter Blue Bunting first in the Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh (see video below), Philanthropist’s Pender Harbour winner of the Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Eirie (see vid below), Major Impact’s Pronto Pronto the hero of the Kingfisher Derby Bangalore [...]

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Emirates Singapore Derby winner Clint by Casual Lies

Below is the video of the Emirates Singapore Derby from Kranji Sunday. The winner, Clint, is by the US-bred Lear Fan horse Casual Lies. Click here to read about the race.

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Pronto Pronto annexes the Kingfisher Derby Bangalore

By Major Srinivas Nargolkar (Retd.) Written for IndiaRace.com and published here with permission The postponed running of the Kingfisher Derby Bangalore, Gr.1, took place Sunday afternoon in pleasant weather and good going and the Colts’ Championship, Gr.1, winner Pronto Pronto (Major Impact – Sandslash) became the 16th winner of that race to add the Derby laurels. He spared [...]

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Varola and the issue of dosage: A short history lesson

[In the December 13, 2008, edition of Thoroughbred Times, the magazine's eminent pedigree writer and bloodstock editor, John P. Sparkman, wrote this article, "A new understanding of dosage," which gives an historical account of the development of dosage as well as updated research information by John. Dosage was developed by Col. J-J. Vuillier, utilized privately [...]

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Baseball took a back seat March 19, but it’s back Monday

Our world—mine and Joe’s—changed forever in the early hours of Saturday, March 19, when John Fernando was pronounced dead from an accident the night before. My son and Joe’s brother, Johnny Fernando, 17, was a high school senior and a baseball player, and he’d seriously played the game from the age of six to the [...]

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Pedigree, race notes from Saturday’s Graded Stakes

12 Graded Stakes, five on turf, three to foreign-breds As it happened, five of the 12 Graded Stakes races Saturday in the US were carded on turf, each at 1 3/16 miles or above. They were the Grade 1 Man O’ War Stakes at 1 3/8 miles; Grade 2 American Derby at 1 3/16 miles; [...]

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Dr. Roman answers the question of why Danehill not chef

“Why is Danehill not a chef-de-race?” I recently received an email from Major Srinivas Nargolkar (Retd.), former Keeper of the Indian Stud Book, asking this question. Chefs-de-race are used for Dosage calculations. Click here to read about Dosage. I forwarded Major’s inquiry to Dr. Steve Roman in Costa Rica. Steve had developed Dosage as a practical tool [...]

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Preview: Kingfisher Derby Bangalore field is wide open

By Major Srinivas Nargolkar (Retd.) Written for IndiaRace.com and published here with permission Sunday the 10th July will see the 50th renewal of Derby Bangalore—sponsored by Kingfisher since 1988—and if there has been any trumpeting by authorities to highlight the historic occasion, it has been muted at best. Mount Everest, the very first winner of the race in [...]

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