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We’re very used to two-year-old descendents of Sadler’s Wells showing their classic credentials in major races towards the end of the European racing season. For example, Sadler’s Wells’ son, Montjeu, has recently been represented by St. Nicholas Abbey, Jan Vermeer and Joshua Tree, winners respectively of the Racing Post Tropy (gr. I), Criterium ...

Woodstead Farm in Chehalis, Washington, has made complimentary TrueNicks reports available for Alaazo and Malt Magic.Alaazo (TrueNicks,SRO) is by champion sire and sire of sires A. P. Indy and was purchased for $350,000 by Zayat Stables as a 2006 yearling. In 2009, Alaazo placed in both the Greenwood Cup and the Turfway Park Fall Championship (gr. ...

Massive Drama (TrueNicks,SRO) was purchased by Zayat Stables for $485,000, the third highest priced yearling at the 2006 Fasig-Tipon July sale. He went on to capture the Hollywood Prevue Stakes (gr. III) and placed in the grade I CashCall Futurity at 2. By Kafwain out of a stakes-winning Slewacide mare, Massive Drama placed in two more graded ...

Within a few hours of each other, two similar emails have arrived in my inbox demanding some attention. First was this week's Mahubah's Corner article from Avalyn Hunter. Topic: Passion for Gold, the recent Medaglia d'Oro stakes winner and only the second colt to score a black type victory for a sire whose fillies have ...

This will be my final thoughts on racing's hottest current debate--Horse of the Year. After this, I'll let everyone else continue to drill on a subject that surely will not go away any time soon. First of all, let me say that I am not in favor of having a separate ''both'' option on the Horse of the Year ballot. I say let the writers vote for ...

Boboman (TrueNicks,SRO) is a grade I winner by Kingmambo, who already has a very successful American son in Lemon Drop Kid. In fact, Boboman is bred on the same Kingmambo/Seattle Slew cross as Lemon Drop Kid. Bred and raced by Wertheimer & Frere, Boboman was a very versatile runner in his racing days. He won the Hollywood Turf Cup (gr. I) and ...

Repent (TrueNicks,SRO) , who was just announced as moving from Vinery, Kentucky to Empire Stud in New York had a pair of stakes winners last weekend. His two-year-old filly, Beijin (TrueNicks A++) won the Donna Freyer S. at Philadelphia Park. She is out of a Forest Wildcat mare, but the pedigree is also interesting for having four crosses of Bold ...

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There appears to be a “glimmer of hope,” Keeneland associate director of sales Tom Thornbury said Nov. 16. For those who make their living breeding and selling Thoroughbreds, that glimmer shines brightly as they try to make sense of the bloodstock market. Thornbury’s comments were echoed by several consignors who saw positive signs in the results ...

 A short Breeders' Cup story: Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt Stopping to talk with Jerry O'Connell about the Breeders' Cup Classic. I asked Jerry ''Having any luck today?'' as he responded ''no not really'' and we began chit chatting. I was definitely curious about who he liked in the Classic and so that was most of the ...