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Now that the Fasig-Tipton November select sale catalog is live, I can update my earlier post about MarketWatch Broodmare of the Year candidates being represented at the sales. (A free PDF download allows you to read the original MarketWatch Broodmare of the Year article.) From Fasig-Tipton's 186 hips, 136 are broodmares or prospects. ...

Many pedigree pundits mourn the loss of Barbaro from the perspective of his sire-line legacy: he would have been heir apparent to Dynaformer. (I'm still partial to Purim to fill this role.) But Barbaro also was the best representative of an outstanding female family, that of La Reine Rouge. La Reine Rouge was a stakes winner and sister to a ...

In my introduction yesterday (Thoroughbred Breeding Stock Sales Approaching), I mentioned that I would profile several sale mares in the lead-up to the bloodstock auctions. I thought it appropriate to start out by looking to the 2010 MarketWatch Broodmare of the Year candidates (download it free at the MarketWatch blog!) -- after all, these mares ...

If you ask me, the month of November in central Kentucky is an early Christmas.  It starts out November 7 when Fasig-Tipton has its premier mixed sale. It's perhaps the one U.S. sale guaranteed to attract top breeders worldwide each year, and it appears to have a few additional bits to look forward to in 2010. The sales company has ...

This past weekend I hitched up one of the horses for a nice drive to soak up some of the terrific fall weather. We made our way to a neighborhood I've watched develop during the past few years. I took a shot of the street sign of the development's main road and thought some of you might appreciate this: What a loss it was when Real Quiet passed ...

The October 2 edition of The Blood-Horse magazine is a special report. ''Unwanted Horses: How the Industry is Dealing With Life After Racing'' has features on second careers for runners after their last race; equine slaughter; Thoroughbred adoption; and the racing industry's current and future attempts to find solutions for retired ...

By Scot T. Gillies  In the September issue of The Blood-Horse MarketWatch -- hitting the press this coming week -- Alan Porter reviews the post-WWII history of bloodstock exchanges between Europe and the U.S.  He concludes that, following several waves of imports and exports across five decades, the tide (in the shape of breeders' ...

Proven sire power and racetrack excellence on the dam side ruled the early days of the 2010 Keeneland September yearling sale--and when the two stars aligned, competitive bidding rocketed the yearlings into an out-of-this-world price stratosphere. Twenty-eight colts and fillies sold reached bids of $500,000 or higher during the first six days of ...

It's been a long while since we asked ''Is this a broodmare?''  So, here's the deal:  I introduce a Thoroughbred mare that I've found offered for sale, point out a few reasons why a breeder might want to take a shot on her, and spend equal time considering her negatives.  Then I ask you -- breeders, horse fans, or ...

The Thoroughbred industry's breeding calendar, including production of the Stallion Register, is based on a handful of key annual events. As I have worked this summer preparing for the 2011 Stallion Register, it's occurred to me several times that many of these events are related to the timing of the Breeders' Cup weekend. First is the ...