Medaglia d'Oro's early returns are promising -- and more than a little surprising....
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What happens when a sire/damsire cross establishes some early success and is subsequently tried in large numbers?...
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Inbreeding to Northern Dancer is now common enough to be unexceptional. The newest trend to show promise is duplicating Nureyev in Thoroughbred pedigrees....
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If Sir Thomas More was the man for all seasons then Giant's Causeway (TrueNicks,SRO)
is the sire for all-weather. His fellow Storm Cat-line sires also saw success over the weekend of racing....
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ow firmly-established as the heir to Sadlers Wells, Galileo (IRE) had a transatlantic double at the weekend....
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Kempton Park's Kentucky Derby Challenge produced a guaranteed invitation to this year's Kentucky Derby. A colt with distinctly European bloodlines took the all-weather contest -- but does his pedigree hint at Derby success?...
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As we kick off a new season of European group races, Alan Porter hails a recent winner -- and points out that another horse in the race merits watching....
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We can talk about the number of subscriptions to the TrueNicks Thoroughbred pedigree nicking service... the 100,000-horse trials... or several other impressive statistics. But here's a figure that YOU have given to us: an average of over 400 user "hits" on each subscribed stallion in the first two months of 2009....
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Alan Porter identifies cases where a poor overall sire line affinity can be improved by other pedigree patterns -- a process aided by additional tools included on the TrueNicks report page....
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Over and over again, the cross of A.P. Indy/Seattle Slew with daughters from the Fappiano line was in high form this past weekend....
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Our "search for value" sires have some impressive progeny appearing in the winner's circle....
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The cross of Fappiano with Blushing Groom (FR) has several impressive winners -- and the reverse cross appears to be a promising nick as well....
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Byron Rogers introduces a TrueNicks study that will track the 2-year-old crop of several top sires....
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As Darley's promising stallion son of Gone West enters his 11th stud season, the quality of his foal crops has been anything other than elusive....
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This nick involves inbreeding to representatives of the Mr. Prospector / Buckpasser cross....
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Real Saga adds to the success of his sire, the spectacularly-bred Tale of the Cat....
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The addition of Suburban Handicap (gr. I) winner Frost Giant to Empire Stud's roster gives us the opportunity to review that stallion station's full line-up....
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Three Chimneys' War Chant turns up an impressive string of black type winners...
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TrueNicks is pleased to announce the enrollment of its first two stallions standing in Washington State. Chumaree and Prospected both stand at Homer Thoroughbreds in Burbank, Wa. Chumaree ( TrueNicks , SRO ) sold for $450,000 as a weanling at the Keeneland November sale. Out of a mare by Secretariat, he is a son of Hennessy, already the sire of the promising Johannesburg in Kentucky. Prospected ( TrueNicks...
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Leading Louisiana breeder Clear Creek Stud makes TrueNicks reports available at no charge for eight stallions....
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There's a reason we call certain stallions "proven" producers -- and this past weekend's big stakes included victories by the progeny of these old stand-bys....
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The sophomore son of Pulpit enjoyed a big weekend with high-profile winners....
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The Jockey Club makes the new TrueNicks Broodmare Analysis report part of its equineline.com reporting features -- opening up the nicking service to a worldwide audience....
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A string of high-profile winners sheds light on the cross of Fappiano and Blushing Groom....
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TrueNicks reports include several data elements in addition to the nick rating and variant score. A broodmare owner inquires about using Dosage information as part of his pedigree evaluations....
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