Incredibly, 2011 was the first time in history that all three Triple Crown races were won by horses with double-digit odds, but longshot or not, siring a classic winner is an achievement not to be taken...
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It wasn't exactly the best of times or the worst of times, but there were some strange and contradictory contrasts in the two English 1½ mile classics, the Oaks and Derby (both gr. I). In the Oaks, the...
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Although he sired champion 2-year-old filly Folklore in his first crop, two-time Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) hero Tiznow ( TrueNicks , SRO ) is generally associated with horses who distinguish themselves...
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Having come within a furlong of stealing the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) off very slow early fractions, Shackleford succeeded in capturing the Preakness Stakes (gr. I, video below) after what appeared to be...
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Last week was a major one for America's top sires Distorted Humor ( TrueNicks , SRO ) and Giant's Causeway ( TrueNicks , SRO ). The elite pair joined the list of stallions to sire 100 stakes winners, a...
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With the game triumph of Roderic O’Connor in Saturday's Irish 2,000 Guineas (gr. I) following hot-on-the-heels of the smooth victory of Golden Lilac in the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches-French 1,000 Guineas...
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In the week following the runaway 2,000 Guineas (gr. I) victory of Frankel – which simultaneously confirmed his brilliance and the extreme improbability of him staying the Derby trip of 1½ miles – there...
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Recent weekends have been good ones for U.S. second season sires, as it saw two of that group represented by their first grade I winner, and another by his first U.S. graded winner. In 2005, the Wood Memorial...
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Last weekend Danzig line first season sires War Front ( TrueNicks , SRO ) and Pomeroy ( TrueNicks , SRO ) were writing the headlines. This weeked it was three-year-olds from the first crop of sons of A...
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Another sire who had a good week on the international scene was Street Cry (IRE) ( TrueNicks , SRO ). His U.S.-bred three-year-old colt Splash Point captured the U.A.E. 2000 Guineas (gr. III, video below...
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