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We are pleased to announce the addition of new Darley Australia stallions Denman (AUS) (TrueNicks) and Time Thief (AUS) (TrueNicks). Group I-winning sprinter Denman retires as the best son of Australia’s leading third crop sire Lonhro (AUS) (TrueNicks,SRO). Denman won nine of twelve career starts, including the Golden Rose (gr. I) over 1400 ...

Readers: I'm curious to get your analysis of the Sadler's Wells/Mill Reef nick. Why do you think this nick works? Avalyn Hunter ends her Mahubah's Corner column this week with a look at the combination of Sadler's Wells/Mill Reef: ''…Irish Derby runner-up Midas Touch stayed on very well through the stretch and according to jockey Colm O’Donoghue ...

Reader challenge: Identify the following four horses represented by their 3-cross pedigrees. What do they have in common? Leave your guess in the comments section below. Good luck! We will hold all comments until Monday, July 5, at 11:00am EDT. UPDATE: Congrats to everyone who correctly identified Macho Uno (TrueNicks,SRO), Twice Over, Triple ...

The 151st running of the Queen's Plate Stakes will be run Sunday, July 4, at Woodbine. The 1 ¼-mile event is restricted to Canadian-bred 3-year-olds. Post time is 5:40pm EDT. Race favorite is Hotep, representing the successful A.P. Indy/Mr. Prospector nick. Two fillies are entered in the Queen's Plate: Roan Inish (by Elusive Quality) and Moment ...

2009 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Mine That Bird has been entered in the July 4th Firecracker Handicap (gr. II) at Churchill Downs. The race is one mile on the turf. While Mine That Bird is not certain to start in the Firecracker, Trainer D. Wayne Lukas said it would be a prep for the Whitney Handicap (gr. I) on dirt. Do you think Mine That Bird ...

The 151st running of the Queen's Plate, Canada's premier classic race, will be run this Sunday at Woodbine. One glance at the race's past winners reveals several top Thoroughbreds: the great Northern Dancer; La Lorgnette, Canadian champion and dam of Hawk Wing; recently deceased Canadian Triple Crown winner With Approval; 1998 Breeders' Cup ...

Welcome to the TrueNicks 2010 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July Yearlings auction page. The sale will be held July 13-14 at Fasig-Tipton's Newtown Paddocks facility in Lexington, Kentucky. July 13th - Hips 1-203, 11 am July 14th - Hips 204-407, 11 am TrueNicks are available for the sale's offerings listed here by hip number. To generate a TrueNicks ...

Reader challenge: Name all three racehorses and the race that was won by all three. Leave your guess in the comments section below. We will hold all comments until Wednesday, June 30, at 11:00am EDT. UPDATE: Congrats to refrain who correctly identified Pleasant Tap (TrueNicks,SRO), Kelso, and Silver Buck. Pleasant Tap won the 1992 Suburban ...

With the summer yearling sales season rapidly approaching, let's consider the important factors when making a yearling purchase. Assuming that a yearling displays ideal athleticism, what is most important to you when buying a sales yearling? Explain your choice in the comments section below. Assuming ideal athleticism, what's most ...

The 54th Mother Goose Stakes (gr. I) will be run tomorrow at Belmont, featuring Biofuel, Ailalea, Devil May Care, Connie and Michael, and Katy Now. Perhaps these fillies will one day become successful broodmares, but until then, let's remember the 10th Mother Goose Stakes, run in 1966. Eventual Champion 3-Year-Old Filly Lady Pitt (by Sword ...