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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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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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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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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I have a couple of "rants" left in me, but I think I'll hold off on any more of my promised snarkiness for a while. Before I start looking at pedigrees again (watch for my early Kentucky Derby picks soon...
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A 4-year-old campaign in which she captured four grade I stakes and three grade II contests to go 7-for-7 overall -- with earnings of over $2.1 million -- should wrap up a Horse of the Year title for Zenyatta...
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Proud Spell ( pedigree ), winner of today's $600,000 Alabama Stakes (gr. I), is a representative of family 4-m. Her distant cousin, family 4-k member Music Note ( pedigree ), finished a neck behind in...
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The 4-year-old Kingmambo colt Archipenko ( pedigree ) makes a great case for those breeders who believe an older mare can still produce a quality foal. Bound, a 1984 daughter of Nijinski II and the incomparable...
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BloodHorse.com experiences a predictable and understandable bump in traffic in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby. * This year, fans would need to set aside a whole day to see all of the content...
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