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Throughout the history of the Thoroughbred there have been a number of occurrences where full brothers have performed very well at stud - the European foundation stallions Pharos and Fairway, the North American duo Bull Dog and Sir Gallahad, the Australian stallions Todman and Noholme. More recently, the Thoroughbred ...

Courtesy of Becky Johnston Disappointing news this week when Aidan O’Brien announced that last year’s spectacular winner of this race and the Irish Oaks, Magnier/Smith/Tabor owned Peeping Fawn, was not ready for her first race of the year.  The filly was produced from Better Than Honour’s half-sister Maryinsky.  Better Than Honour is ...

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  How many of you have seen the video of the Jeremy Rose whip incident? If you haven’t, here it is. I’m curious to get everyone’s take on this. In his statement released June 26, Rose said “he intended to hit her in the shoulder and did not mean to hit her in the face.” He apologized and received support from trainer Howard Woldendale. Rose ...

 It's Friday, so take a minute for a good laugh. This video was shown to me a week ago and is a hit around work, among friends in the horse industry, and YouTube it's self. So if you have not watched it, give it five minutes. The video is work friendly.    I was by the winners circle and cheered, along with all the fans, as ...

Courtesy of Becky Johnston In order to remove myself from the problems that are confronting American racing right now, for one weekend, I am intent on going across the pond for my action.  I dutifully download a copy of The Racing Post dated June 26 to begin my fantasy trip.  Flipping through the pages until ...

Q: I was looking for nicks with a mare by Abaginone. Your reports show an A++ for a Seeking the Gold/Halo crossing but all the stakes winners listed are by one sire, Mutakddim, out of Southern Halo mares bred in Argentina. Is this a statistical quirk or a valid basis for generalizing about a Seeking the Gold/Halo nick? A: Thank you for the ...

Yesterday, I outlined what I feel are fair (and perhaps even rather strict) guidelines for a top breed-to-race stallion. Today, I'm posting my list of the very cream of the crop. I'll start by giving ''honorable mention'' to a few stallions frequently cited as a good value for breed-to-race programs.  Rahy (on SRO) works great for those with ...

That under-appreciated Nijinsky II line stallion, Hernando (by Niniski), is having an excellent run with his current crop of three-year-olds, which include the English Oaks (gr. 1) victress Look Here (A+ TrueNick Rating); Casual Conquest (A+), winner of Derrinstown Derby Trial (gr. II) and third in the English Derby (gr. 1); and most ...