09 Nov 2010 9:45 AM
Who is the great-great-granddaughter of La Troienne that influenced TWO Breeders' Cup pedigrees in 2010?...
25 Oct 2010 11:30 AM
It's not every day you have the opportunity to purchase a half sister to the great Danehill (and to six other black type horses!). Think this Razyana daughter is a select hip at Fasig-Tipton, or in Book 1 of Keeneland November? Not quite. Why is GOMBEEN in Book 6--yes, really--at Keeneland?!?...
20 Oct 2010 3:15 PM
Here's an opportunity for those of you who are willing to consider an unraced mare who's a proven producer. In this case, her bloodlines mimic those of a multiple grade I standout -- and she's carrying a full sibling to her grade I-placed 3-year-old....
15 Sep 2010 4:40 PM
Pedigree patterns make this mare close relatives with Fappiano and Ogygian and Quiet American and Honour and Glory. But is she the kind of mare you'd want in the breeding shed in 2011?...
26 Aug 2009 10:49 AM
The superfilly's pedigree shows that 30% of ancestors in her first four generation are Rasmussen Factor matings....
31 Jul 2009 2:30 PM
Great female family? Check. Up-and-coming sire? Check. Multiple winner? Black type? Available for cheap? Check, check, and check....
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. ...
05 Jan 2009 5:12 PM
Brass Hat attempts a comeback. The 8-year-old son of Prized has been compared to the legendary John Henry -- both are grade I winning geldings who put in long careers, after all. But the two share more than that, and we look back to the damsire of two Triple Crown winners to find the connection....
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....