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A Medaglia d'Oro colt faced a long, hard journey on his way to becoming the top-priced yearling sold, at $280,000, during the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale. His van trip from California to Kentucky several weeks ago took seven days instead of the usual three or so, according to the bay colt's breeder, Tom Bachman.   ''There were ...

Look for more Ladies' Days in the future. A group called Females Are Thoroughbred Enthusiasts got off the ground in 2009 through the work of racing fan Beth Condren and Jennie Rees of the Louisville Courier-Journal. It quickly took root and figures to grow in 2010. F.A.T.E. is sort of a spin-off from Find A Thoroughbred Enthusiast, an ...

Of the numerous orders we have received for the new TrueNicks Stallion Analysis and companion Pedigree Consultants Stallion Compatibility Report, one of the most intriguing was for Sabirli, who retires to Karacabey Farm in Turkey for 2010. While Sabirli may not be a very familiar name, he is a son of 1991 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner, Strike the ...

Wildcat Heir (TrueNicks,SRO) ended 2009 with the frankly-staggering total of 39 individual juvenile winners. Despite this, he’d reached November before a stakes winner appeared. But surely enough, time has begun to reveal quality among Wildcat Heir’s great quantity of winners. On November 13, Karmageddon took the Jersey Juvenile Stakes, and the ...

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Roar of the Tiger (TrueNicks,SRO) is one of three Hartley/De Renzo stallions that ranked among the top seven Florida second crop stallions in 2009. He is a winning full brother to both Giant’s Causeway, the Leading General Sire of 2009 and Freud, New York’s top sire in 2008. With only two crops to race he ranked among the top 20 sires in Florida ...

This long stretch of cold winter weather, coupled with the short days and dark evenings, has found me seeking the warm indoors of home and a comfortable spot on the couch these past few weeks. And while there I've tackled a few of the books that had started to form a precarious tower on my nightstand. A recent article on sister site ...

The winter mixed auctions that take place early in the year don't offer the best of the breeding stock, which usually is sold in the fall. But one fun thing about them is the opportunity to see some tiny little foals by their dams' sides. Whenever a mare and her offspring go through the sale ring, you can hear people going, ''AAAwwww, how cute!'' ...