05 Oct 2010 3:12 PM
The fall sales are upon us. Time to start perusing those auction catalogs! ...
09 Sep 2009 4:25 PM
I've always thought bidders had a prejudice against "named" yearlings at Thoroughbred sales. The numbers seem to indicate I'm wrong....
03 Sep 2009 9:15 AM
Do you watch for the Breeders' Cup Classic winner to go on to a successful stallion career? The Travers, maybe? Or is it one of the juvenile races that "makes" a stallion for you?...
01 Sep 2009 2:47 PM
Only six stallions have at least eight sons represented by hips at Keeneland's yearling sale later this month. We look at the sale's count by sire-of-sire as well as by larger sire lines....
26 Aug 2009 10:49 AM
The superfilly's pedigree shows that 30% of ancestors in her first four generation are Rasmussen Factor matings....
06 Feb 2009 10:54 AM
A couple of days ago we looked at how much influence Bold Ruler has had on Thoroughbred racing's top synthetic sires. So the question now is: are his bloodlines less present in poorer-performing all-weather studs?...
03 Feb 2009 1:08 PM
It's no secret that progeny of Bold Ruler-line stallions have enjoyed success on synthetic racing surfaces. As all-weather tracks continue to flourish, let's take a look at some top synthetic sires to see how much influence they have from Bold Ruler and the larger Nasrullah line....
30 Oct 2008 4:45 PM
Are these 10 stallions the Princequillos and Deputy Ministers and Blue Larkspurs of tomorrow? A look at emerging broodmare sires....
08 Oct 2008 12:25 PM
Seven sires made the cut: they are clear leaders on the all-weather racetracks. Who made the list -- and just as important, who didn't?!?...
25 Sep 2008 3:39 PM
The data are clear: certain qualities or circumstances are favored in the yearling sales ring. Here are nine factors that were markers for success at the 2008 Keeneland September yearling sale....
23 Jul 2008 5:23 PM
Reactions to the Blood-Horse report on the weakening of the Thoroughbred....