18 Nov 2009 5:12 PM
Within a few hours of each other, two similar emails have arrived in my inbox demanding some attention.
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?
17 Sep 2009 8:50 AM
A bit of research on Thoroughbred sire-line descent becomes a trip down memory lane as I consult the 1982 Stallion Register.
25 Aug 2009 12:15 PM
Florida's Milwaukee Brew is making a name for himself -- way up north.
22 Jul 2009 4:30 PM
Beyond Perfection was barren three times, slipped three more, and produced one dead foal (along with five less-than-impressive runners) before being booked to Candy Ride in 2005. The resulting grade II winner indicates the trouble was worth it -- but was it a good breeding decision?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
09 Sep 2008 10:19 AM
Part of the energized atmosphere at Thoroughbred sales is the urgent dispersal of catalog page update notices that are handed out to all potential buyers.
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.
22 Jul 2008 10:08 AM
Deutsches Derby (Ger-I) winner Kamsin represents soundness and stamina. Is that what American breeders really want?
