The Five-Cross Files

Female families… patterns of inbreeding… sire line nicks… what really influences the strength of a Thoroughbred pedigree? How do conformation and class factor in? The Five-Cross Files explores bloodlines old and new, analyzes Thoroughbred pedigrees, tests breeding tools, and simplifies the science (and art) of successful Thoroughbred breeding.

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Mating Choices -- Bayakoa

Multimillionaire Argentine filly Bayakoa didn't reproduce herself in the breeding shed -- but one generation later her daughters are making a go of it.... Read More

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