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Seeing Stars 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 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 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) 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 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) 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 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) 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 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) 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 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 Wicked Strong

All racing fans on both sides of the Atlantic look forward to Derby time, but for the pedigree pundit this... [ Read More ]