Seeing Stars
The fireworks from second-crop European sires are continuing. Leading second-crop sires by 2014 progeny earnings at this moment (click here)... [ Read More ]
Untapable
Punters who were considering a bet in this year's GI Kentucky Oaks or the G1 1000 Guineas no doubt spent... [ Read More ]
The Triple Crown: Does It Even Matter Now
In last weekend's two English Guineas Classics, the winners were by Europe's number two and three sires: Dubawi (Ire) (Dubai... [ Read More ]
Night of Thunder (Ire)
The saying that Aa good big 'un will always beat a good little 'un' may have some merit in the... [ Read More ]
See The Stars
The first blockbuster classic weekend of 2014 kicks off Friday with Winchell Thoroughbreds' Untapable (Tapit), who won her two races... [ Read More ]
Western Hymn (GB)
Sadly, it isn't unusual for a winner of the Epsom Derby to end up covering jumping mares, and--for a short... [ Read More ]
Leroi, ‘The Giant’ Top AW Sire
We first planned to run the statistics on the sires of all-weather runners before the Keeneland meet began, so TJCIS... [ Read More ]
Toormore (Ire)
Of course Nureyev wasn't alone in setting such high standards. For example, the Blood-Horse Stallion Register for 1997 carried a... [ Read More ]
Kingman Come
Two years ago Newmarket trainer John Gosden got a flying start to the 2012 flat season after a mild winter... [ Read More ]
Kingman (GB)
Part of my role as pedigree consultant to Juddmonte Farms since 1995 is making the initial mating suggestions for Prince... [ Read More ]
Derby Candidates
Pending the outcome of this weekend's final Classic preps, the GI Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn and the GI Blue Grass... [ Read More ]
Wicked Strong
All racing fans on both sides of the Atlantic look forward to Derby time, but for the pedigree pundit this... [ Read More ]