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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 ...

Dubai Millennium was one of the most electrifying runners of the past decade running away with races like the Dubai World Cup (gr. I), the Prince of Wales S. (gr. I) and the Queen Elizabeth II S. (gr. I). He is the sire of only one crop which includes the champion Dubawi, already the sire of a pair of group II winners in his first crop. This makes ...

With more than 400 responses on my last blog, and with some of the posters a bit overzealous in expressing their opinions, it is obvious the Horse of the Year debate is going to continue to heat up as we get closer to the Eclipse Awards.I have stated my feelings and have nothing more to say on the matter, as far as what is right and what is wrong. ...

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 ...