05 Nov 2010 11:00 AM
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....
12 Nov 2009 4:55 PM
Descending from a full sister to the sire of German stallion great Surumu is Lauro, a graded-winning son of Monsun who's set to enter stud duty in 2010. Here's some more information on him as well as five other potential stallions with German bloodlines....
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?...
25 Aug 2009 12:15 PM
Florida's Milwaukee Brew is making a name for himself -- way up north....
11 Aug 2009 10:40 AM
Bernardini's big numbers might steal the headlines, but rare appearances by sires from Germany and Australia are worth a second look....
25 Mar 2009 12:50 PM
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....
30 Nov 2008 10:05 PM
The German racehorse sire line of Monsun already has a foothold in Ireland. Would a Kamsin victory in the 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic be enough for American breeders to welcome him to a U.S. stud career?...
22 Jul 2008 10:08 AM
Deutsches Derby (Ger-I) winner Kamsin represents soundness and stamina. Is that what American breeders really want?...