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.

Smarty Jones isn't the only Thoroughbred stallion out there to become a damsire within three years of his own first foals' arrival The practice is controversial -- but breeding 2-year-old fillies might be more common than you realize.

Are these 10 stallions the Princequillos and Deputy Ministers and Blue Larkspurs of tomorrow? A look at emerging broodmare sires.

On a day when the world loudly celebrates a couple of all-American political campaigns -- the Obama/Biden ticket is now official and McCain/Palin is today's big news -- I thought it would be fun to look at an aptly-named Thoroughbred whose influence on the breed is growing every year.

One stallion from the Northern Dancer sire line is especially impressive as a broodmare sire. Will his success extend to this year's Derby?