The Racing Hub

In their rush to heap ridicule on upstart horse owner Steve Coburn for complaining about the Triple Crown series, the racing press and, apparently, most of the sport's fans, are missing an import...

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2014/06/08/whoa-nellie-maybe-coburn-s-right.aspx

English professor Keith Kohnhorst proposes a new way to look at the history of the Triple Crown. ...(read more )

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2014/06/02/california-chrome-will-win-his-era-s-first-triple-crown.aspx

Illinois owner/breeder Gail Radke calls for tougher sanctions against the violators of medication rules. ...(read more )

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2014/05/30/racing-needs-strict-sanctions-to-stop-the-cheaters.aspx

Owner/breeder Ronald Maus speaks out on The Jockey Club and calls for federal intervention on medication rules in Thoroughbred racing....(read more )

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2014/05/02/the-jockey-club-does-not-speak-for-me.aspx

Kentucky attorney Ned Bonnie, member of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, lays out his argument for joining the Water Hay Oats Alliance and for supporting federal oversight of medication use ...

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2014/04/09/ned-bonnie-why-i-m-joining-whoa.aspx

Erin Mckenna Flannery of North Carolina was the runner-up in the Thoroughbred Charities of America's inaugural essay contest....(read more )

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2013/11/08/tca-essay-runner-up-benediction.aspx

Leo Bangura, an 11-year-old living in Bowie, Md., wrote the winning essay in the Thoroughbred Charity of America's inaugural essay contest....(read more )

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2013/10/31/Thoroughbred-Placement-Resources-and-Me.aspx

The first Marlboro Cup in 1973 was conceived as a match race between Secretariat and Riva Ridge. What it evolved into was an extraordinary race with five champions in the seven-horse field....(re...

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2013/09/23/marlboro-cup-of-champions.aspx

To remain successful in a competitive marketplace, products undergo changes and re-packaging. Soaps add magic formulas. Foods reduce fat. Cars think for themselves. New and Improved are two of th...

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2013/09/17/horse-racing-needs-a-new-box.aspx

Story provided by Dr. Stephen and Jan Sinatra Everyone thinks they have it tough. But racehorse owner Dr. Stephen Sinatra's granddaughter, nearly 10-year-old Cecelia, is one of those who has it m...

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2013/08/20/filly-runs-for-a-little-girl-who-can-t.aspx

Marketing executive Fred Pope calls on owners to play a larger role in the growth of Thoroughbred racing internationally....(read more )

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2013/03/15/Pope_3A00_-U.S.-Racing-Needs-International-Help.aspx

Editor's Note: Be sure to also read "Not in the Same Ballpark," in the Feb. 23 issue of Blood-Horse . Frank Angst explores how far racetracks have fallen behind other professional sports stadiums...

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2013/02/18/successfully-promoting-american-horse-racing.aspx

Vic Zast welcomes the New Year by reflecting on our responsibility to the horses we love....(read more )

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2012/12/31/happy-new-year-happy-birthday.aspx

Racing consultant Earl Ola talks about the relationship between conditioning and exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhaging (EIPH), also known as bleeding. ...(read more )

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2012/10/05/drugs-conditioning-and-the-american-racehorse.aspx

Join Tom LaMarra and Pete Denk on Friday, June 8 to talk Belmont Stakes, and the Triple Crown....(read more )

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2012/06/08/live-blog-friday-june-8-at-noon-edt.aspx

American racing fan Brianna Mott tells her tale of watching Black Caviar win at 1,400 meters at Caulfield Racecourse in Australia....(read more )

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2012/02/27/black-caviar-up-close.aspx

John Velazquez and his mentor Angel Cordero Jr. were involved in a terrible ontrack accident 20 years ago that finished Cordero's Hall of Fame career. ...(read more )

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2012/01/11/angel-cordero-s-last-ride.aspx

BloodHorse.com correspondent Vic Zast gives an eye-witness accounting of the inaugural British Champions day Oct. 15....(read more )

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2011/10/15/British-Championship-Day-The-Dawn-of-Something-Exciting.aspx

Long-time racing fan and California resident Mike Sekulic remembers Cougar II on the 40th anniversary of the Hall of champion's controversial disqualification from his five-length victory in the ...

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2011/10/01/Remembering-the-Cougar.aspx

Dara Miles talks to Danny Kulchisky about the skills required to call the chart in a Thoroughbred race. Kulchisky called his first Belmont Stakes June 11, a duty previously owned by the late Jack...

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2011/06/14/The-Chart-Callers-Art.aspx

Because the Triple Crown puts the focus on stamina in the Thoroughbred, it provides an opportunity to talk about what's missing from our end-of-the-year championship honors...(read more )

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2011/04/27/let-s-talk-about-stayers.aspx

David Ingordo is definitely what you would call a "mover and a shaker" in the bloodstock business. Zenyatta is a horse of a lifetime....(read more )

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2011/03/02/david-ingordo-by-samantha-clark.aspx

W.S. McGee offers a rebuttal to a Jan. 29 "What's Going on Here" editorial about Gulfstream Park....(read more )

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2011/02/10/gulfstream-park-is-anything-but-right-and-bad-for-racing.aspx

The Blood-Horse's West Coast correspondent weighs in on the choice for Horse of the Year...(read more )

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2010/11/11/cigar-offers-lesson-on-horse-of-the-year-vote.aspx

Here's your sounding board for the 2010 Breeders' Cup World Championships. Racing fans certainly have plenty to say about Blame and Zenyatta, but what about Goldikova three-peat in the Mile (gr. ...

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/racinghub/archive/2010/11/09/breeders-cup-aftermath.aspx