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The market for Thoroughbred yearlings continued to roar throughout Keeneland’s September yearling sale that ended mid-afternoon Sept. 23. Despite the near washout while showing Book 1 yearlings Sept. 8, and a steady downpour that greeted the final day, there was plenty of sunshine in the ring. With 2,916 yearlings bringing more than $377 million, ...

Stallion Sales Report The Stallion Sales Report provides you with a ready guide to the TrueNicks ratings for your stallion with all the broodmares and broodmare/racing prospects in a given breeding stock sale. The full report includes each hip/lot, the TrueNicks rating for the hypothetical mating between your stallion and that broodmare, the ...

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By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman Is there such a thing as a post-Triple Crown ''Triple Crown?'' Maybe not, but the Haskell Invitational (gr. I), Travers Stakes (gr. I), and Pennsylvania Derby (gr. I) have certainly emerged as the three major post-Triple Crown prizes in recent years, pitting Triple Crown veterans ...

There have always been three stages when it comes to the Kentucky Derby trail. But they have changed dramatically over the years. The first stage, and the one that has become antiquated in this era of late developers, lightly raced horses, and nagging 2-year-old setbacks is the 2-year-old sprint stage that used to serve as the launching pad ...

The results of the Keeneland September yearling sale through Book 2 (Sunday, Sept. 16) were nothing short of spectacular. A perfect storm of a robust global economy, new tax laws that accelerate depreciation, and a reduced foal crop has helped create demand and has pushed the market to its highest figures since the Great Recession hit a decade ...

When I visited Haras Cuatro Piedras in Uruguay in 2008, I couldn’t have imagined the farm would one day be home to Smarty Jones for several years and then the country’s greatest equine hero, Hall of Famer Invasor, who at the time was residing at Shadwell Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. Invasor never developed into a top stallion in the United ...

We have witnessed numerous changes in recent years in how horses are prepared for major races. Three-year-olds race so infrequently now, we hardly know anything about them when they get to Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby, many coming off four-, five-, and six-week layoffs or more and having made only two starts at 3. Some go into the ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman The Breeders' Cup is just seven weeks away and so the schedule of prep races is really starting to heat up! This weekend, Woodbine racecourse in Canada will host three ''Win and You're In'' qualifiers for the Breeders' Cup, led by the $800,000 Woodbine Mile (gr. I) over the massive ...