Bob Ehalt

.@TheNYRA has teamed with @WoodbineTB to create a novel series of stakes for 2-year-olds this year and 3-year-olds in 2027 that will be open only to horses bred in New York and Canada. go.bloodhorse.com/4sAwaTM @BobEhalt

Silent Tactic, Renegade clash in the $1.5 million Arkansas Derby (G1) @OaklawnRacing March 28 as they aim to earn a starting spot in the @KentuckyDerby (G1). Read more: go.bloodhorse.com/4srNFWm @BobEhalt #TC2026

@failedtomenace @DarwinVizcaya_ My deepest condolences to you and your family for your loss.

💔 RIP Faithann Hope Goza 🕊️ My mother passed away peacefully in her sleep last night following her fight with cancer. She was 69 years old. She was an amazing mother and while she spoiled me as her only child, she also instilled in me so many important values and ethics that have sustained me throughout my life. She supported me in everything I did and was proud of every achievement no matter how small. She encouraged my creativity from the time I was a child as she would type the stories I made up and left room on each page for us to illustrate with my drawings. Then she would laminate the pages and bind them so I show off my book. That’s just one small example of the countless things she did throughout my life to encourage me. She was a brilliant woman who read constantly, was gifted with her hobbies of needlepoint and crochet, and loved her British detective shows. She also loved horse racing. As a little girl in the early 60s, her grandfather would take her to the track and she loved betting on the greys. One of my favorite recent memories was taking her to the Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs about four years ago as she lived an hour from the track but had never been. She marveled at Irad Ortiz Jr. winning everything that day and loved seeing the races. I will miss her so much but I’m so lucky that I got to spend the last two months caring for her and being with her. Yes, there were tough days this last months and sleepless nights, but she ultimately passed on her own terms and did so with dignity. I share this because it’s important to love and appreciate your parents and loved ones every day. I’m so thankful for all of my friends and colleagues who offered messages of support during this time. I appreciate you all and your words meant more to me than you know. I love you, mom and already miss you.

@RadioLouie Thanks, Louie!

A great piece from @BobEhalt.

When Dylan Davis entered the starting gate Feb. 28, it was different than the more than 12,000 times he had done so. He was putting behind him the worst racetrack experience of his life. go.bloodhorse.com/4aPn7YR @BobEhalt

This is SEVENTH time Shirreffs has been on ballot. I’d ask those who didn’t vote for him before: what else did you want him to do? His record (Derby, Breeders Cup wins, Horse of Yr, multiple G1 winners) with smallish barn was stellar. He and Clement deserved to get in while alive

In Sunday's #BHDaily: Commandment Surges to Win Fountain of Youth Iron Honor Takes Gotham, Moves Into Triple Crown Mix Magnitude Mirrors Gun Runner by Taking Razorback READ MORE →tinyurl.com/BHDaily

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@RadioLouie @TheNYRA Thanks for inviting me!

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@EJXD2 @BloodHorse Learned that from a very good copy editor decades ago.

@BloodHorse @BobEhalt Thank you for not hyphenating critically acclaimed. 👏

Former jockey Robert Montano will return home to New York when his critically acclaimed, autobiographical one-man play "Small" will open just a couple of furlongs from Times Square. Read more: go.bloodhorse.com/4rCpjcb @BobEhalt

@RadioLouie @BloodHorse @horsehappyhour @TheNYRA Looking forward to being with the golden standard of podcast hosts.

Horse Banter This Week- THURSDAY 1pm ET Bob’s back! @BobEhalt of @BloodHorse joins me @horsehappyhour for a look at Saturday’s Gotham Card @thenyra. We’ll put together an early and late pick 3. Join us!

@Super70sSports Covered that team for area newspapers. Will never be another season like it. Was speechless first time I met Manute. Figured 7-6 was an exaggeration. It wasn't.

Imagine you’re on some NCAA Division II team and your bus rolls into fucking Bridgeport, Connecticut, on a bitter cold February night and then out comes Manute Bol to swat your weak Division II shit all over the gym all night long. That had to be fun.

@70s80ssportspop @Super70sSports Great locker room story was Manute trashing Mullen because he got a better grade in a geology class.

@Super70sSports Chris Mullin’s brother John was on this team too. Excellent player

Who is the only undefeated, grade 1-winning on dirt 3-year-old still in training for the Kentucky Derby? You won't find him in most Top 5 lists. The answer: Gold Square's Napoleon Solo. go.bloodhorse.com/4aEFgIF @BobEhalt #TC2026

New York-bred Talk to Me Jimmy romps by 11 lengths in the Feb. 6 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack, earning 20 points on the Road to the @KentuckyDerby. Read more: go.bloodhorse.com/3LZdIEx @BobEhalt #TC2026

As much as there were several Eclipse Awards categories that seemed like toss-ups, there were no real surprises in the announcements of 2025 champions the evening of Jan. 22. Read more: go.bloodhorse.com/3NJ6h4G @BobEhalt

Eclipse Award winner Ted Noffey is scheduled to make his 3-year-old debut Feb. 28 in the Fountain of Youth (G2) at @GulfstreamPark. Read more: go.bloodhorse.com/45vPJmO @BobEhalt #TC2026