August 2009 - Posts
With a big summer weekend of stakes on tap, we take a peek back at some compelling stakes winners from the past week....
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With nicking reports available at no cost for more than 4,000 Keeneland September yearlings, you'll want to use this free tool before heading to Keeneland's sales pavilion....
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In the conclusion to the series, Dr. Fishman discusses his choice of Big Brown for a 2009 mating and offers encouragement to his fellow Thoroughbred enthusiasts....
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Pleasantly Perfect wasn't the most precocious of runners and now that his first crop (now 3yo's) has had time to mature, they are beginning to shine in stakes competition....
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Combining similarly bred ancestors like Woodman, Miswaki, Mining and Seeking the Gold may prove beneficial....
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With six stakes winners in the month of August, Elusive Quality is America's hottest stallion......
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In part IV of the series, the breeder of a recent black type winner reveals many of the pedigree and conformation considerations that he deliberated for the stakes winner's dam....
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Young sires Pollard's Vision and Even the Score are represented by stakes winners -- two of which have an interesting pedigree connection....
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A reader asks why a nick rating changes depending on whether an individual stallion or one of his sons is used in a cross....
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The stallions of Australia's Emirates Park Stud are now available for complimentary nick ratings....
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Smart Strike is a horse whose runners do their best work when given some time and distance. But not always.......
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A few weeks back, we presented a fun paper called Top 10 Myths About Nicks in Thoroughbred Breeding. Today at 2 p.m., Alan Porter and Byron Rogers will host a half-hour video on the topic....
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Successful breeder Dr. Robert Fishman continues recounting the story of a stakes winner. In this post, we read about the many stallions considered for the young mare Refrain, in the seasons leading up to the emergence of Girfrienontheside....
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Dixie Chatter enters stud at River Edge Farm in California....
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Classic-winning filly Rachel Alexandra gave the boys a lesson this weekend in the Haskell. Because of her latest accomplishment we're going to extend our request for readers' choices for Rachel's best breeding match....
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