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Third Crop Superfecta

When Darley spent an estimated $200-million acquiring stallion prospects for the 2008 season (first crop 2009), this is the result...

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Some 10 years ago, I pointed out in this column that Unbridled's Song's career had mirrored that of his sire...

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I've often said the job of an analyst--which is first and foremost my job description--is to see things as they...

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Much as I admire More Than Ready as a racehorse and a sire, I pointed out towards the end of...

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So extraordinary were Northern Dancer's achievements as a stallion that it is easy to forget that he wasn't the only...

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It was after its 2003 running that the Fountain of Youth S. lost its Grade I status, following a period...

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I had planned to finish up this cycle of APEX and A Runner analysis with some detail about broodmare sires,...

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Did Saturday's GII Mac Diarmida S. mark the start of something big? The breeders who made Galileo's son Cape Blanco...

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The Golden Globes, the BAFTAs, soon the Oscars... yes, it's awards season in movie and TV land. We live in...

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One hundred stakes winners remains a notable landmark in any stallion's career, with Unbridled's Song being the latest to reach...

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Checking in 25th on the freshman sire list is pretty much guaranteed to torpedo a sire's commercial standing, so when...

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Next Sunday sees the Chinese New Year, which will be the Year of the Snake, but in America=s breeding industry...

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