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SIRES From Action This Day and Afleet Alex to Yonaguska and Zavata, a total of 288 stallions are represented by at least one yearling at the upcoming Keeneland September sale. With 5,189 foals offered, each stallion is represented by an average of 18 colts and fillies. Some especially well-represented stallions -- 29 studs each have 50 or more ...

Of all the products and services that Blood-Horse offers, our most popular is probably the Stallion Register -- now celebrating 75 years of being America's guide to Thoroughbred stallions. I wanted to point out a few updates we've made recently to the free Web version, the Stallion Register Online (SRO). Since many of you are ...

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 ...

It's always fun to pass along good news about retired racers.  From our sister site The Horse: Your Guide to Equine Health comes this release:  A new trail training course at the Maker's Mark Secretariat Center in the Kentucky Horse Park will allow off-the-track Thoroughbreds to be schooled over natural trails. The training course, ...

Editor's note:  Dr. Robert Fishman shares his story about breeding recent stakes winner Girlfrienontheside. Earlier in the series (see part I,  part II, part III, and part IV), we read about how Dr. FIshman bred her dam, Refrain, and then followed along as Refrain was bred several times to some top sires. In the previous ...

A reader's comment to a post last week (Thoroughbred Pedigree Review of KEESEP Hip #4233 -- A Rasmussen Factor Case Study) pointed out the significant mare inbreeding in a 1952 mare named Ellen's Best (pedigree). Ellen's Best's fourth dam was Friar's Carse, who was also the dam of her sire War Relic. In turn, War Relic was inbred to Fairy ...

Adena Springs South's Milwaukee Brew (SRO) is fast becoming the star of the Sunshine State's stallion line-up. And what's not to like?  He showed some longevity with a career that spanned ages 3 to 6 and back-to-back Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) scores. He's got a five-cross pedigree that is distinctly American but void of Northern ...

Editor's note:  Dr. Robert Fishman shares his story about breeding recent stakes winner Girlfrienontheside. We've read of the breeding considerations that resulted in her dam, Refrain (see part I,  part II, and part III of the series). Here we continue the story, picking up with the stakes-winner as a newly-born filly, and also find ...

The Rasmussen Factor  Back a few months ago, we discussed inbreeding notations in Thoroughbred pedigrees. At the time, I indicated that we'd want to look at the Rasmussen Factor (RF) at some point in the future. Since then, I've had several emails asking about the subject. There seems to be an air of mystery -- or perhaps just ...

Here in Lexington -- yes, sadly, I didn't rate a trip to the Spa! -- signs of change are evident at Fasig-Tipton. Since the company's acquisition by Dubai-based Synergy Investments 15 months ago, the sales facility on Newtown Pike has received an impressive face lift and a well-coordinated marketing campaign has elevated the Fasig-Tipton ...