Pimlico's undercard races on Preakness Day received less than their due of attention this year following Rachel Alexandra's historic Classic triumph....
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A brief introduction to Alan Porter's pedigree review of Peter Pan (gr. II) winner Charitable Man....
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Alan Porter reviews the bloodlines of newly-minted classic winners Elusive Wave and Silver Frost, heroes of the French One and Two Thousand Guineas....
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Rachel Alexandra has taken North American racing by storm. The runaway winner of the Kentucky Oaks has been sold since her Classic win, she's been involved in some Preakness controversy, and her new owners have indicated mating plans even before her retirement. Amidst all the hoopla, TrueNicks readers are asked to help select the perfect stallion to match an exceptional mare. Read on for the rules of the game.......
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Sons of Storm Cat and daughters of Dehere -- the combination is proving to be a top-notch nick....
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Sea The Stars is yet another group I winner out of Urban Sea -- but the English Two Thousand Guineas winner has several other fascinating influences in his pedigree....
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The Giant's Causeway filly Ghanaati became a classic winner over the weekend. Alan Porter delves into her female family and finds a blue hen....
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Several recent posts inspire us to take a quick look at some similarities -- perhaps coincidental -- between the pedigrees of Birdstone, Medaglia d'Oro, and Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) third Musket Man. ...
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Alan Porter finds a link between Rachel Alexandra, Mine That Bird, and a surprising group of young sires....
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Although Mine That Bird's pedigree is not especially fashionable, it's actually full of classic influences....
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In a big weekend for Cal-breds, two sires had a particularly good time....
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Alan explores a racehorse sire offering great value, and looks at the further deeds of a Thoroughbred female family that is currently on fire....
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New Zealand's historic Haunui Farm becomes the first Southern Hemisphere farm to subscribe its sire roster to TrueNicks, allowing breeders to run complimentary matings with the stallions Iffraaj, Elusive City, and Don Eduardo....
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The Kentucky Cup Juvenile (gr. III) offers the first shot at serious black-type for 2-year-olds, and as such we thought it interesting to have a look at the TrueNick ratings for a field of stakes contenders that have yet to earn black type. ...
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There seems to be, at least in Europe, a strong genetic tie between the former stablemates Danehill and Sadler’s Wells....
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A rich race at Charles Town, inbreeding to Mr. Prospector and his brothers, and the broodmare sire influence of Nantallah all factor in to this gelding's successes....
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Whoever thought that this cross would work? What seems to be a mismatch has proved itself with several excellent runners....
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Pulpit is firmly established as one of A.P. Indy's hottest sire-making sons, as evidenced by a couple of weekend stakes results....
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Midships pulls off a win in the 14-furlong San Juan Capistrano (gr. IIT) to add an exclamation point to the emerging Mizzen Mast/Northern Dancer nick....
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Big wins for Monarchos' progeny put the spotlight on his sire, Maria's Mon, who seems to like the cross of two stallion full brothers......
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The filly that ended Stardom Bound's grade I streak has a fascinating pedigree with some unlikely roots....
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An emerging nick and some interesting inbreeding patterns are evident in a couple of grade I-winning 4-year-olds from the weekend....
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German and American bloodlines had an international audience this weekend when they were represented by French graded winners....
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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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This Arizona-bred filly has accomplished something that Peppers Pride never attempted....
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