Crocodiles, agoutis, and monkeys abound, but there were no sloths to be seen....
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It takes a long time to get to Panama, but everyone assures me it will be worth the trip....
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Royal Delta isn't as competitive as her mother, but has more natural ability....
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Stonestreet Farms takes the time and makes the efforts to reach racing's fans through its 2009 Horse of the Year....
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There have been some positive developments at this year's yearling sales, but the upswing is far from robust....
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There are reasons to think the market for yearlings at Keeneland could be solid at all levels....
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Nancy Dillman of Stonegate Farm discusses her good fortune to breed grade I winner Havre de Grace and that runner's half brother, which brought $1.2 million at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale....
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Sheikh Mohammed's wealth and the anticipation of VLT-fueled purses are powerful market forces, but what will happen at other yearling sales that don't benefit from those two boosts?...
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In 2005, when only 153 horses were cataloged, the Saratoga select yearling sale enjoyed a rebound....
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EQB's Jeffrey Seder is a high-tech kind of guy, but he says there are some low tech kind of guys who are getting the job done as horse buyers without the support of science....
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With the values for stallions falling, yearling buyers won't be rewarded nearly as much as they were in the past when a purchase develops into a major runner. Consequently, there is less of an incentive for them to pay expensive prices for young horses....
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There are a number of horses with fancy pedigrees in the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale....
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Here are the names of some of the expensive horses that were sold earlier this year at the sales of 2-year-olds in training....
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Archarcharch is my pick to win the Kentucky Derby Presented By Yum! Brands (gr. I). ...
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What was good and what was bad about the 2011 select selling season for 2-year-olds in training....
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Soldat stood out at the Keeneland September yearling sale....
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The high buy-back rate for select 2-year-olds is a big concern....
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The financial drain is becoming too large for small commercial Thoroughbred breeders to handle....
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Juveniles in the auction include half brothers and sisters to such horses as Sinister Minister, Haynesfield, Dream Rush, and Dunkirk....
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Racetrack medication is an issue that is on a lot of people's minds, including a sale consignor's....
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Breeders have done a good job cutting the numbers of horses that they breed and reducing the stud fees of stallions, according to Keeneland's director of sales, Geoffrey Russell. Now, some other things have to happen for the Thoroughbred industry to get out of its slump....
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The most expensive Thoroughbred sold in North American in 2010, an A.P. Indy colt, is named Mr. Besilu....
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Breeding Thoroughbreds commercially isn't just risky, it's downright treacherous....
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In an un official poll, A.P. Indy received, by far, the most positive mentions as the best mate for Zenyatta....
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Who is the best stallion for the great race mare Zenyatta? ...
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