If you think that the only bloodlines worth buying have already passed through the ring this mixed-sale season, here are a few reasons to reconsider. While wintertime auctions are generally considered...
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A while back, I wrote about the rarity of seeing daughters of Personal Ensign available for public sale. A recent ad caught my attention because it offers a son of the great mare. The 4-year-old Baronial...
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When BloodHorse.com carries a headline stating " Downward Spiral Continues " and reports that a fairly prominent auction was down over 66% in daily revenue, you know that the Thoroughbred bloodstock market...
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Filtering through Thoroughbred racing and breeding data day in and day out is -- there's no other way to say it, so I'm going to be frank here -- really, truly, spectacularly fun. And working on the most...
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Several weeks ago, I started a poll asking whether it's a good time to be buying bloodstock. Over 61% of you said that you would at least consider purchasing a broodmare if you could find a good deal ...
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Much has been said about the prospects for 2007 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Better Than Honour , who will be sold at this year's Fasig-Tipton November sale. ( News story , Hammer Time blog post ) What...
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Hip #1 ( catalog page , pedigree ), a 4-year-old colt named GREAT HUNTER , sells Sun., Nov. 2, 2008 at the Fasig-Tipton November mixed sale Thoroughbred female family: 1-n Race record: 3 wins, 4 places...
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Hip #1323 ( catalog page , pedigree ), a 12-year-old mare named WOODTHRUSH , sells Thurs., Nov. 6, 2008 at the Keeneland November mixed sale Thoroughbred female family: 19-c Race record: unplaced in two...
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The breeding stock sales in late 2008 and early 2009 are the end of an era for one of North America's top sires. This marks the final sales season when Storm Cat ( SRO ) will be represented as a covering...
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We're less than three weeks away from Kentucky's big November breeding stock sales. I've narrowed my own list down to eight mares that I'll bid on -- and if the bloodstock market tanks as much as the yearling...
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