In a post three weeks ago, I asked Are Names an Advantage at Yearling Sales? and indicated that I was surprised by the apparent advantage of named hips at the Keeneland September sale in recent years....
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The Rasmussen Factor Back a few months ago, we discussed inbreeding notations in Thoroughbred pedigrees . At the time, I indicated that we'd want to look at the Rasmussen Factor (RF) at some point in the...
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Here in Lexington -- yes, sadly, I didn't rate a trip to the Spa! -- signs of change are evident at Fasig-Tipton. Since the company's acquisition by Dubai-based Synergy Investments 15 months ago, the sales...
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Yesterday, I played around with the final data from the Keeneland September yearling sale that concluded Tuesday afternoon. BloodHorse.com has a nice, succinct statistical review of the sale available...
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The headlines on BloodHorse.com have told the same story every night for the past two weeks: with a few exceptions at the top of the market, it's a bad time to be selling yearlings. I've been crunching...
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I ducked out of work this afternoon and drove the 2.2 miles to Keeneland for a bit of horse-watching. There were two "Day Nine" hips that had caught my attention when I went through the catalog way back...
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The practice of submitting veterinary examination findings to the sales repository is now almost obligatory when selling a foal at public auction. Many buyers won't even look at a yearling or 2-year-old...
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The Blood-Horse and TrueNicks have released a useful guide to the top seven tips that will help you select winners at the fall yearling sales. With Keeneland's uber-sale only days away, you don't want...
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It's been a few weeks since I brought my Keeneland September colt ( pedigree , catalog page ) over to a sales prep facility. I stopped by Friday to check on his progress -- it's only a couple of miles...
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When the hammer fell following hip #568 at yesterday's Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling sale, it marked the closing of the first major yearling auction in 2008. Many breeders were holding their breaths...
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