08 Nov 2009 12:34 PM
Will 2009's running be the first edition of the Breeders' Cup that doesn't introduce a hot stallion prospect to the American Thoroughbred breeding market?...
06 Nov 2009 3:53 PM
A fine mare produces yet another high-class winner. As a small tribute to Better Than Honour, here are some of her headlines from the past....
05 Nov 2009 8:55 AM
Armed with a photo and a few clues, can you identify famous Thoroughbreds from the past? Here are six oldies that will challenge your memory -- and your research skills....
28 Oct 2009 10:15 AM
It's a small change, but one that will help breeders locate the best stallions for their mares: Stallion Register Online adds criteria to its basic search toolbar....
18 Oct 2009 9:36 AM
Fasig-Tipton includes a useful tool to keep its November Selected catalog pages up to date. (Even if you're not impressed by that, take a look at the sample page I've cited -- think Sea the Stars' family and Rachel Alexandra's sire.)...
14 Oct 2009 12:20 PM
Eagle Time has an interesting story. From the Alleged/Hoist the Flag sire line, this 12-year-old stallion ran from 2 to 7, served a few years at stud, and is now back at the track because running is what he most loves in all the world....
07 Oct 2009 3:00 PM
An interesting article on our sister site has me thinking about herd dynamics with my own horses....
05 Oct 2009 11:12 AM
For those of you who wait all year to enjoy the Keeneland breeding stock catalog, it's online now....
02 Oct 2009 12:50 PM
The equation is pretty clear: Lots of mares removed from breeding careers, plus high upkeep costs to get a mare through another year, minus any hope of income or profit, equals broodmares at risk....
30 Sep 2009 4:00 PM
A few post-sale statistics now that the Keeneland September yearling auction has concluded. ...
28 Sep 2009 8:36 PM
So I'm wondering what the season will bring this year. It's been a wet, cool year from spring to autumn... does that translate to a snowy, cold winter? I like to think of the first nine months of 2009 as "mild" in hopes that the winter before us is mild, too. ...
17 Sep 2009 8:50 AM
A bit of research on Thoroughbred sire-line descent becomes a trip down memory lane as I consult the 1982 Stallion Register....
15 Sep 2009 9:37 AM
... buy, buy again! Or, that's what Keeneland is hoping you'll do, at least. The Thoroughbred sales company has opened up RNAs from its premier yearling sale to an electronic re-bid program.
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09 Sep 2009 4:25 PM
I've always thought bidders had a prejudice against "named" yearlings at Thoroughbred sales. The numbers seem to indicate I'm wrong....
03 Sep 2009 9:15 AM
Do you watch for the Breeders' Cup Classic winner to go on to a successful stallion career? The Travers, maybe? Or is it one of the juvenile races that "makes" a stallion for you?...
01 Sep 2009 2:47 PM
Only six stallions have at least eight sons represented by hips at Keeneland's yearling sale later this month. We look at the sale's count by sire-of-sire as well as by larger sire lines....
28 Aug 2009 11:20 AM
The Stallion Register Online boasts some new features that every Thoroughbred breeder and pedigree enthusiast will want to know about....
27 Aug 2009 9:45 AM
A new trail training course at the Maker's Mark Secretariat Center in the Kentucky Horse Park will allow off-the-track Thoroughbreds to be schooled over natural trails....
26 Aug 2009 10:49 AM
The superfilly's pedigree shows that 30% of ancestors in her first four generation are Rasmussen Factor matings....
25 Aug 2009 12:15 PM
Florida's Milwaukee Brew is making a name for himself -- way up north....
19 Aug 2009 2:46 PM
An offering at the upcoming Keeneland yearling sale is inbred to the dam of A.P. Indy, which inspires a quick look at the Rasmussen Factor pattern of Thoroughbred inbreeding....
11 Aug 2009 10:40 AM
Bernardini's big numbers might steal the headlines, but rare appearances by sires from Germany and Australia are worth a second look....
31 Jul 2009 2:30 PM
Great female family? Check. Up-and-coming sire? Check. Multiple winner? Black type? Available for cheap? Check, check, and check....
29 Jul 2009 5:22 PM
The Comparable Index is a tool that helps evaluate how strong a stallion's book of mares is -- either from year to year, or compared to other sires in a given year. It has many applications -- and I include an example of how commercial breeders might benefit with a bit of smart prospecting....
22 Jul 2009 4:30 PM
Beyond Perfection was barren three times, slipped three more, and produced one dead foal (along with five less-than-impressive runners) before being booked to Candy Ride in 2005. The resulting grade II winner indicates the trouble was worth it -- but was it a good breeding decision?...