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Whether you use ''damsire'' or ''broodmare sire'' or ''maternal grandsire'' or ''family sire'' -- and each term holds shades of meaning -- the goal of bloodstock buyers is to find mares by stallions that shine in this role.  We all can name stallions whose names we love to see in that spot on a five-cross pedigree.  Secretariat, Deputy ...

Now that the Breeders' Cup is in our rearview mirror and it feels as though racing comes to a screeching halt for the rest of season, there is one topic that seems to be on everyone's mind: Horse of the Year. Curlin vs. Zenyatta. Who will it be? It's been less than a week since the Breeders' Cup ended and I've already been asked the same ...

So, will it be Curlin or Zenyatta for Horse of the Year? That is the question everyone – fans, writers, horsemen – either seem to be asking or are adamant about one way or the other. Obviously, a case can be made for either one.But I have to admit I am flabbergasted that not a single person I’m aware of has even thrown Big Brown into the mix. Now ...

By Ted Grevelis (Owning Racehorses)The very first ownership group I was a part of was right here in Minnesota.  Managed by chart caller and bloodstock agent David M Miller we ran under the banner of Star of the North Racing.  Siblings Somerset Sam and Somerset Wish (Gazebo- Somerset Blum) were purchased from breeder Jack Welch in the ...

Feedback from TrueNicks users and other readers of this blog comes in various formats -- some by email, some by comments to our article posts. Most are printable, a few are not. An email just arrived from a subscriber to both TrueNicks and a rival service. We figured that while the comment was not meant to be complimentary, we would publish it and ...

By Steve Zorn  Well, it took a while, but there are more and more signs that horse racing isn't being spared the ills that are affecting the rest of the economy. There are three ways of measuring how well racing is doing, depending on what your economic interest is.  If you're a commercial breeder, what you care most about is ...

Much has been said about the prospects for 2007 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Better Than Honour, who will be sold at this year's Fasig-Tipton November sale.  (News story, Hammer Time blog post) What I haven't heard too much about, though, is the mare's reproductive soundness.  Hip #188 (catalog page, ...

How does one even begin to comment on this year’s wild and crazy Breeders’ Cup? Pro-Ride form, the absence of any injuries, the filly phenomena, the European butt-whipping, Santa Anita, Horse of the Year, ESPN’s new camera shots? That’s just for starters.Before anything, I must say I cannot recall a more enjoyable two days of racing, whether you ...