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With a little over 300 stallions and 2200 broodmares, the Venezuelan breeding industry is growing steadily and the importation of three stallions, now subscribed to the TrueNicks stallions subscription program, show how their investment in thoroughbreds is starting to increase and should reap benefits in years to come. Great Hunter ( TrueNicks , SRO ) – by the...
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King of the Roxy ( TrueNicks , SRO ) was one of the better juveniles in New York during the 2006 season, winning the Futurity Stakes (gr. II) at Belmont after running a good second in Saratoga Special Stakes (gr. II). He enjoyed another strong season at three, romping in the Hutcheson Stakes (gr. II) before giving Tiago all he could handle in the Santa Anita...
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Roar of the Tiger ( TrueNicks , SRO ) is one of three Hartley/De Renzo stallions that ranked among the top seven Florida second crop stallions in 2009. He is a winning full brother to both Giant’s Causeway, the Leading General Sire of 2009 and Freud, New York’s top sire in 2008. With only two crops to race he ranked among the top 20 sires in Florida last year...
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Kipling ( TrueNicks , SRO ) began his career in Oklahoma, joining the Crestwood roster after Kip Deville emerged as one of the better middle distance turf runners of the decade just past. He has a good a pedigree as any stallion anywhere, being by Gulch out of Weekend Storm, a daughter of Weekend Surprise. Weekend Storm has held up her end of the family tree...
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Freud ( TrueNicks , SRO ) has been New York’s leading sire of stakes winners in each of the past two seasons and was the Leading General Sire in the Empire State in 2008 with over $3.2 million in progeny earnings. His 2009 earnings of $3,482,482 put him behind only Kentucky ex-patriate Posse. Freud is a graded stakes placed full brother to Giant’s Causeway, North...
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TrueNicks has now added a Stallion Affinity Report to it’s growning stable of products. Utilizing the data-base of The Jockey Club Information Services, the comprehensive report returns ratings for the subject stallion when crossed with mares by any broodmare sire or sire who has been represented by 50 or more runners in either category in the previous year....
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The stakes winner Pagan Cat, who has earned blacktype on six occasions, is among the early runners sired by Parker's Storm Cat ( TrueNicks , SRO ). A winning son of the great Storm Cat, Parker’s Storm Cat is out of the Mr. Prosepctor mare Macoumba. This makes him a half brother to the very good Kentucky stallion Malibu Moon, who is coming off his best year at...
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Freefourinternet ( TrueNicks , SRO ) eclipsed the $1 million mark in career earnings in his long and distinguished racing career. The durable son of Classic winner Tabasco Cat was a stakes winner in Europe as a three-year-old and earned blacktype in each of the next four seasons in England and North America. He was a graded winner on both turf and dirt on this...
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Malibu Moon ( TrueNicks , SRO ) has had many good years at stud but 2009 was his best. He ranked #11 on the General Sire List with over $6.9 million in progeny earnings and was represented by a pair of grade I winners in the year just concluded. Grandsons of A. P. Indy like Tapit and Sky Mesa (both by Pulpit) are going great guns. In 2010 we’ll see the first...
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The wickedly fast Weigelia ( TrueNicks , SRO ) was an eight time stakes winner in his career and earned over $1 million. He set two track records, one at Belmont and one at Monmouth Park and his brilliance is even more impressive when one considers how sound and durable he was. He started 12 times at 3 and 10 times at 4 (winning a combined five stakes). Overall...
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The Belong to Me son Capitano ( TrueNicks , SRO ) was multiple graded-placed at 2, running second in the Norfolk S. (gr. I) and the Best Pal S. (gr. II). He was again multiple stakes placed at 3 before reeling of stakes wins at 4, 5, 6 and 7. Overall, he won or placed in 12 blacktype races in his career and earned $576,894. Capitano is out of the Tabasco Cat...
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It would be hard to find a stallion in Kentucky with a pedigree better than the Sparks View Farm stallion Heart of the Storm ( TrueNicks , SRO ). He’s by the legendary Storm Cat out of the Bold Hour mare Amelia Bearhart. This makes him a brother to multiple grade I winner Chief Bearhart (Horse of the Year in Canada twice and an Eclipse winner in the U. S.) as...
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Double Honor ( TrueNicks , SRO ) has long been a consistent source of winners and blacktype runners. He’s again among the top ten stallions in the Sunshine State with right around $2 million in progeny earnings. We’ll see the first runners by the talented and versatile Imperialism ( TrueNicks , SRO ) in 2010. The son of Langfuhr was stakes placed on both turf...
