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Belmont Brown?

First, some old business. The results of last week's poll ("We Are Family") asked if/when a horse's female family influences your purchase decisions. Not surprisingly (you're reading a pedigree blog , after all), most of you said the family affects all purchase decisions, and the rest said it affects...

Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 05-17-2008
Bittersweet Derby and How Our Picks Fared

Eight Belles . We all send condolences to her connections, whose dreams were shattered only moments after such an exhilarating performance. The event will be examined from every angle over the next many days: industry insiders will whisper about the breakdown of "another" high-profile runner from the...

Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 05-05-2008
Who's YOUR Derby Pick?

A few minutes ago, I posted some notes about Saturday's Kentucky Derby and name my favorites. I'd like to know who you think should win it, based solely on pedigree. Check out this week's poll .

Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 05-01-2008
Poll 4: Best Derby Pedigree?

This poll has ended. The question was: Derby 134 Pedigree Picks: Whose pedigree do you like best?

Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 05-01-2008
Readers are Breeders

A recent poll asked The Five-Cross Files readers "Are you a horse owner?" It turns out that 2 out of 3 readers own at least one horse, and apparently several of you guys own a bunch of ‘em. Of those non-owners, half of you have had horses previously. Not surprisingly -- this is a breeding/pedigree-oriented...

Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 04-12-2008
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
Poll Update: Catalog Choices.

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 the way that I go myself. I actually keep a list of mares that I watch for each time a new catalog comes...

Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 03-05-2008

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Belmont Brown?

Bittersweet Derby and How Our Picks Fared

Who's YOUR Derby Pick?

Poll 4: Best Derby Pedigree?

Readers are Breeders

State of the Market: Mixed Bag

Poll Update: Catalog Choices.