Commercial breeders took a bath from 2008 to 2010. Stud fee cuts in 2009 and 2010 have reflected the distressed sales environment. Will stud fees in 2011 drop even further--or are stallion farms preparing to hold fast or even increase fees for the coming breeding season?...

The first two books of the 2010 Keeneland September sale have seen 28 hips sold for $500,000 or more. Tammy Curlin reviews the top-dollar yearlings in the first half of Keeneland's new sale format--including a few statistics that might surprise you....

Excluding out-of-the-ring transactions would have made the final Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July statistics look better, but these transactions are important to the industry. ...