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Woodstead Farm in Washington Joins TrueNicks
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 6:20 PM

Woodstead Farm in Chehalis, Washington, has made complimentary TrueNicks reports available for Alaazo and Malt Magic. Alaazo ( TrueNicks , SRO ) is by champion sire and sire of sires A. P. Indy and was purchased for $350,000 by Zayat Stables as a 2006 yearling. In 2009, Alaazo placed in both the Greenwood Cup and the Turfway Park Fall Championship (gr. III) where... Read More...

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Massive Drama, Halo Najib Added to TrueNicks
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 6:19 PM

Massive Drama ( TrueNicks , SRO ) was purchased by Zayat Stables for $485,000, the third highest priced yearling at the 2006 Fasig-Tipon July sale. He went on to capture the Hollywood Prevue Stakes (gr. III) and placed in the grade I CashCall Futurity at 2. By Kafwain out of a stakes-winning Slewacide mare, Massive Drama placed in two more graded events at 3... Read More...

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The Tribe has Spoken! - Curlin tops potential matings for Rachel Alexandra
Thursday, November 05, 2009 8:42 AM

With close to 500 responses, the TrueNicks community overwhelmingly picked Horse of the Year Curlin to top the potential matings for super mare Rachel Alexandra. Some would say that it was an unsurprising result given the ownership of the two horses, but it was a very competitive voting process and there were a number of stallions who were well regarded by the... Read More...

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War Cry Joins TrueNicks
Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:21 AM

War Cry ( TrueNicks , SRO ) has the credentials to make a big impact at stud. He’s by Unbridled, who has firmly established himself as sire of sires with sons like Unbridled’s Song and Broken Vow, not to mention being the grandsire of Birdstone. War Cry also hails from one of the hottest female families in the stud book. He’s out of the Lord at War (ARG) mare... Read More...

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Vinery Adds Three Stallions to TrueNicks
Thursday, October 15, 2009 10:49 AM

Free TrueNicks are now available on Vinery’s three newest stallions, Pioneerof the Nile ( TrueNicks , SRO ), Kodiak Kowboy ( TrueNicks , SRO ) and Maimonides ( TrueNicks , SRO ), courtesy of the farm. Pioneerof the Nile won the grade I CashCall Futurity last year at 2 and also took this year’s Santa Anita Derby (gr. I), before his game second in the Kentucky... Read More...

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Northview Stallion Station Back With TrueNicks
Friday, October 09, 2009 10:58 AM

The Northview roster is headlined by Not For Love ( TrueNicks , SRO ), who is once again Maryland’s leading sire in 2009 with over $4.7 million in progeny earnings. On the General Sire list he ranks as the top stallion standing outside of Kentucky, a distinction he’s earned several times in his career. Just behind Not for Love on the Maryland sire rankings is... Read More...

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Castleton-Lyons is the Latest Farm to Join TrueNicks.
Friday, October 09, 2009 10:54 AM

Free TrueNicks are now available for the three stallions standing at Castleton-Lyons Farm in Kentucky. Castleton-Lyons is home to Bernstein ( TrueNicks , SRO ), second only to Giant’s Causeway in international prestige among the sons of Storm Cat. He’s the sire of 48 stakes winner in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, 26 of whom are graded winners. He... Read More...

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Airdrie Stallions Rejoins TrueNicks for 2010
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 10:10 AM

Complimentary TrueNicks ratings for the stallions standing at Brereton Jone’s Airdrie Stud in Kentucky will once again be available to breeders for the 2010 breeding season. Indian Charlie ( TrueNicks , SRO ) is one of the many recent successes for Airdrie. The son of In Excess is the sire of 43 stakes winners and 80 total stakes horses, including the likes of... Read More...

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Ohio Stallion Bold Truth Joins TrueNicks
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 1:26 PM

Belford Farm in Mt. Gilead, Ohio is the first Ohio farm to sign on with TrueNicks, enrolling their newest stallion, Bold Truth ( TrueNicks , SRO ). While Bold Truth is the first TrueNicks stallion in the Buckeye State, he is among the last direct sons of Seattle Slew still in service. He was graded stakes-placed at Saratoga as a three-year-old and hails from... Read More...

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Signature Stallions Once Again on TrueNicks for 2010
Sunday, September 20, 2009 8:19 PM

Signature Stallions in Reddick, Florida has renewed their subscription to TrueNicks for the 2010 breeding season. The William Schettine-owned stallion stallion station is home to seven stallions, including Florida's leading second crop sire in Chapel Royal . The son of Florida stalwart Montbrook also ranks among the top ten second crop sires nationally and among... Read More...

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Margaux Farm Renews TrueNicks Subscription for 2010
Saturday, September 19, 2009 9:34 AM

Kentucky-based Margaux Farm will once again sponsor free TrueNicks for their six stallions for the upcoming year. Devil His Due ( TrueNicks , SRO ) and Cryptoclearance ( TrueNicks , SRO ) are the two veterans of the Margaux roster. Both tough, consistent multiple grade I winners who each earned over $3 million, the stallions combined have sired 78 stakes winners... Read More...

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Indiana Stallion Hap Joins TrueNicks
Thursday, September 17, 2009 4:07 PM

Theatrical (IRE) ( TrueNicks , SRO ) 's multiple grade stakes-winning son Hap ( TrueNicks , SRO ) is one of the latest stallions to join the Indiana stallion ranks. He is also among the newcomers to the TrueNicks roster for 2010. Hap was one of the better middle distance turf runners earlier this decade, winning six graded events at 8, 8 ½ and 9 furlongs, including... Read More...

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TrueNicks and Australia's Bluebloods Reach Agreement
Monday, September 07, 2009 1:20 PM

TrueNicks and Australia's premier online stallion directory Bluebloods (also known as Stallions.com.au) are pleased to announce a joint venture between the companies. Featured stallions on the Bluebloods site that are also subscribed to TrueNicks' pedigree rating service now have a TrueNicks link on their landing page. "We are delighted to partner with Stallions... Read More...

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Welcoming the Stallions of Australia's Emirates Park
Monday, August 17, 2009 5:00 AM

TrueNicks is pleased to announce that the stallions standing at Emirates Park Stud are available for complementary nick ratings. Emirates Park, owned by His Excellency Nasser Lootah, has facilities in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. The New South Wales property, near the Upper Hunter Valley, is home to five horses, headed by Al Maher (AUS) ( TrueNicks... Read More...

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Ten Myths: You've Read the Report, Now Watch the Webinar!
Thursday, August 06, 2009 9:30 AM

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. Alan and Byron will also be available to take questions after the presentation. The Webinar is FREE and easy to access. Just register here . Read More...

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Filed under: Announcements, Validity, Suggested Reading, Pedigree Elements

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