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In the opening session of the Keeneland September yearling sale, the first foal out of Santa Anita Oaks, Las Virgenes, and Santa Margarita (all gr. I) winner Balance brought a $4.2 million bid from trainer Todd Pletcher, who represented Benjamin Leon of Besilu Stable. The yearling is by top sire A.P. Indy ( TrueNicks , SRO ), and Balance is a Thunder Gulch (...
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Keeneland has cataloged 4,857 horses for its 2010 September Yearling Sale to be held Sunday, September 12 through Sunday, September 26 in Lexington, Kentucky. 81% of Keeneland September yearlings are sired by TrueNicks subscribed stallions, and complimentary reports are available for these yearlings. Follow the links below for each book to view a complete list...
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Welcome to the TrueNicks 2010 CTHS Canadian-Bred Yearlings auction page. The sale will be held September 7 & 11 at the Woodbine Sales Pavilion at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Selected Session: Tuesday, September 7th - Hips 1-225, 2 PM Open Session: Saturday, September 11th - Hips 226-466, 2 PM TrueNicks are available for the sale's offerings...
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Welcome to the TrueNicks 2010 Fasig-Tipton Texas Summer Yearlings auction page. The sale will be held August 30 at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. Monday, August 30 - Hips 1-363, 10 AM TrueNicks are available for the sale's offerings listed here by hip number. To generate a TrueNicks report, click on the link beneath the hip number. Hip No. 1: Macabe...
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Welcome to the TrueNicks 2010 OBS August Open Yearlings auction page. The sale will be held August 24 in Ocala, Florida. Wednesday, August 25 - Hips 201-550, 10:30 AM Thursday, August 26 - Hips 551-901, 10:30 AM NOTE: Click here for the OBS August Selected Yearling Sale to be held August 24. This sale includes Hips 1-200. TrueNicks are available for the sale...
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Welcome to the TrueNicks 2010 OBS August Selected Yearlings auction page. The sale will be held August 24 in Ocala, Florida. Tuesday, August 24 - Hips 1-200, 1 PM TrueNicks are available for the sale's offerings listed here by hip number. To generate a TrueNicks report, click on the link beneath the hip number. NOTE: Click here for the OBS August Open Yearling...
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Welcome to the TrueNicks 2010 Arqana Yearling Sale auction page. The sale will be held August 13-16 in Deauville, France. Friday, August 13 - Hips 1-101, 2:30 PM Saturday, August 14 - Hips 102-208, 5 PM Sunday, August 15 - Hips 209-312, 5 PM Monday, August 16 - Hips 313-480, 2 PM TrueNicks are available for the sale's offerings listed here by hip number. To generate...
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Welcome to the TrueNicks 2010 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga NY Bred Preferred Yearlings auction page. The sale will be held August 7-8 in Saratoga Springs, New York. August 7th - Hips 301-388, 7 PM August 8th - Hips 389-475, 7 PM (NOTE: Click here for the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Selected Yearlings Sale to be held August 2-3) TrueNicks are available for the sale's offerings...
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Welcome to the TrueNicks 2010 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Selected Yearlings auction page. The sale will be held August 2-3 in Saratoga Springs, New York. August 2nd - Hips 1-100, 7 PM August 3rd - Hips 101-202, 7 PM TrueNicks are available for the sale's offerings listed here by hip number. To generate a TrueNicks report, click on the link beneath the hip number....
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The Fasig-Tipton July Sale is currently underway ( Click here for Fasig-Tipton July TrueNicks reports ). You'd probably be pleased if your yearling purchase goes on to win a graded stakes race regardless of the distance, but – in an ideal scenario – what distance would you prefer? Explain your choice in the comments section below. If your yearling purchase could...
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This is our final profile of first crop offerings at the upcoming Fasig-Tipton July Yearlings sale. Click here for a complete list of Fasig-Tipton July TrueNicks reports. Hip# 130 – Discreet Cat – Tia Lea, by Songandaprayer (TrueNicks B+ ) Generally he has been disappointing with Mr. Prospector but Discreet Cat ’s sire, Forestry ( TrueNicks , SRO ), has found...
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This week we are profiling some interesting first crop offerings at the upcoming Fasig-Tipton July Yearlings sale. Click here for a complete list of Fasig-Tipton July TrueNicks reports. Hip# 62 – Half Ours – Internal Affair, by Orientate (TrueNicks A ) This is a very clever pedigree. The Unbridled’s Song/Mt. Livermore cross is a very good one as Mt. Livermore...
