Looking at how polarization has been affecting the Thoroughbred auction market since 2013....
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Driven by the top of the market, the first four juvenile sales of 2017 resulted in a 12.2% increase in gross receipts, a 15.8% cumulative increase in average, and a decline in buy-backs as the marketplace becomes more polarized....
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BloodHorse MarketWatch compiled the sire averages for the year's first three 2-year-olds in training sales using both sold and unsold with RNA prices....
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Should we dismiss any competition for the 2017 leading sire title from Gainesway's Tapit, who topped the rankings for the last three years and set a North American earnings record each time? Not quite yet. ...
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With the first of 2-year-olds in training sales behind us, BloodHorse MarketWatch compiled a list of the leading sires by average under tack show times and compared the average prices among those sires....
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Two of the highest profile classes of horses a trainer will have in his barn are maidens and 3-year-olds. A relatively high percentage of maiden special weight wins indicates a trainer who has the ability and team to manage inexperienced horses and get their careers off to a good start, while the ability to successfully manage 3-year-olds is high on most owners' lists....
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Son of Afleet ranks highest by durability and quality...
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Conservative yearling purchases could drive growth...
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The late Unbridled's Song rockets to the top of the 2017 general leading sire list due to the $7 million payday Arrogate got for winning the inaugural Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1)....
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Claiborne Farm's Orb tops a list of seven freshman sires of 2017 to watch....
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Father and son Pioneerof the Nile and American Pharoah topped the leading covering sire ranks by gross and average at the five-day Keeneland January horses of all ages sale that ended Jan. 13....
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Climax Stallions is the Felds family's new stallion syndication venture that is modeled more similarly to racehorse syndications....
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A sire's career typically hinges on his first 2-year-olds, no matter what the initial market opinion was of the horse when he first entered stud. Occasionally that first crop vaults a stallion from obscurity, but more often the opposite happens when the first crop fails to meet expectations....
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More than 1,900 broodmares will be offered in-foal at this year's Keeneland November breeding stock sale....
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Proven sires reward strong mare support with high percentages of stakes winners....
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Keeneland September yearlings by third-crop sires have posted the best ROI from 2002-11....
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Juveniles that breezed under 10 seconds represented only 1.1% of all 2-year-olds sold, but they easily commanded the highest average sales price....
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Select sales lead the way by percentage of stakes winners, graded stakes winners, and grade I winners....
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Historically the final time of the Epsom Derby is 7.5 seconds slower than the Belmont Stakes, but the classics are trending closer....
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Five of the past 10 Belmont winners skipped the Preakness after starting in the Derby....
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How does racing at age 2 impact a horse's chances in the Kentucky Derby?...
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Download profiles for the 10 MarketWatch broodmare of the year nominees and cast your vote for the most deserving mare....
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Buyers at 2-year-olds in training sales have at least one distinct advantage over yearling buyers: they get to see the horses perform....
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How do this year's freshman sires measure up to recent champion first-crop sires in terms of crop size, CI, and CPI?...
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Keeneland November is the largest grossing breeding stock sale in North America, but Keeneland January rivals it in producing quality runners....
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