30 Apr 2012 1:40 PM
Dynaformer was not a horse that had everything handed to him. While a multiple grade II winner on the track, he started his career in the shadow of two similarly-bred sons of Roberto, both members of his crop, who were both better racers: champion turf male Sunshine Forever and multiple grade I winner Brian's Time. But Dynaformer eclipsed both at stud.... (Avalyn Hunter reflects on Dynaformer's legacy.)...
28 Mar 2012 12:00 PM
Fans of superhorse Zenyatta rallied for the 13-time grade I winner to take home any and all annual honors—even if by proxy. Vertigineux was the runaway winner of last year’s MarketWatch Broodmare of the Year title as fans of her 2010 Horse-of-the-Year daughter flooded the ballot boxes. Will Easter Bunnette, dam of reigning champion Havre de Grace, receive similar support this year? Will the broodmare...
21 Mar 2012 6:08 PM
The American Thoroughbred industry has reached a crossroads. Medication is by no means the only problem facing horse racing, but because of its position in the public eye, it is paramount....
14 Mar 2012 3:33 PM
Three stallion lines dominate the list of potential 2012 Triple Crown candidates. Avalyn Hunter identifies the prospects--and also discusses the one stallion that appears well on his way to becoming universal in the pedigrees of American classic winners....
06 Feb 2012 12:00 PM
What Thoroughbred dam deserves to be Broodmare of the Year?...
16 Nov 2011 3:25 PM
Dynaformer may be getting older but his offspring never lack in talent. MarketWatch intern Lizz Kunz reviews some of the Three Chimneys stallion's recent top-performing runners....
02 Nov 2011 12:30 PM
A special report available from The Blood-Horse MarketWatch identifies which sires have been successful at Breeders' Cup host site Churchill Downs....
24 Oct 2011 7:30 PM
The story of Raven's Pass includes several parallels to Giant's Causeway—certainly a welcome comparison given the latter's current two-year reign atop the general sires list....
25 Sep 2011 2:45 PM
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....
09 Aug 2011 3:15 PM
As the Irish-bred victor of Belmont's Man o'War Stakes prepares for the Arlington Million as part of his American race campaign, MarketWatch intern Lizz Kunz argues that Cape Blanco is the perfect stallion prospect--for Kentucky....
28 Jul 2011 9:00 AM
Here's last year's Undervalued Sires feature -it's a free PDF download for our blog followers. Read it and then tell us who you think needs to be included on this year's list. Convince us, and we just might include your stallions in the August feature!
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25 Jul 2011 2:25 PM
The board of the Breeders' Cup announced its plans to phase out all race-day medication for Breeders' Cup entrants; in truth, this was a move that was badly needed, and probably should have come sooner.
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14 Jul 2011 11:30 AM
What's going on with the American Graded Stakes Committee's "material change" policy?...
07 Jun 2011 4:30 PM
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....
27 May 2011 11:45 AM
This spring, both Distorted Humor and Giant's Causeway have reached the milestone of 100 stakes winners--once a rare event indeed in the days of 40-mare books. Even now, it is not an everyday occurrence....