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Welcome to TrueNicks' 2010 Fasig-Tipton Calder Select 2-Year-Olds Sale page. The Fasig-Tipton Calder auction holds the juvenile sale records for gross revenue, average price, and median price. The marks for gross and average of $62,187,000 and $403,812, respectively, were established in 2006. The record of $250,000 for median was set in 2007. ...

This long stretch of cold winter weather, coupled with the short days and dark evenings, has found me seeking the warm indoors of home and a comfortable spot on the couch these past few weeks. And while there I've tackled a few of the books that had started to form a precarious tower on my nightstand. A recent article on sister site ...

Welcome to TrueNicks' 2010 Keeneland January Mixed sale page. 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: Langfuhr--Restored Hope). FREE TrueNicks report for hip #1.FREE TrueNicks report for CARRIED FOAL. Hip ...

Stud farms have two main reasons for advertising their stallions as ''private fee.'' Some stallions have so many conditions, terms, fee reductions, and special offers that it's meaningless to post a fee:  no breeder would actually pay the listed fee, and posting one would only serve to dissuade the mare owners who might be interested in ...

If you think that the only bloodlines worth buying have already passed through the ring this mixed-sale season, here are a few reasons to reconsider. While wintertime auctions are generally considered to be the appropriate venue for lesser breeding stock, a few unique factors this year will result in some high-quality mares being put under the ...

The Stallion Affinity Report provides you with a detailed list of Broodmare Sires that cross well with your stallion. You tell us your stallion's name and location standing, and we'll tell you which Broodmare Sires cross for a TrueNicks-recommended rating of B+ or better. You'll receive your Stallion Affinity Report electronically, but we'll ...

Within a few hours of each other, two similar emails have arrived in my inbox demanding some attention. First was this week's Mahubah's Corner article from Avalyn Hunter. Topic: Passion for Gold, the recent Medaglia d'Oro stakes winner and only the second colt to score a black type victory for a sire whose fillies have ...

The Blood-Horse MarketWatch recently published an updated ''Prospective Stallions of 2010'' list for its subscribers. The 12-page report identifies intact horses whose racing careers merit consideration for service in the breeding shed. While reviewing the listings, my eye was drawn to the name of a grade II winner -- or, actually, to his ...

The fireworks of Keeneland's two-day Book One yesterday and today, interrupted by Fasig-Tipton's prestigious Selected sale held last evening, have been muted rather predictably by drops in gross, averages, and medians. I watched a few of my favorite mares walk through the ring to final bids of no more than double my annual salary (which is to ...