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The retirement of the brilliant sprint filly Gold Edition (AUS) engendered some speculation in Australia as to what might be her ideal mate, especially as she is by a son of Danehill, which naturally rules out some of Australia's most illustrious sires. With the help of the mating tool TrueNicks, we were able to indulge in some speculation about ...

We had an interesting inquiry from a reader who used TrueNicks to look at a Carson City mare with both Dynaformer (TrueNicks, SRO) and his newly-retired grade I winning son, Purim (TrueNicks, SRO) (Three Chimneys, which stands Dynaformer, and Richland Hills, which stands Purim, provide complimentary hypothetical matings for these ...

U.S. and European invaders pointing toward the Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) look as if they will have a tough home-trained opponent to overcome in the shape of Asiatic Boy. Bred in Argentina, the son of Not For Sale won a maiden in his native country and finished second to the Hussonet colt, Husson, in the Gran Criterium (Arg-I). Following that effort, ...

Complimentary ratings for all 12 sires standing at Stonewall Stallions are now available on TrueNicks after the Versailles, Ky., nursery became the latest farm to sign up to provided the service. The Stonewall Stallions are headed by Medaglia d'Oro (TrueNicks, SRO), a three-time grade I winner, who earned over $5,754,720. A son of leading sire El ...

[image url=''http://cdn.bloodhorse.com/images/content/tommye_large.jpg'']Tommy Eastham[/image] [image url=''http://cdn.bloodhorse.com/images/content/markt_large.jpg'']Mark Toothaker[/image] Partners Tommy Eastham and Mark Toothaker run Legacy Bloodstock, which had its first public consignment in July, 2005, with their primary focus being on ...

TrueNicks users are now able to get complimentary hypothetical matings with a trio of stallions standing at Richland Hills near Midway, Kentucky. The trio are first-year stallions Purim (TrueNicks, SRO) and Storm Surge (TrueNicks, SRO), and second-season sire, Star Dabbler (TrueNicks, SRO). Purim is a six-time stakes winner, who captured last ...

 Jedi Code.  The name captured me at the first mention.  I am a huge fan of Star Wars and have thoroughly investigated the many horses who have related names, but that is another story.  Jedi Code and I have a rich history and I have many stories to tell about him.    Jedi Code is by Empire Maker out of the ...

 The first two weeks are still a blur.  I remember having to repeat and learn all of these new terms being thrown my way.  What is the difference between a yearling and a weanling?  How in the world do you have the same dad and not be related?  Why do people name horses after panties?  I don't know, but hey, I have ...

Stallion managers and broodmare owners have offered some interesting insights since the release of TrueNicks. One stallion manager told me that he would come across clients who would reject matings that rated A on another nicking product because they wanted A++. In an e-mail conversation regarding a prospective mating, a broodmare owner told me ...

Lexington's Hurricane Hall is the latest farm to sign up to provide complimentary TrueNicks ratings for its stallion roster. Managed by Ben Walden Jr., Hurricane Hall stands first year stallions English Channel (TrueNicks, SRO), recently crowned as the champion turf horse of 2007; millionaire Silver Wagon (TrueNicks, SRO), winner of the Hopeful ...