Broad Brush's male line influence -- and the whole Domino branch, for that matter -- is shaken up with the defection of Mongoose....
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It's a family thing: yearling fillies from the immediate female family of A. P. Indy and Storm Cat were offered at the Keeneland September yearling sale's ninth day....
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Black type on the catalog page, an exceptional Thoroughbred female family with old-time names throughout her pedigree, in foal to a nice Kentucky stallion -- this mare has some good things going for her. And I have the perfect match for her....
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The annual report of live foals reveals some interesting shifts in the Thoroughbred breeding industry....
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A quick look at the newly-announced trio of incoming stallions at Spendthrift Farm in Lexington....
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Thoroughbred pedigree analysis is an exciting study. Even when the horse you're reviewing isn't a big star....
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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....
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We're taking a jump up in class this week, looking at a mare by an excellent broodmare sire and out of one of the finest Thoroughbred families....
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Word on the Street is that Darley has cornered the market on an emerging sire line....
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The sales repository offers potential bidders some health information about Thoroughbreds being sold at auction. It's part of the sales-prep process to have a foal scoped and x-rayed -- and good results make for happy sellers....
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Some of the secrets revealed in A Guide to Buying Thoroughbreds at the Keeneland September Sale are tips on how to read what the sales catalog page really says ...why timing can be everything ... who should be on your team of advisors ... and how you can compare the offerings hip-by-hip to determine your top picks....
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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....
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On a day when the world loudly celebrates a couple of all-American political campaigns -- the Obama/Biden ticket is now official and McCain/Palin is today's big news -- I thought it would be fun to look at an aptly-named Thoroughbred whose influence on the breed is growing every year....
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This time we look at a mare being offered off the track in Maryland. Does she cut it as a broodmare prospect?...
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For this mare, the question "Is this a broodmare?" is one that will have to wait a while.......
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Keeneland offers a neat new feature to create custom mini catalogs for its Thoroughbred sales....
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Today brings the sad news of the passing of the great Genuine Risk, winner of the 1980 Kentucky Derby (gr. I)....
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The weekend photo contest exposed a few readers as true Turf historians -- not all of the pictures were easy but we had a couple of perfect responses....
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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....
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This time, let's make it interesting: the winner (randomly selected from the best responses) will receive a $20 gift certificate to the Blood-Horse Photo Store....
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Another look at a broodmare offering -- this time one with the bluest of blood but a couple of red flags on her pedigree page....
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Are broodmares exploited? Is the Thoroughbred industry callously breeding our mares to death? When should a mare be retired -- and what happens to her then?...
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The yearling season is in full stride, but big events are already developing for the fall breeding stock sales. Today brings news of a dispersal of some of the finest bloodstock in the world....
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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....
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Readers weighed in on the idea that a Thoroughbred's temperament is a measure of his potential talent. Here's a look at the poll results....
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