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TrueNicks subscribed stallions can now be searched on TrueNicks.com by the state where they stand. This is in addition to Alphabetical and By Farm listings available on TrueNicks.com. “We’re constantly looking for ways to promote the TrueNicks subscribed stallions,'' said Byron Rogers, co-founder of the TrueNicks Thoroughbred pedigree nicking ...

Through the years Ben Walden has developed outstanding stallions like Red Ransom, the leading first crop sire of 1994 (with a then record six first crop juvenile stakes winners). In 2010, we’ll see the debut crops of two more Walden-managed stallions in Bellamy Road (TrueNicks,SRO) and Artie Schiller (TrueNicks,SRO). They began their careers at ...

Claiborne Farm’s Pulpit has quickly made a name for himself as a sire of sires with sons like Sky Mesa and Tapit. This bodes will for Claiborne’s newest addition, Parading (TrueNicks,SRO), who like those two stallions hails from an exceptional female family. He’s out of the graded placed Storm Cat mare On Parade, a full sister to Champion Storm ...

2007 leading first crop sire Posse (TrueNicks,SRO) will stand his first season in New York with Empire Stud. The son of Silver Deputy was represented by record equaling seven first crop juvenile stakes winners in ’07, including champion Kodiak Kowboy. That runner is a leading contender for additional hardware after three grade I wins in 2009. ...

With over $1 million in 2009 progeny earnings, Lightnin N Thunder (TrueNicks,SRO) is the #1 stallion in Massachusetts. He’s a stakes placed son of Storm Cat out of the grade I winner Why Change. Multiple stakes winner La Chica Sensual ($365,660) and 2009 2yo stakes winner Criolla Bonita are among Lightnin N Thunder’s good runners so far. Drewman ...

Millionaire Cowboy Cal (TrueNicks,SRO) won the Laurel Futurity at 2 and rolled on to five graded wins over the next two seasons. In 2009 alone he won three grade II events in Southern California: the Strub S. and San Pasqual S. on Pro Ride and the Oak Tree Mile on the turf. He also placed in six graded races, three of those grade 1’s, including ...

By Kingmambo from the family of Seeking the Gold, that would be enough for Rey de Cafe (TrueNicks,SRO) to be given a chance at stud. The fact that he was a very talented runner makes his prospects all the brighter. He won the Bourbon S. in the fall of his juvenile season at Keeneland and went on to win or place in five more blacktype races ...

Stormin Fever (TrueNicks,SRO) ranks #4 on the California Sire list with over $2.5 million in progeny earnings. The son of Storm Cat, out of the Seattle Slew mare Pennant Fever (making him a full brother to multiple grade I winner Raging Fever) is the sire of a pair of grade I winners. Among his 2009 graded winners are Whirlie Bertie, winner of the ...

Castleon-Lyons is no stranger to importing successful European stallions to the U. S., having brought over French stallion star Anabaa for the 2008 breeding season. Now the Kentucky stallion station is offering the Danzig son Modigliani (TrueNicks,SRO) to North American breeders. He began his stud career at Greentree Stud in Ireland and is well on ...

Wildcat Heir (TrueNicks,SRO) , a speedy grade I winning son of Forest Wildcat leads all North American freshman with a record-setting 38 individual winners. Five of his runners have earned blacktype so far. The Carson City son Hear No Evil (TrueNicks,SRO) has only 11 foals in his first crop but two of them are stakes winners,  Jackson Bend. ...