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....
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Several five-cross pedigree examples will help illustrate this overview of inbreeding in Thoroughbred bloodlines. By the time you're through, I hope you can spot an error on one of the reports....
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If you like reading about great Thoroughbred broodmares, take the phone off the hook, cancel your dinner plans, make yourself comfortable, and take a look at this....
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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....
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In less time than it takes to read a pedigree review of your favorite racehorse, you can complete this short survey that rates BloodHorse.com columns like Mahubah's Corner and Porter on Pedigrees....
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What's better than listening to an interview with training great Larry Jones? Having him answer YOUR questions!...
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This is a sales catalog made for Thoroughbred pedigree fans....
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Nothing is more fun than watching a new foal's first few struggles to stand, nurse, and walk. But what happens when the delivery doesn't go according to plan?...
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This Thoroughbred mare descends from a great family, she's put black type on her catalog page herself and through a previous foal, and she's FREE. ...
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If a sire's in the lineage of a potential racehorse, does it really matter where on the five-cross pedigree he's located?...
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Larry Jones has two standout colts vying for a spot in the 2009 Kentucky Derby. Friesan Fire and Old Fashioned are worthy favorites -- and this just might be the year for Jones to take the big prize....
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Derby Day is two months off and the field is starting to emerge. Here are a few of the sophomores that have impressed me....
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Dropping stud fees is only part of the plan for many stallion farms. Many -- like Ascot Stud in Ontario -- have come up with innovative incentive plans to motivate broodmare owners to sign on the dotted line....
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The Kentucky Derby is only 10-odd weeks away. Get ready for the ubiquitous Yum! debates....
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Juvenile sales are an upsetting time when the focus is on pushing immature foals to a blisteringly fast one-furlong work....
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I'm starting out my rant-and-rave session (and my second year of writing The Five-Cross Files) by censuring Thoroughbred industry participants for refusing to embrace the types of technology that could revamp our sport....
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Ferris Bueller inspires me to take a critical look at some of what we're doing wrong in the Thoroughbred industry. ...
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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?...
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Three-year-old champion racehorse Big Brown starts his stud service the same way he began his career at the track -- with feats worthy of headlines. He's booked to some of the best Thoroughbred broodmares in America....
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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....
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Here's your opportunity to ask questions about racing partnerships, racehorse syndication, and the state of the Thoroughbred industry in 2009. Dogwood Stables' Cot Campbell sits down for an interview with Talkin' Horses....
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Smarty Jones isn't the only Thoroughbred stallion out there to become a damsire within three years of his own first foals' arrival The practice is controversial -- but breeding 2-year-old fillies might be more common than you realize....
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Selective inbreeding is one of many pedigree patterns to consider for Thoroughbred breeders. Two linked articles offer interesting perspectives on the practice....
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Hiding beneath that wooly beast is a real live Thoroughbred!...
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The weekend's news that Yonaguska has been relocated to Louisiana at first seems like a bit of a demotion for the son of Cherokee Run. A closer look reveals that it might be the best thing that could happen for him....
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