We were interested to note the victory of Apapane in the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (gr. I), the most important contest for two-year-old females in Japan. The race has been won in recent years by such stars...
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The fireworks of Keeneland's two-day Book One yesterday and today, interrupted by Fasig-Tipton's prestigious Selected sale held last evening, have been muted rather predictably by drops in gross, averages...
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Holy grade I winners, Batman. Better Than Honour just saw another foal take some impressive black type when Man of Iron nosed out a win in the Breeder's Cup Marathon (a race destined to earn grade I status...
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Early this year, I complained that sales companies are well behind the times in their catalog technologies ( Revelations of the Catalog Page -- The Thoroughbred Industry's Techno Failure ). I suggested...
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The juvenile filly grade I races over the weekend (including Friday) both went to stallions who made their names in a regional market before moving to Kentucky. The Frizette Stakes (gr. I) went to Devil...
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We've tracked the progress of freshman Pollard's Vision ( TrueNicks , SRO ) in several previous posts, but we must admit we didn't expect him to vault to the top of the Freshman Sire table. However, that...
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An interesting article on our sister site has me thinking about herd dynamics with my own horses. Mares' Social Bonds Might Enhance Reproductive Success on TheHorse.com summarizes a larger study that seems...
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Sea the Stars has rightfully dominated the headlines from Europe but the other story of the weekend was the remarkable performance of horses bred and owned by the Aga Khan. We'll start with the 2½ mile...
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Dawn asks : I am somewhat new to this and really need some help. have a mare named Buy You A Bear (Bayou Hebert x Sheckyrilla - Shecky Greene) that I am contemplating breeding to Borrego or Leroidesanimaux...
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Whatever the state of the national and world economies at large, it appears that the Thoroughbred breeding industry is still quite a distance from seeing any light at the end of our sport's tunnel of recession...
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