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Mating Choices -- Flawlessly

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A few brief notes about the family of multiple-champion mare Flawlessly -- and why it's up to a single daughter to carry on her legacy. ...

Mating Choices -- Bayakoa

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

Mating Choices -- Serena's Song

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How do the owners of champion distaffers select mates for their top-notch mares? In the case of Serena's Song, only the best stallions have made the cut....

Is This a Broodmare? -- Stakes Producer in Michigan

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She's an unraced mare out of an unplaced dam, and she's in Michigan. But the family is top-tier and she's already a stakes producer. Does Charedi's Gold stay in the broodmare band or is she a classic cull?...

Quick Change of Plans for Proud Spell

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Retired from racing, Proud Spell doesn't hesitate getting into her new role as a broodmare....

7 Mistakes New Breeders Make

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Successful Thoroughbred breeding is harder than it looks. Here are seven errors common to breeders who are just starting out....

U.S. Stallion With German Pedigree Influences and Sharp First Crops -- $3,000 Live Foal

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This stallion's early AEI ratings put him in with some lofty company. Combine his rare sire line with unusual German bloodline influences on the dam side and this is a stallion whose pedigree is worth a closer review....

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