Hip #2890 ( catalog page , pedigree ), a 7-year-old mare named MINADO , sells Mon., Nov. 15, 2010 at the Keeneland November mixed sale. Thoroughbred female family: 23-b Race record: Unraced. Produce record...
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Hip #3886 ( catalog page , pedigree ), an 11-year-old mare named ANNUAL DUES , sells Thurs., Nov. 18, 2010 at the Keeneland November mixed sale Thoroughbred female family: 1-c Race record: 10 starts, 2...
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Ask me how much I'd be willing to pay for a Juddmonte mare-- any Juddmonte mare--and I wouldn't hesitate to close out my 401k and give you the PIN to my debit card. And I'd still be getting the better...
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Now that the Fasig-Tipton November select sale catalog is live, I can update my earlier post about MarketWatch Broodmare of the Year candidates being represented at the sales. (A free PDF download allows...
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Many pedigree pundits mourn the loss of Barbaro from the perspective of his sire-line legacy: he would have been heir apparent to Dynaformer. (I'm still partial to Purim to fill this role.) But Barbaro...
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In my introduction yesterday ( Thoroughbred Breeding Stock Sales Approaching ), I mentioned that I would profile several sale mares in the lead-up to the bloodstock auctions. I thought it appropriate to...
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If you ask me, the month of November in central Kentucky is an early Christmas. It starts out November 7 when Fasig-Tipton has its premier mixed sale. It's perhaps the one U.S. sale guaranteed to attract...
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Within a few hours of each other, two similar emails have arrived in my inbox demanding some attention. First was this week's Mahubah's Corner article from Avalyn Hunter. Topic: Passion for Gold, the recent...
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The Rasmussen Factor Back a few months ago, we discussed inbreeding notations in Thoroughbred pedigrees . At the time, I indicated that we'd want to look at the Rasmussen Factor (RF) at some point in the...
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The title of this post is a bit misleading. The great racemare Flawlessly won nine grade I contests and $2,572,536 during her multiple-championship career -- but her produce record is too short to judge...
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