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Thoroughbred pedigree analysis is an exciting study.  Even when the horse you're reviewing isn't a big star. BloodHorse.com boasts two of the finest columnists in the industry:  Avalyn Hunter (Mahubah's Corner) and Alan Porter (Porter on Pedigrees) have weekly articles that are both available within the Breeding section of the Web ...

The third of a triumvirate of young classic winning sons of Sadler's Wells -- following Montjeu (IRE) and Galileo (IRE) -- High Chaparral (IRE) is beginning to make significant progress. His first crop are currently 3, and include the Premio Parioli - Italian Two Thousand Guineas (Ity-III) winner Senlis (IRE) and the undefeated group ...

It's a little before 6 a.m. Although the sun is beginning to rise back home, Lexington, Ky. is still dark. Outside my window at Old Friends, there is a sprawling network of paddocks, housing a number of top-class stakes winners and champions and some not not-so-well-known horses.My host, Michael Blowen, still bubbling with the unbridled enthusiasm ...

On Sunday, I was fortunate enough to attend the Eight Belles memorial ceremony at Churchill Downs where they honored the fallen filly and unveiled a plaque in the Kentucky Derby Museum garden. It was a touching ceremony in which over 200 people attended - some from as far away as Colorado and New York. While the entire ceremony was well done, ...

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The single most significant number relative to a racetrack’s business is handle. Pure and simple. It not only fuels the second-most-important number—purses—but is clearly reflective of the acceptance of a track’s racing product by the wagering public.In August 2007, Churchill Downs Inc. announced it would no longer publicly release handle figures ...

Go to any Thoroughbred sale and you'll see a lot of common elements.  Grooms leading their charges around the sand ovals.  Potential buyers filling out hip request forms.  Bales of sweet-smelling alfalfa lining the shed rows.  The fancy ''shingles'' (signboards) of all the farms and consignors hanging along each sale ...

Question:  I have a stallion named Basketball Court (by Doneraile Court out of Stage Bulletin, by Rare Performer), a stakes winner with a record of 6 wins, 3 places, and 2 shows from 20 starts. How could I best get him out to the breeding public? Could TrueNicks help a smaller stallion?  Byron's answer: Thanks for your email. ...

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