09 Nov 2010 9:45 AM
Who is the great-great-granddaughter of La Troienne that influenced TWO Breeders' Cup pedigrees in 2010?...
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....
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?...
25 Aug 2009 12:15 PM
Florida's Milwaukee Brew is making a name for himself -- way up north....
10 Jul 2009 6:00 PM
Once as a grandsire and once as a damsire, the In Reality son Relaunch was represented by impressive graded winners over the Independence Day weekend....
21 May 2009 1:20 PM
If everything works out just right, Calvin Borel could create his own jockey version of the Triple Crown....
11 May 2009 5:47 PM
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....
05 May 2009 8:18 AM
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....
04 May 2009 10:45 AM
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....
29 Apr 2009 12:28 PM
With few exceptions, Derby winners have adhered to a Dosage rule for decades. Will future generations of Thoroughbreds force the rule to be re-written?...
02 Apr 2009 2:15 PM
Kentucky Derby hopeful Desert Party has a re-emerging female family, the world's most prominent racing stable -- and maybe the most important sire at stud today....
05 Mar 2009 10:45 AM
Larry Jones has two standout colts vying for a spot in the 2009 Kentucky Derby. Friesan Fire and Old Fashioned are worthy favorites -- and this just might be the year for Jones to take the big prize....
03 Mar 2009 5:32 PM
Derby Day is two months off and the field is starting to emerge. Here are a few of the sophomores that have impressed me....
18 Feb 2009 10:05 PM
The Kentucky Derby is only 10-odd weeks away. Get ready for the ubiquitous Yum! debates....
25 Oct 2008 11:57 PM
Stock in ZENYATTA went soaring today while CURLIN finished out of the money for the first time in his career. Quite a Breeders' Cup -- and now all signs point to Zenyatta as 2008 Horse of the Year....
01 Sep 2008 11:36 PM
Anak Nakal's Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) win gives me the opportunity to tie together such disparate topics as inbreeding to Dr. Fager... the re-emergence of a branch of female family #1... Quiet American as a broodmare sire... and Djebel (FR) blood in the modern Thoroughbred....
16 Aug 2008 10:11 PM
Two of the best sophomore fillies in America are from the same female family. You've got to go way, way back to find the common dam, though....
07 Aug 2008 5:51 PM
Archipenko stands out for two reasons, both related to his female family. His dam was old when she produced him, and his granddam is a truly special mare....
19 May 2008 4:04 PM
One of Big Brown's opponents has a pedigree you might want to bet on....
01 May 2008 2:23 PM
I've named my favorites for Saturday's Kentucky Derby. I'd like to know who you think should win it, based solely on pedigree. ...
01 May 2008 1:01 PM
Just in time for the KENTUCKY DERBY, here are a couple of must-read features. Plus, my TOP 3 picks for fame and glory this coming Saturday....