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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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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Taylor Made's son of Unbridled died at 20--but the gray stallion leaves a slew of stallion sons and producing daughters to carry his blood into future generations....
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With his progeny stakes scores now in triple digits, Unbridled's Song is a stalwart of American Thoroughbred breeding. But what of his legacy, asks Avalyn Hunter....
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Why do certain crosses seem to "hit" at a better rate than others? Avalyn Hunter examines the success of Forestry with Fappiano and posits that the real key to the cross is the influence of Dr. Fager....
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Since 2003 The Blood-Horse MarketWatch has published an annual analysis of the top 400 broodmare sires by their Average Earnings Indexes (AEI). This year's study, which is featured in the April issue, includes Smart Strike for the first time because his daughters' progeny met the minimum criteria of five North American runners in 2008 and lifetime earnings of at least $5 million. Smart Strike, the...
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