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  If you've never seen Ferris Bueller's Day Off, I highly recommend it. Now, it might seem somewhat off-topic, as the only horse in the movie is the one on the logo of the classic 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder (...''It is so choice.  If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up. ...''), but ...

Valid conclusions aren't possible unless research methods are meaningful.  The other day, I discussed Bold Ruler bloodlines in hot synthetic sires.  It was clear that Bold Ruler and his fellow Nasrullah sire Nashua were present in a disproportionately high percentage of top all-weather sires. The question is, are Nasrullah bloodlines ...

A month before he took the big prize in one of the most exciting Kentucky Derby races in recent memory, I mentioned Big Brown as an interesting sire prospect.  His pedigree is brilliant, and offers promise to all kinds of mares, save those with an abundance of Northern Dancer blood. Turns out that the $65,000 stud fee was neither too high ...

A BloodHorse.com article yesterday afternoon about the Canadian Stallion Awards reveals that Bold Executive took the top spot, in large part due to his progeny's earnings on synthetic tracks.  Bold Executive, like fellow synthetics-leader A.P. Indy (SRO), is a Bold Ruler-line stallion -- and it's often theorized that this ...

Reader question:  Hi, Scot. I have read the history behind and understand what the DP, CD, and DI figures stand for but my question is: Why does it seem that good or higher DP numbers are sometimes in conflict with the nicks? In nicking my mare with stallions I'll get higher or better DP numbers with a ''C'' nick then with an ''A''. ...

The idea of racing partnerships allowed racehorse ownership by many more individuals. It was a brilliant concept in 1969 when Dogwood Stables' Cot Campbell introduced it.  More important, I believe it could be the best hope to save the sport of Thoroughbred racing over the coming generations. Next Thursday, Feb. 12, Mr. Campbell will be ...

Back around the time of Keeneland's November sale of weanlings and breeding stock, a few readers of The Blood-Horse wrote in that they were aghast to discover a 2-year-old filly entered in the sale not only as a broodmare prospect, but actually already in foal.  This is wrong! they said.  Something must be done to stop this! In her most ...

An older article from TheHorse.com came up in a Google search recently, one published before I began working for the magazine.  The title was intriguing, so I took a look:  Thoroughbred Pedigrees Show Little Genetic Diversity.  The subject of the article is interesting, but my favorite line has to be a pun: ''The superiority ...

The small family farm where I keep my horses is owned by my closest friends.  Because the farm is located in a section of Lexington near several fairly posh neighborhoods, my friends have no trouble attracting boarders -- in fact, they long ago stopped maintaining a waiting list and now just field calls when the rare spot opens ...

The weekend's news that Yonaguska has been relocated to Louisiana at first seems like a bit of a demotion for the son of Cherokee Run. A closer look reveals that it might be the best thing that could happen for him. In Kentucky, Yonaguska (SRO) had a half-dozen other Cherokee Run sons to compete with, in addition to Cherokee Run (SRO) ...