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November 2010 - Posts

Nodouble Becomes New Dosage Chef-de-Race

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Six stallions were declared Dosage "chefs-de-race" this fall. I thought it would be fun to provide a short profile of each of the sires, concentrating on what type of influence they add to a pedigree. Blood-Horse's most knowledgeable pedigree historian, Tom Hall, guest-posts about NODOUBLE in this first installment....

Add Dogears to Your Thoroughbred Sales Catalog

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Here's a quick, easy way to fold the catalog page so that you can find the pages you want quickly and easily. No origami required, I promise....

Breeders' Cup: All in the Family

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Who is the great-great-granddaughter of La Troienne that influenced TWO Breeders' Cup pedigrees in 2010?...

Broodmarathon: A-R-G Spells "Bargain"

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It's "Miss Argentina" Day at The Five-Cross Files. We're looking at Argentine-bred mares offered at the Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton sales. Look for a few themes, including family 13-c; mares that excelled on both dirt and turf; Argentine blue hen mare Miss Peggy, and champions close-up on the catalog page....

Broodmarathon: Minado Has Broodmare Pedigree

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From the family of Winning Colors and Chief's Crown, MINADO has a pedigree packed with strong broodmare sire influences....

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