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  Scott asks: When I run a TrueNicks with Candy Ride and one of my mares, Surf N Sand, it appears to be a complete outcross in the first five generations, but the nick is an A++. He's an excellent phenotype for the mare, so I'm very curious about the nick. Thank you in advance and keep up the good work. I thoroughly enjoy having ...

By Chris Dawahare, Operations Manager for BloodHorse.com In the past week, we've launched two new pages on BloodHorse.com - the Community page and a completely redesigned Horse Health section. We've replaced the Blog Stable link in our main navigation with a link to the Community page. You can access all of the blogs from here, but if you ...

The most important aspect of any business is the relationships that are built. We are not immune to that in the publishing business, our relationships being with our customers, whether they be subscribers, advertisers, Web site visitors, etc. The Thoroughbred owner has many important relationships, but none more so than the one that exists with ...

The Stallion Affinity Report provides you with a detailed list of Broodmare Sires that cross well with your stallion. You tell us your stallion's name and location standing, and we'll tell you which Broodmare Sires cross for a TrueNicks-recommended rating of B+ or better. You'll receive your Stallion Affinity Report electronically, but we'll ...

  Is there light at the end of the tunnel? A glimmer of hope? The Keeneland November breeding stock sale, which was devastated last year by the global financial crisis, indicated the market could be stabilizing when the median remained the same from 2008. In addition, the declines in the gross and average price were much less than they had ...

By Gene Kershner, EquiSpace So as the anticipation builds (are you holding your breath?) for the Breeders' Cup Committee to release their rotation plan for the next few Cups (or maybe more), I am putting out there my dream rotation and in-depth reasons why.  There is much debate on whether pre-setting the lineup makes sense or ...

For Immediate Release Contact:  Kim Minarich at 239.216.0074 or kimminsinternational@me.com    Maintain Good Blood Production and Vitality with Foran’s Feratone Iron Rich Gel  NAPLES, Fla. (December 9, 2009) -- Iron deficiency anemia is not always apparent in horses.  However, iron may be conditionally necessary if ...

Lane's End Ketucky is home to A.P. Indy (TrueNicks,SRO) and Smart Strike (TrueNicks,SRO) , both two-time Leading Sires in North America this decade. A. P. Indy was tops in 2003 and again in 2006, while Smart Strike has ranked #1 the last two seasons with record progeny earnings totals of $14,358,570 (2007) and $12,413,093 (2008).Kingmambo ...

 Growing up a Cincinnati Reds baseball fan, I always wanted to play shortstop like Barry Larkin. So I naturally sought after his baseball cards. Including Barry's hologram card, his rookie card and every other special/limited edition card I could find. Baseball cards were just a part of growing up for me and I would say most boys had some ...

Douglas asks: I remember reading that TrueNicks had a ''lowest recommended score/grade'' which I think was a B or is it a B+? Alan's response: Thank you for the question. In general terms we find that horses rated B+ or better are those that have a particularly strong percentage of stakes winners relative to their appearance ...