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The Insiders Access to Rommy Faversham’s horse racing and thoroughbred pedigree analysis book and article excerpts, thoughts on what’s happening in the thoroughbred racing industry today and more.
American History Punches His Ticket to the Breeders’ Cup and Beyond
On October 3rd, American History captured the 1 1/16-mile Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland reeling in the two front-runners inside the sixteenth pole to win going away.The chestnut colt, trained and ridden by Hall of Famers Todd Pletcher and John Velasquez,...
Johanna Walsh
On July 18th, 2026 at the Curragh, Johanna Walsh (Ire.) took the €500,000 Group 1 Irish Oaks in stylish fashion airing by a good four lengths. She is her sire Sea The Star’s third Irish Oaks winner.As her x-ray pedigree illustrates, Sea the Stars, is a half-brother to...
TITLE ROLE
The feature event on America’s 250th birthday, the $750,000 Belmont Derby (G1) at Saratoga racetrack was captured by the slimmest of margins by the English invader, TITLE ROLE.
Book Excerpts: Great Breeders and Their Methods: Samuel Riddle, Walter Jeffords and the Dynasty of Man O’ War
Select Book ExcerptsBy Rommy Faversham Man o'War was one of the greatest Thoroughbred racehorses that ever lived. His owners, Samuel Riddle and Walter Jeffords shaped the future of horse breeding. The book was published by the Russell Meerdink Company Ltd. in 2005....