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(By Scot T. Gillies) The past couple of years have not been pleasant for many commercial breeders. Rachel Pagones points out in her 2010 yearling sales review (October issue of The Blood-Horse MarketWatch) that ''the North American commercial breeding industry ... [has] suffered a 50% loss in value, in terms of yearling prices and sales receipts, ...

Ask me how much I'd be willing to pay for a Juddmonte mare--any Juddmonte mare--and I wouldn't hesitate to close out my 401k and give you the PIN to my debit card.  And I'd still be getting the better end of the deal by far. Pretty much, if she comes from Juddmonte's broodmare band, she's one of the finest mares in the world. Juddmonte has ...

Dappled out and lighter in color from her racing days, millionaire Octave resides at Darley’s Gainsborough Farm near Versailles, Ky.''Octave is low maintenance,” said Broodmare Manager Gary Harlow. “Easy to care for and mild tempered.”Below, Octave at Keeneland in 2007.Order this Photo.Photos below, Octave at Darley's Gainsborough Farm in ...

Deputy Minister, photo courtesy Brookdale Farm Thinking of new TrueNicks stallion Remind (TrueNicks,blog), it reminded me about his phenomenal sire Deputy Minister. This seemed like a fine opportunity to take a look back at his impressive racing and stud careers. The Ontario-bred son of Vice Regent was a remarkable two-year-old. Winning ...

Straight Line Graded stakes-winning Straight Line (TrueNicks,SRO) has joined TrueNicks. The son of Boundary stands at Fairberry Farm in Waterloo, Illinois. A four-length maiden winner at two, Straight Line won the Honest Pleasure Stakes in just his second start. He went on to place second in the Arlington-Washington Futurity (gr. III) ...

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 1168 yearlings for its 2010 Kentucky Fall Yearlings sale to be held October 25-27 in Lexington, Kentucky. Visit TrueNicks.com/Auctions to get TrueNicks reports for all hips in the Kentucky Fall Yearlings sale, or for any past or upcoming sale. Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearlings: Session 1: Monday, October 25 - ...

Both broke their maidens by double-digit lengths. Both came right back with impressive grade I wins. Both are based in New York for powerful trainers who have said their respective horses are as talented as any 2-year-old they have ever had. Boys At Tosconova vs. Uncle Mo. Breeders' Cup Juvenile: Nov. 6 at Churchill Downs, 3:55 p.m. EDT, 1 1/16 ...

Photo courtesy longacresstud.co.nz Stakes winner and multiple graded stakes-placed turf horse Remind (TrueNicks) has joined TrueNicks. Bred by Claiborne Farm, the son of Deputy Minister stands at Long Acres Stud in New Zealand. Campaigned in North America as a Claiborne Farm homebred, Remind won consecutive maiden and allowance (click ...

The stallions of Ballena Vista Farm, located in Ramona, California, are now available on TrueNicks. Bertrando (TrueNicks,SRO) needs little introduction. A $3 million-earner and Eclipse champion on the track, and five-time leading sire in California, Bertrando is the sire of 50 stakes winners for over $38 million in progeny earnings. By Breeders' ...

Hip #1350 (catalog page, pedigree), an 8-year-old mare named SPRING, sells Fri., Nov. 12, 2010 at the Keeneland November mixed sale Thoroughbred female family:  7-a Race record:  Unraced Produce record: dam of four foals, two of racing age, two winners, one stakes-placed. Sale ...