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Moments from Magdalana

On Thursday, July 10, a friend and I visited the wonderful training facility of Kenny McPeek. Caption: Magdalana - Photo: Joey Mai The horses of McPeek were rather calm and complacent upon visiting them, except for one. He bit my arm, but he caught me off guard and it didn't hurt too bad. Just a slight...

Posted to Adam's Turf (Weblog) by aspradling on 07-18-2008
Yearling Season Starts Ominously

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 throughout the last couple of weeks, knowing that the July sale is the first test of the strength...

Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 07-16-2008
First Foals -- It's Better to Be a Stallion

Young Mares Looking over the results of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling sale, it struck me that foals out of new broodmares were underperforming. The overall sale average was $92,298, and the median was $75,000. I looked at "birth order" figures and saw that the yearlings sold included birth...

Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 07-16-2008
September, Here We Come

Yearling sales are a big deal. If you want to gauge the strength of the industry, take a look at the yearling market. (And if you're really into such things, you probably already subscribe to TBH MarketWatch ...). Each year, thousands of yearlings go through the ring (in 2008, we'll probably see more...

Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 06-04-2008
Perfect Soul (IRE) First-Crop 2-Year-Olds Page

As many of you have read, I am following the first crop of 2-Year-Olds by Perfect Soul. This page will host as a central location for his offspring in workouts, racing and other information. I will always post updates every now and then, but I will attempt to keep this page as up to date as possible...

Posted to Adam's Turf (Weblog) by aspradling on 05-12-2008
"Under A Tack"

My posse and I went out to Keeneland to watch the under tack show for the 2008 April 2-year-olds-in-training sale. The sun was shining bright on my old Kentucky home, and the track had a slight breeze with the sounds of clapping thunder from hooves of the horses. The horses were anxious to get moving...

Posted to Adam's Turf (Weblog) by aspradling on 04-08-2008
FYI: Free Download for Keeneland April

Last week, I talked about a few of my favorite pedigrees in the Keeneland April sale of 2-year-olds in training. For anyone interested in that sale (or just fascinated by sire lists and anything data-related), The Blood-Horse is offering a free download of the Data Digest for this sale. In addition to...

Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 04-03-2008
Keeneland April Sale: 10 Days and Counting

Keeneland's April sale of 2-year-olds in training will start in about 10 days (previews on April 7, followed by sale dates April 8-9). While I'm still not in the market for racing stock, I'm always eager to see what's being offered. This year's catalog had some interesting pedigrees. I dog-eared about...

Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 03-28-2008
State of the Market: Mixed Bag

In a recent poll, readers responded to the question " Do you anticipate fewer mares bred in 2008 due to the market downturn? " By a small majority, the answer was " No. " 28.95% of responses indicated "No, the market really isn't so bad," which was punctuated quite nicely by last weeks' record-setting...

Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 03-23-2008
Free Preview: BloodHorseNOW.com Data Digest

In my last post, I discussed some of the hips offered at the OBS March Selected Sale of 2-Year-Olds In Training. If you're a subscriber to The Blood-Horse , you probably already know about the Data Digest. This publication comes out about a week before major sales and gives buyers useful information...

Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 03-14-2008

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