When I wrote a pedigree review of 2010 Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) winner Dangerous Midge ( profile , pedigree ) for this week's issue of The Blood-Horse , I focused my 500 words on the...
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Later this week we'll be talking about sire prospects -- those top-performing colts from the past year who are likely to enter stud service in 2010. But after this weekend's Breeders' Cup, I felt inspired...
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Holy grade I winners, Batman. Better Than Honour just saw another foal take some impressive black type when Man of Iron nosed out a win in the Breeder's Cup Marathon (a race destined to earn grade I status...
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In an upcoming issue of The Blood-Horse MarketWatch , pedigree expert Avalyn Hunter ("Mahubah's Corner") will explore the widely-held belief that wins in specific races are a good predictor of future stallion...
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Adena Springs South's Milwaukee Brew ( SRO ) is fast becoming the star of the Sunshine State's stallion line-up. And what's not to like? He showed some longevity with a career that spanned ages 3 to 6...
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Relaunch -- the most prominent conduit of In Reality's sire line in 2009 -- was well-represented in the pedigrees of weekend stakes winners. These days, Relaunch might be best known as the grandsire of...
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Jockey Mike Smith opts off Mine That Bird in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I), adding a few more twists to the bizarre road that the son of Birdstone ( SRO ) has traveled in his Triple Crown odyssey. The part...
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The 1,600-meter French classic race run this past weekend is officially the Poule d'Essai des Poulains (Fr-I) but is probably better-known here in the States as the "French Two Thousand Guineas." The English...
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Every year following the first Saturday in May, a standard question about the latest Derby winner is: Can he handle the distance in the Belmont? It's always assumed -- or at least it has been for maybe...
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Last week we discussed the fallibility of the Dosage "rule" for the Kentucky Derby . (Derby winners are supposed to have enough stamina influences to rate 4.00 or lower on the Dosage scale.) I predicted...
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