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TrueNicks is pleased to welcome one of the Lone Star state's most promising young stallions, Hi Teck Man (TrueNicks,SRO). As a juvenile, Hi Teck Man won the Ruidoso Thoroughbred Futurity and A. C. Kemp Handicap, and he confirmed that form with a win in the 2004 WinStar Derby -- now the Sunland Derby, a race that produced this year's Kentucky ...

The Runaway Groom branch of Blushing Groom (FR) had a very useful weekend. Runaway Groom's son Najran was represented by the third graded winner from his first crop when Wasted Tears took the Ouija Board Distaff Handicap (gr. IIIT). Proving herself a true daughter of her sire -- who equaled Dr. Fager's world record for a mile on dirt -- Wasted ...

The 2009 running of the Oaks d'Italia (Ity-II) went to the Peintre Celebre filly Night of Magic (IRE). Night of Magic is out of a mare by Platini (GER)  (by the great German sire Surumu (GER)) and from a German family that goes back to Catnip (IRE), the granddam of Nearco (ITY). Rated A++ by TrueNicks, Night of Magic has more recent ...

The father and son team of Machiavellian and Street Cry (IRE) (TrueNicks,SRO) made their presence strongly felt in last few days. Machiavellian's daughter.Criticism (GB) (TrueNicks A+), one of three stakes winners for her sire out of Caerleon mares, took the Sheepshead Bay Stakes (gr. IIT) May 23 at Belmont Park. The granddam is the ...

Already established as Danehill's most prolific stallion son, Danehill Dancer (IRE) advanced his reputation still further at the weekend with an Irish Guineas classic double. On Saturday, last year's top 2-year-old in Europe, Mastercraftsman (IRE), captured the Boylesports.com Irish Two Thousand Guineas (Ire-I). Rated B+ by ...

One of the more impressive winners on the Preakness undercard was Everyday Heroes, who is now 4-for-4 after taking the Hirsch Jacobs Stakes (gr. III). Out of the Dayjur mare Lucette (and rated B+) he is a closely related to Horse of the Year Ghostzapper (TrueNicks,SRO) , whose half-sister is Everyday Heroes' dam. Both Ghostzapper and Everyday ...

Between classics, it was a relatively quiet weekend in the U.S. One race that might have Triple Crown implications, however, was contested: the Peter Pan Stakes (gr. II) went to Belmont Stakes (gr. I) hopeful Charitable Man (TrueNicks A). The victory of Charitable Man continues an outstanding season for his sire, Lemon Drop Kid ...

Last weekend saw the first two French classics of the season - the Poule d'Essai des Poulains and Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (both Fr-I) -- in the books. The result was a great one for the Irish National Stud with the filly's event going to Elusive Wave, from the second crop of Elusive City, and the colt's classic falling to Silver Frost ...

In England this past weekend Sea The Stars (IRE) captured the Stanjames.com Two Thousand Guineas (Eng-I) at Newmarket, adding another chapter in the remarkable story of the late Urban Sea. The 1993 CIGA Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I) heroine, a daughter of Miswaki, has been represented by eight starters, and all eight of them are stakes ...

Giant's Causeway (TrueNicks,SRO) had no luck with his son Hold Me Back in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), but he was still represented by a weekend classic winner when his daughter Ghanaati captured the Stanjames.com One Thousand Guineas (Eng-I). Ghanaati was making her seasonal debut -- her last start came in October -- ...