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Sea the Stars has rightfully dominated the headlines from Europe but the other story of the weekend was the remarkable performance of horses bred and owned by the Aga Khan.We'll start with the 2½ mile Prix du Cadran (gr. I), which went to Alandi (TrueNicks A), who is by Galileo out of the stakes winning Darshaan mare, Aliya, and is one of no less ...

.postComments, .commentsContainer, .commentForm{display:none;} .questionForm{display:block} Linda Rice, who edged out Todd Pletcher to become the first female trainer to win the Saratoga meet title, will be the next guest on bloodhorse.com’s Talkin’ Horses podcast. Rice, 45, was born into a racing family in Racine, Wisconsin. Her father, ...

So you're not a big fan of synthetics, you say? Me neither. The intent was good. Unfortunately, it just didn't work out as planned. I think most of us would agree on this by now. But here's the thing: It's Breeders' Cup time. For the second straight year, I'm tired of all the complaining. The World Championships are at Santa Anita, again. Deal ...

If Sea the Stars does not make the trip to California, which seems more likely than not, and joins Rachel Alexandra on the absentee list, it will create a void never before seen in the Breeders' Cup. Assuming Sea the Stars does not run, it is safe to say that no two greater horses have ever eluded the World Championship event in a single year. ...

The six week period between the Keeneland September yearling sale and Keeneland November breeding stock auction is typically when stallion managers announce stud fees for the coming season. Well, maybe not this year. Several have hinted they might wait until after the November sale. There is a high degree of nervousness right now in the breeding ...

This year's Perfect Trip Award will recognize a Breeders' Cup Challenge race winner from this season's North American races that best exemplifies a ''Perfect Trip''. The winner will be selected from a panel of racing experts and will have the opportunity to experience his or her own ''Perfect Trip'' through Sentient Jet, with ...

Dawn asks: I am somewhat new to this and really need some help. have a mare named Buy You A Bear (Bayou Hebert x Sheckyrilla - Shecky Greene) that I am contemplating breeding to Borrego or Leroidesanimaux. These are my questions:1) Based on TrueNicks, she nicks better with 'Leroi' than Borrego, but her Dosage is better with Borrego and she ...

Welcome to TrueNicks' Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling sale page. TrueNicks are available for the 2009 Fasig-Tipton fall yearlings listed here by hip number. To generate a TrueNicks report, click on the link beneath the hip number.   Hip No. 1: b f (Strong Contender--Sally's Sweep). Run free TrueNicks reports for hip #1. Hip ...

For those of you who wait all year to enjoy the Keeneland breeding stock catalog, it's online now. I'm spending a few minutes searching for my list of favorite mares... we'll be talking about this sale a lot in the next few weeks.  Any first impressions after seeing the catalog?

A multiple stakes winner on the Northwest circuit, Nationhood (TrueNicks,SRO) took the 2008 editions of the Budweiser Emerald Handicap. and the Seattle Handicap. Overall, the colt won eight times from 22 career starts. He's a son of former leading first crop sire Cherokee Run, already sire of the solid stallions Kafwain (The Pamplemousse, etc.) ...