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May 2009 - Posts

Can You Pick the Better Broodmare?

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Presented here are two mares that are similarly-priced, with stakes-winning dams and a couple of foals on the ground. So which one is the better deal?...

Mare Care at the Boarding Farm

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I had great experiences sending my mares off to out-of-state breeding sheds. But not everyone is so lucky.......

How About a Calvin Crown?

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If everything works out just right, Calvin Borel could create his own jockey version of the Triple Crown....

5 Easy Ways to Improve a Broodmare's Life

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They're asked to produce and nurture a new crop of runners every year. But what is the quality of life of the average Thoroughbred broodmare? Here are five tips to making your mares' lives better....

French Classic Winner Silver Frost Combines Euro, American Lines

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A seriously international sire line paired with an all-American female family gives us French classic winner Silver Frost. A lesson in French is included at no charge, and an Ivory Soap commercial falls into the mix somehow....

Live Cover vs. Artificial Insemination in Thoroughbred Breeding -- Why The Jockey Club Has It Right

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Here are a few arguments in favor of maintaining the rule of live cover in the Thoroughbred breeding industry....

Can Mine That Bird Take the Preakness?

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We're 11 days away from Step Two in the 2009 Triple Crown. Without even knowing who the contestants will be, I'm calling Mine That Bird's shots in this year's Preakness Stakes....

Mine That Bird's Misleading Dosage Profile

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Last week I said that future Derby winners would have a higher Dosage Index than in the past. It happened this year -- but here's why Mine That Bird's win does NOT add value to my prediction....

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