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It’s hard to find a stallion that shows no Northern Dancer or Raise a Native in his pedigree but the intriguing Favorite Bid ( TrueNicks , SRO ) is one such animal. He’s a son of dual Classic winner and Horse of the Year Spectacular Bid, who is usually in the conversation when the all time greats are discussed. Favorite Bid is out of the mare Never Hold Back...
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Duckhorn ( TrueNicks , SRO ) ranks among the leading third crop sires in Pennsylvania in 2009 by progeny earnings and among his good runners is the multiple stakes placed Sweet Sugar. Duckhorn was one of the very best runners sired by perennial mid-Atlantic leading sire Not For Love. He racked up nearly $750,000 in earnings, winning four stakes, including the...
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Cashel Castle ( TrueNicks , SRO ) reeled off five consecutive victories to begin his career, including stakes wins in the Hoosier Juvenile S. at 2 and the Lafayette S. (gr.III) as a three-year-old. He’s by the underrated Mr. Prospector stallion Silver Ghost out of the Unreal Zeal mare Desviacion, a sister to grade I winner Lunar Spook. Cashel Castle moves to...
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The well named grade I winner Albert the Great ( TrueNicks , SRO ) racked up over $3 million on the track and has sired a pair of grade I winning millionaires so far in his second career, Nobiz Like Shobiz and Albertus Maximus. Coastal Storm ( TrueNicks , SRO ) is by Storm Cat out of grade I-winning Carson City mare Pearl City, a sister to the good Storm Cat...
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Claiborne Farm’s Pulpit has quickly made a name for himself as a sire of sires with sons like Sky Mesa and Tapit. This bodes will for Claiborne’s newest addition, Parading ( TrueNicks , SRO ), who like those two stallions hails from an exceptional female family. He’s out of the graded placed Storm Cat mare On Parade, a full sister to Champion Storm Flag Flying...
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Millionaire Cowboy Cal ( TrueNicks , SRO ) won the Laurel Futurity at 2 and rolled on to five graded wins over the next two seasons. In 2009 alone he won three grade II events in Southern California: the Strub S. and San Pasqual S. on Pro Ride and the Oak Tree Mile on the turf. He also placed in six graded races, three of those grade 1’s, including the Blue Grass...
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By Kingmambo from the family of Seeking the Gold, that would be enough for Rey de Cafe ( TrueNicks , SRO ) to be given a chance at stud. The fact that he was a very talented runner makes his prospects all the brighter. He won the Bourbon S. in the fall of his juvenile season at Keeneland and went on to win or place in five more blacktype races including wins...
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Stormin Fever ( TrueNicks , SRO ) ranks #4 on the California Sire list with over $2.5 million in progeny earnings. The son of Storm Cat, out of the Seattle Slew mare Pennant Fever (making him a full brother to multiple grade I winner Raging Fever) is the sire of a pair of grade I winners. Among his 2009 graded winners are Whirlie Bertie, winner of the Gardenia...
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Wildcat Heir ( TrueNicks , SRO ) , a speedy grade I winning son of Forest Wildcat leads all North American freshman with a record-setting 38 individual winners. Five of his runners have earned blacktype so far. The Carson City son Hear No Evil ( TrueNicks , SRO ) has only 11 foals in his first crop but two of them are stakes winners, Jackson Bend. who swept the...
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Street Cry (IRE) ( TrueNicks , SRO ) is already the sire of a Kentucky Derby (gr. I) and a Melbourne Cup (gr. I) winner, not to mention one of the all time greats in Zenyatta. Darley America is now home to Medaglia d'Oro ( TrueNicks , SRO ) North America’s #1 second crop sire. He is, of course, the sire of another all time great in Rachel Alexandra. She is one...
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Stormy Atlantic ( TrueNicks , SRO ) has been one of the most consistent sires in North America the past several years. He’s ranked among the top 10 on the General Sire List twice and has been represented by 14 stakes winners in 2009. The last year he's had less than 10 stakes winners was 2004. The Seeking The Gold son Mutakddim ( TrueNicks , SRO ) is also as...
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Diabolical ( TrueNicks , SRO ) was not only an exceptionally fast and durable sprinter, he was one of the more admirable runners on the world stage the past few seasons. Winner of the grade II Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. and the grade III Maryland Sprint H. in the U. S., Diabolical was sent on a world wide campaign after being purchased by Sheikh Mohammed. He won...
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