Join Sean Clancy, author of the upcoming Eclipse Press release Barbaro: The Horse Who Captured America’s Heart, for Thursday’s edition of bloodhorse.com “Talkin’ Horses.” Clancy, a critically-acclaimed writer and former champion jockey who’s had a lifelong association with horses, will be the guest live online at www.bloodhorse.com/talkinhorses on Thursday, Feb. 15 beginning at Noon ET (9:00 a.m. PT). Clancy is editor/publisher of ST Publishing, based in Fair Hill, Md.

Clancy is also the author of Saratoga Days and co-author of The Best of the Saratoga Special. He has written for the Daily Racing Form, The Blood-Horse, Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred and Newsweek, among others. Sean’s father, Joe Clancy Sr., trained flat and steeplechase horses and instilled in sons Sean and Joe Jr. a love of racing. Sean had quite a career as a jockey, riding steeplechase races professionally for 13 years, winning a total of 152 races and a national championship in 1998. He was the 10th highest winner of all time upon his retirement in 2000.

How to participate in the bloodhorse.com “Talkin’ Horses”/ask questions:

Questions for Sean Clancy can be submitted in advance now or during the live online discussion by going to www.bloodhorse.com/talkinhorses. The same Internet address will also carry bloodhorse.com “Talkin’ Horses” Web cast live. Bloodhorse.com “Talkin’ Horses” offers an entertaining and engaging opportunity for racing enthusiasts to talk online one-on-one with high-profile insiders, newsmakers and legends of the Thoroughbred industry