26 Aug 2009 10:49 AM
The superfilly's pedigree shows that 30% of ancestors in her first four generation are Rasmussen Factor matings.
26 Jun 2009 12:45 PM
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.
07 Jan 2009 1:40 PM
One of offerings at the Keeneland January Thoroughbred breeding stock sale is a mare that has long been on my own personal "watch" list.
07 Oct 2008 2:30 AM
Normally, the dam of a popular graded stakes winner -- carrying her full sibling, nonetheless -- would garner only positive attention at the breeding stock sales. In the case of Eight Belles' dam, though, some of the talk is about whether the repeat mating was the best idea.
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.