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This week we are profiling some interesting first crop offerings at the upcoming Fasig-Tipton July Yearlings sale. Click here for a complete list of Fasig-Tipton July TrueNicks reports. Hip# 57 – Flashy Bull – Image of Honor, by Honour and Glory (TrueNicks C ) Somewhat surprisingly to us, while he has turned out to be a solid stallion, Holy Bull ( TrueNicks ...
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This week we are profiling some interesting first crop offerings at the upcoming Fasig-Tipton July Yearlings sale. Click here for a complete list of Fasig-Tipton July TrueNicks reports. Hip# 25 – Corinthian – Dance Special, by Theatrical (TrueNicks C ) There are at least six stakes winners on the A.P. Indy/Nureyev cross, and while it has only performed as well...
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This week we are profiling some interesting first crop offerings at the upcoming Fasig-Tipton July Yearlings sale. Click here for a complete list of Fasig-Tipton July TrueNicks reports. Hip# 10 – Stevie Wonderboy – Bojangle's Cat, by Tabasco Cat (TrueNicks B+ ) Champion Two-Year-Old Stevie Wonderboy ( TrueNicks , SRO ) owned an intriguing pedigree in his own...
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Welcome to the TrueNicks 2010 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July Yearlings auction page. The sale will be held July 13-14 at Fasig-Tipton's Newtown Paddocks facility in Lexington, Kentucky. July 13th - Hips 1-203, 11 am July 14th - Hips 204-407, 11 am TrueNicks are available for the sale's offerings listed here by hip number. To generate a TrueNicks report, click on...
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With the summer yearling sales season rapidly approaching, let's consider the important factors when making a yearling purchase. Assuming that a yearling displays ideal athleticism, what is most important to you when buying a sales yearling? Explain your choice in the comments section below. Assuming ideal athleticism, what's most important when buying a sales...
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At the TrueNicks office in Lexington, Ian Tapp and Scot Gillies recently raised some interesting questions about the pedigree and rating of a sister to the very talented Brother Derek ( TrueNicks , SRO ), who was offered at last Monday’s Barretts May Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training. This filly, named Sister Kate, is by Alydar’s son Benchmark ( TrueNicks , SRO...
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TrueNicks has provided an auction page for next week's Barretts May Sale of Two-Year-Olds In Training at Fairplex Park in Pomona, California. The sale will be held on Monday, May 10, beginning at 2pm. The sale features 166 juveniles, and 58 rate A or better by TrueNicks. Among these highly-rated two-year-olds is a Benchmark ( TrueNicks , SRO ) full sister to...
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The TrueNicks Auction Guide pages are now available for the upcoming Two-Year-Old in Training sales at Keeneland and OBS. The Keeneland April sale will be conducted on Monday, April 5 while the OBS Spring auction runs from April 19-22. Both sales produced juvenile champions last year with Champion 2yo Colt Lookin' at Lucky emerging from the '09 Keeneland April...
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The TrueNicks score is one factor yearling buyers consider when looking through a sale catalog. At the Keeneland September sale -- with 5,189 hips! -- it's especially important to have a process of elimination to make sure that you're spending your time wisely and seeing only the most promising hips. That's why TrueNicks has created a Keeneland September Auction...
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The glorious Saratoga race meeting is now underway -- which means that the highly successful Fasig Tipton Saratoga Select and New York-bred yearling sales are just around the corner. TrueNicks has you covered! Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga sale of selected yearlings is one of the premier horse auctions in the world. It has roots that stretch back to 1917 when Fasig...
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TrueNicks is proud to present the first of our Auction Guide pages for the Northern Hemisphere sales season. Going forward, we'll be offering a site for auction-goers to visit to find TrueNicks scores for hips of interest. This service will expand and improve over the next several months -- but we wanted to start with the 2009 yearling sales so we've created...
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As a prelude to the stallion study -- which is currently "under construction" as we determine the best way to track all the horses that we have rated by each sire throughout the world -- we thought that it was worthwhile going back and taking a look at the 2008 OBS March sale of 2-year-olds to examine the horses that rated well with TrueNicks from that sale....
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One of the most interesting stakes winners last weekend was Cherry One (TrueNicks A++ ), who took the El Paso Times Handicap at Sunland Park, to remain undefeated in three starts. From the first crop of the Cherokee Run horse Sir Cherokee, Cherry One is out of the El Gran Senor mare One Accord. This is particularly interesting when one recalls that Sir Cherokee...
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