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The two-day 2011 Thoroughbred Pedigree, Genetics & Performance Conference, to be held at the Marriott Griffin Gate hotel in Lexington, Ky., September 7-8, kicks off one week from today, and several well-known pedigree analysts will be on hand to share their perspective. Scene at last year's panel discussion The agenda includes Sid ...

With the 2011 Thoroughbred Pedigree, Genetics & Performance Conference just over a week away, the excitement is building for what looks to be a highly educational two-day summit. It will be held at the Marriott Griffin Gate hotel in Lexington, Ky., September 7-8. Scene at last year's panel discussion Last year's event (then a single-day ...

Keeneland has cataloged 4,319 yearlings for its 2011 September Yearling Sale (view catalog at Keeneland's website) to be held Sept. 11-24 in Lexington, Ky. This year's catalog includes 3,763 yearlings (87%) sired by TrueNicks subscribed stallions, meaning that complimentary reports are available for these hips. Use the link below to view the hips ...

Complimentary TrueNicks Enhanced reports are available for the Travers Stakes (gr. I) field listed below. Click on the horse's name or letter grade to view the report. Each cross's average winning distance is included in the table—see the full report for addition cross-specific stats. The two favorites, Stay Thirsty and Coil, are sired by Travers ...

Photo courtesy Shadwell Stud Distinguished 28-year-old Danzig stallion Green Desert was pensioned earlier this week. Sire of nearly 100 stakes winners, among them 14 group or grade I, he has already made a strong impact as a sire of sires. His best stallion sons include Cape Cross, Oasis Dream, Invicible Spirit, Volksraad, Desert Style, ...

Danzig/Secretariat The great Danzig, who would eventually sire 202 stakes winners (18.8% from foals), didn't take long to prove himself when his first runners hit the track in 1984. His daughter Contredance won the Adirondack (gr. II) and Arlington-Washington Lassie (gr. I), and son Stephan's Odyssey took the Hollywood Futurity (gr. I). But the ...

Over 140 stallions standing in Australia and New Zealand have joined TrueNicks in advance of the 2011 Southern Hemisphere breeding season. Thoroughbred breeders who are currently busy working on their 2011 mating plans can now run complimentary TrueNicks Enhanced Reports with these stallions. (Click here for the full list) TrueNicks Enhanced ...

Below are TrueNicks stallions standing in Australia and New Zealand, listed by farm. To view the complete list of all TrueNicks stallions, visit TrueNicks.com/Stallions. Anderson - Salamander Park Keano (NZ) Arrowfield Stud All American (AUS) Beneteau (AUS) Charge Forward (AUS) Flying Spur (AUS) Manhattan Rain (AUS) Not A ...

Complimentary TrueNicks Enhanced reports are available for the Jim Dandy Stakes (gr. II) and Haskell Invitational (gr. I). Click on the horse's name or letter grade to view the report, which includes additional cross-specific stats. Jim Dandy S. (gr. II), 9 furlongs, Saratoga, Saturday, July 30, 5:45 PM No.ContenderSire 1Moonshine ...

Saturday's 95th running of the Coaching Club American Oaks (gr. I) will be contested at 9 furlongs for the second consecutive year. It might be hard to believe, but 8 years and 3 furlongs ago this was the premier staying race for 3-year-old fillies. Over its history, the race's fluctuation in distance—often due to a change on the calendar or to ...