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There were several stakes for juveniles last weekend and two freshman sires, Kitten’s Joy (who also had the Summer S. (gr. III) runner-up Becky’s Kitten) and Roman Ruler (TrueNicks,SRO) put stakes winners on the board. Kitten’s Joy, who now has 11 first crop winners, was represented by Sunday Silence Stakes winner William’s Kitten who is out of ...

Three Chimneys Farm in Kentucky has renewed their TrueNicks subscription for all 11 of their stallions. Few stallions have had the kind of success in the past decade as [Dyaformer]. Barbaro, Lucarno, Perfect Drift, Riskaverse, Starrer, Film Maker and Purim are all among his 18 career group/grade I winners. And he’s certainly not slowing down as he ...

Complimentary TrueNicks ratings for the stallions standing at Brereton Jone’s Airdrie Stud in Kentucky will once again be available to breeders for the 2010 breeding season. Indian Charlie (TrueNicks,SRO) is one of the many recent successes for Airdrie. The son of In Excess is the sire of 43 stakes winners and 80 total stakes horses, including the ...

As many of you know, there aren't many horses in training that I like more than Fabulous Strike. The gutsy 6-year-old will try for his second Vosburgh win next week and then a decision will be made whether to send him back to California for the Breeders' Cup Sprint, where he finished fifth a year ago. Until very recently, I thought Fabulous ...

The day off from selling at the Keeneland September yearling sale provides consignors and buyers alike a chance to catch their breath after the first four days of the auction while preparing for the remaining days of the two-week long sale. The harsh reality of the severity of the drop in the market had set in (for the first four days, the gross ...

Belford Farm in Mt. Gilead, Ohio is the first Ohio farm to sign on with TrueNicks, enrolling their newest stallion, Bold Truth (TrueNicks,SRO). While Bold Truth is the first TrueNicks stallion in the Buckeye State, he is among the last direct sons of Seattle Slew still in service. He was graded stakes-placed at Saratoga as a three-year-old and ...

A lot of the key North American action was focused in Canada this weekend. The most valuable race of the weekend was the $1,000,000 (Canadian funds) Woodbine Mile (gr. I), which was taken in storming fashion by the five-year-old mare Ventura (TrueNicks A++). She is a reminder of just how severe a loss the premature death of her sire, Chester House ...

Free TrueNicks reports for Aptitude (TrueNicks,SRO), Empire Maker (TrueNicks,SRO),First Defence (TrueNicks,SRO) and Mizzen Mast (TrueNicks,SRO) will once again be available tobreeders for the 2010 season courtesy of Juddmonte Farm. Multiple grade I winner and multiple classic-placed Aptitude carried theJuddmonte colors with distinction in his ...

Signature Stallions in Reddick, Florida has renewed their subscription toTrueNicks for the 2010 breeding season. The William Schettine-owned stallion stallion station is home to seven stallions,including Florida's leading second crop sire in Chapel Royal. The son of Floridastalwart Montbrook also ranks among the top ten second crop sires ...