Most observers would agree that we probably don't need to go back to the days when a first-year stallion who looked likely to produce flashy juveniles might serve 200 or more mares at the expense of good but not particularly fashionable sires. But the current contraction has its drawbacks, too....

A new special report from The Blood-Horse MarkeWatch includes valuable sire statistics and pinhook information for the Keeneland September Yearling sale....

Eleven yearlings at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select sale were purchased by buyers who have a direct tie to the farm standing the sires of the yearlings purchased. These yearlings sold for more than $7.4 million....