The Five-Cross Files : Sire Prospects

German-Blooded Thoroughbred Stallions With Sire Potential for 2010

sgillies — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:55:00 GMT

Descending from a full sister to the sire of German stallion great Surumu is Lauro, a graded-winning son of Monsun who's set to enter stud duty in 2010. Here's some more information on him as well as five other potential stallions with German bloodlines....(read more)

Dearth of 2010 Stallion Prospects From Breeders' Cup 2009 Champs

sgillies — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:34:00 GMT

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?...(read more)

Stallion-Making Stakes Races

sgillies — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:15:00 GMT

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?...(read more)

Son of Personal Ensign -- Stallion Prospect?

sgillies — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:26:00 GMT

His elder siblings proved that Personal Ensign's bloodlines were capable of top-class success. Will that be enough to earn her youngest named foal a shot in the stallion barn?...(read more)

Storm Cat Back in Service -- For $20,000 -- Yes, Really

sgillies — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:47:00 GMT

Oh, it's true -- Storm Cat is back in stud service. There's one little detail, though, that puts a twist on things......(read more)

Welcome New Stallions of 2009

sgillies — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:33:00 GMT

I name a few 2009 new sires that I'm watching closely -- and offer links to some must-read info on stallions entering stud next year....(read more)

German Thoroughbred Pedigrees -- A Worldwide Bloodlines Influence?

sgillies — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:05:00 GMT

The German racehorse sire line of Monsun already has a foothold in Ireland. Would a Kamsin victory in the 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic be enough for American breeders to welcome him to a U.S. stud career?...(read more)

$20 Million Sounds About Right

sgillies — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:08:00 GMT

Let's address the rumblings about Curlin's estimated valuation at "only" $20 million....(read more)

Hard Spun Wins With Breeders

sgillies — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:30:00 GMT

Hard Spun wins a few titles in the breeding shed. I also see some similarities between the son of Danzig and other Thoroughbred sires Point Given and ... Big Brown ???...(read more)

Curlin as a Stallion Prospect

sgillies — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:56:00 GMT

Record-holding earner CURLIN is one of the top Thoroughbred stallion prospects in America. One broodmare sire line stands out as a great match for the seven-time grade I winner....(read more)

Thoroughbred Stallion Prospects at the Fall Sales

sgillies — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Breeding stock / mixed sales are dominated by broodmares and weanlings -- but stallions and stud prospects are another frequent offering. We'll look at a couple of this year's hips and discuss whether this is a good venue for stallion sales....(read more)

Spendthrift to Stand 3 New Stallions

sgillies — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:23:00 GMT

A quick look at the newly-announced trio of incoming stallions at Spendthrift Farm in Lexington....(read more)

Darley Expands Its Street Monopoly

sgillies — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:56:00 GMT

Word on the Street is that Darley has cornered the market on an emerging sire line....(read more)

Anak Nakal Puts It All Together

sgillies — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:36:00 GMT

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....(read more)

Archipenko Worth a Million for an Old Mare

sgillies — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:51:00 GMT

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....(read more)