Special Rate ( TrueNicks , SRO ) is a stakes-winning son of emerging sire of sires Pulpit (Tapit, Sky Mesa, etc.). He’s out of a Viviana, a stakes winner by Nureyev and the dam of Sightseek and Tates Creek, both multiple grade I winners for Juddmonte Farm. Viviana is a granddaughter of Champion and New York Filly Triple Crown winner Chris Evert, who’s also the...
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Papa Clem ( TrueNicks , SRO ) was among the favorites for the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) last year after an impressive spring campaign. He ran second in a pair of grade II Derby preps, the Robert B. Lewis S. (to Pioneerof The Nile) and Louisiana Derby (to Friesan Fire) before taking center stage in the grade II Arkansas Derby (now a grade I). His handy win at Oaklawn...
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The second round has just begun in the current auction cycle of Thoroughbred breeding stock sales. If the ongoing OBS Mixed Sale is any indication, it's a buyer's market, and anyone looking to purchase a broodmare has a great chance to find a bargain -- if he knows what he's looking for. Byron Rogers, Alan Porter, and the rest of the TrueNicks pedigree rating...
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