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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You're here because you're a fan of Thorouhbred breeding and pedigrees. But can you be more specific? By now I hope you're familiar with the Pedigree Analysis columns on BloodHorse.com (including Porter...
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Filtering through Thoroughbred racing and breeding data day in and day out is -- there's no other way to say it, so I'm going to be frank here -- really, truly, spectacularly fun. And working on the most...
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If you haven't read the news, Brass Hat is back in training for a 2009 campaign. While the grade I-winning son of Prized has never been an iron horse, he has at least been fairly consistent -- and it's...
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Last month while I was proofreading the "grey pages" at the back of the Stallion Register -- the charts that trace stallions back to the male-line progenitors of the Thoroughbred breed -- it hit me that...
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Here's the scenario : you have the opportunity to purchase a mare carrying a foal that is guaranteed to be a winner. In fact, the foal is even guaranteed to earn more than its training, feed, and veterinary...
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Hip #1 ( catalog page , pedigree ), a 4-year-old colt named GREAT HUNTER , sells Sun., Nov. 2, 2008 at the Fasig-Tipton November mixed sale Thoroughbred female family: 1-n Race record: 3 wins, 4 places...
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Hip #1323 ( catalog page , pedigree ), a 12-year-old mare named WOODTHRUSH , sells Thurs., Nov. 6, 2008 at the Keeneland November mixed sale Thoroughbred female family: 19-c Race record: unplaced in two...
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The breeding stock sales in late 2008 and early 2009 are the end of an era for one of North America's top sires. This marks the final sales season when Storm Cat ( SRO ) will be represented as a covering...
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