Go to any Thoroughbred sale and you'll see a lot of common elements. Grooms leading their charges around the sand ovals. Potential buyers filling out hip request forms. Bales of sweet-smelling alfalfa...
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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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If you haven't done so already, check out the "mini catalog" tool on the Keeneland Sales site . Who needs all 8 catalogs for the September sale when you're only interested in horses that meet a few specific...
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Many guys will admit, if pressed, that within 30 seconds of meeting a new girl, they place her in one of two categories: a potential date or a possible friend. I think most pedigree geeks do something...
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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...
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I'm not in the market for a 2-year-old. My interest lies in breeding; when I get to the point of bringing a horse to the track on my own, it'll probably be one that I've bred. No, I'm not in the market...
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A signifcant plurality of readers -- 47.62%, to be specific -- responded to my recent poll that the dam or female family is the most important "weed-out" data when examining a sales catalog. It's sure...
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It's a couple of weeks before your favorite sale, and the catalog has just arrived in your mailbox. You sit down to take a first look through the book, flipping open to the first hip. Quick: What jumps...
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