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orb shines brightly on historic kentucky derby traditions
On Kentucky Derby day, no sun shined brightly. Instead, it was a dark and rainy day, but there was an…
May 13 2013, 11:12am | Visit source ›
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emory a hamilton discusses verrazzano and developing the family of too chic
One advantage that home breeders have in the selection of stock is that they can make themselves aware of subtleties…
May 3 2013, 7:47am | Visit source ›
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departing wins a derby, aims at preakness for claiborne and dilschneider
With the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby less than two weeks away, the Coolmore Lexington Stakes at Keeneland and Illinois Derby…
April 30 2013, 4:54am | Visit source ›
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war pass scores with derby colts
Victory in Saturday’s Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland made Java’s War the first Grade 1 winner from the progeny…
April 19 2013, 3:08pm | Visit source ›
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Verrazano looks ready for the classics after victory in the wood memorial
Now unbeaten in four races, Verrazano made himself one of the chief favorites for the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby with…
April 14 2013, 8:31am | Visit source ›
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smart strike succeeds with a wide variety of types and aptitudes
The following first appeared in the Paulick Report sale special prior to the Fasig-Tipton Florida sale of select 2-year-olds in…
April 11 2013, 8:18am | Visit source ›
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animal kingdom offers the prospect of international greatness
“He who is tired of watching Animal Kingdom race is tired of sport.” That’s a rough rewriting of Samuel Johnson’s…
April 8 2013, 6:14pm | Visit source ›
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racers by midnight lute show their class around two turns
With a Sunland Park double in their Derby and Oaks, Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm’s young sire Midnight Lute scored successes that…
April 1 2013, 10:02am | Visit source ›
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congrats solidifies appeal as a leading young stallion
The following article was first published as part of the Paulick Report Special to the OBS March sale last week.…
March 22 2013, 6:18am | Visit source ›
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malibu moon is one of the signs that bloodlines are a-changin’
There is a pattern to the stallion spotlights for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s March sale of selected 2-year-olds in…
March 20 2013, 6:56am | Visit source ›
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Beholder a joy for small breeder’s operation at clarkland farm
With a 3 3/4-length victory in the Grade 1 Las Virgenes at Santa Anita on Saturday, Beholder, last season’s champion…
March 18 2013, 8:06am | Visit source ›
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verrazano is a bridge to a great chapter in racing’s history
Sometimes the breeders of Thoroughbreds have pedigrees with as much history in the sport as the horses themselves, and that…
March 15 2013, 7:49am | Visit source ›
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classic contender from family of ruffian wins the fountain of youth
The following article first appeared earlier this week at Paulick Report. The result of Saturday’s Grade 2 Fountain of Youth…
March 1 2013, 7:19am | Visit source ›
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Among the American stallions who have been sold overseas, which sales would be more lamented by breeders than that of…
February 23 2013, 8:22am | Visit source ›
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graydar on the radar after g1 success in the donn handicap
With a powerful victory in the Grade 1 Donn Handicap on Saturday at Gulfstream Park, the once-beaten Graydar shoved himself…
February 15 2013, 5:52am | Visit source ›
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tapit has a high-class flashback in lewis victor
As part of a wildly successful weekend for leading sire Tapit (by Pulpit), the gray Gainesway Farm stallion had the…
February 8 2013, 6:28pm | Visit source ›
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itsmyluckyday represents 25-year overnight success for whiteley
When Itsmyluckyday ran away from juvenile champion Shanghai Bobby through the stretch of Saturday’s Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes at…
February 1 2013, 3:49am | Visit source ›
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new kentucky stallions for 2013: hansen
Hansen (2008 gr c by Tapit x Stormy Sunday, Sir Cat) Ashford $12,500 This stallion prospect for 2013 is part…
January 30 2013, 5:29am | Visit source ›
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oxbow and paynter: not genetic twins
In a bit of Twitter-ing exuberance, KTA/KTOB posted the following: In fairness to the organization, they were probably being more…
January 28 2013, 5:41am | Visit source ›
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oxbow takes a step toward the classics with blowout victory in lecomte
Blowout victories are sometimes the mark of a new star on the horizon; other times, it’s just one good horse…
January 27 2013, 4:41am | Visit source ›
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One of the challenges for writers of historical narratives is making the scene real to readers without an overkill on…
January 26 2013, 7:29am | Visit source ›
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book review: noor, by milton c. toby
Noor: A Champion Thoroughbred’s Unlikely Journey from California to Kentucky By Milton C. Toby Published 2012 by The History Press,…
January 25 2013, 12:22pm | Visit source ›
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feb biz struck right note for his stallion family
If you bet the first three home in Saturday’s Grade 2 San Fernando Stakes at Santa Anita according to their…
January 18 2013, 5:05am | Visit source ›
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‘share the upside’ hits with first-crop spendthrift stallion into mischief
The following article first appeared earlier this week at Paulick Report. With a pair of stakes victors in the two…
January 13 2013, 5:59am | Visit source ›
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giant’s causeway has proven himself the classic link for the storm cat line
Under the best of circumstances, sire lines are nebulous things. They come and go. They seem almost as thin and…
January 11 2013, 6:41am | Visit source ›
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scat daddy stands out among the leading sires for speed and consistency
“Sell a stallion, and he’s sure to get hot,” is as true as it is well-worn. So, when Coolmore sold…
January 9 2013, 1:35am | Visit source ›
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lord avie recalls a livelier era of racing
The news that 1980′s champion juvenile colt, Lord Avie, died on Dec. 28 is the lead to a fine piece…
December 31 2012, 9:07am | Visit source ›
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The following treatise is the product of Dr. Rif’at Hussain, breeder of Thoroughbreds for several decades. His most acclaimed homebred…
December 25 2012, 7:22pm | Visit source ›
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sire medaglia d’oro has classic prospect in futurity winner violence
Now unbeaten in three starts, Violence became a Grade 1 winner with a professional-looking victory by a length and a…
December 21 2012, 10:10am | Visit source ›
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australian judge refuses to change the status quo for live covers
Earlier today in Australia, Federal Court judge Alan Robertson ruled against the plaintiff, Bruce McHugh, and upheld the “live cover…
December 19 2012, 5:17am | Visit source ›
