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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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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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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I haven't paid too much attention to the Godolphin phenom Desert Party ( profile ) -- I've already made it clear who will win the 2009 Kentucky Derby! -- but he's worth a good look. Desert Party is a good...
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We're now two months away from Derby Day. Here are a few of the runners I've been watching this year, hoping they'll make it to the Run for the Roses: Square Eddie ( pedigree ) is a spectacularly consistent...
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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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One of my favorites for this year's Derby was Anak Nakal ( pedigree ) -- and four months later, he proved to be Derby-quality. Well... Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II), anyway. ( Pennsylvania Derby write-up...
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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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