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• November Offers Especially Blue Blood

  The yearling season is in full stride, but big events are already developing for the fall breeding stock sales. Today brings news of a dispersal of some of the finest bloodstock in the world....( read more ) Read More... Posted Aug 11 2008, 12:34 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Auctions, In_the_News, Mares, Bloodstock_Purchases

• Yearling Sales Prep Update

  The Keeneland September yearling sales catalogs are now online. 5,555 hips -- a lot to look through. My colt is progressing through his sales prep and should be looking good by mid-September....( read more ) Read More... Posted Aug 05 2008, 03:33 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Scot's_Horses, Auctions, Yearlings

• Yearling Season Starts Ominously

  Fasig-Tipton July numbers are worrisome for breeders with yearling offerings later in the season. Also, a look at the progeny sales results of my colt's sire and broodmare sire....( read more ) Read More... Posted Jul 16 2008, 10:32 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Scot's_Horses, Auctions, Yearlings

• First Foals -- It's Better to Be a Stallion

  At the Fasig-Tipton July yearling sale, buyers wanted the first foals from new stallions, but not necessarily the first foals from new broodmares. And naming a yearling before the sale just might cost you....( read more ) Read More... Posted Jul 16 2008, 04:59 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Auctions, Data&Statistics

• September, Here We Come

  Breeding decisions made in 2006... foals born in 2007... yearling sales in 2008. I've got a colt headed to Keeneland September... follow along with his sales prep and all the joys (and pains) of sending a yearling through the ring....( read more Read... Posted Jun 04 2008, 10:58 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Scot's_Horses, Auctions, Yearlings

• FYI: Free Download for Keeneland April

  Last week, I talked about a few of my favorite pedigrees in the Keeneland April sale of 2-year-olds in training. For anyone interested in that sale (or just fascinated by sire lists and anything data-related), The Blood-Horse is offering a free download... Posted Apr 03 2008, 03:16 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Online_Tools, Auctions, 2-Year-Olds, Data&Statistics

• Keeneland April Sale: 10 Days and Counting

  The Keeneland April sale of 2-year-olds offers progeny from new sires like Birdstone and Speightstown and Smarty Jones, along with family ties to In Reality and Damascus and Barbaro....( read more ) Read More... Posted Mar 28 2008, 12:50 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Catalog_Pages, Auctions, 2-Year-Olds

• State of the Market: Mixed Bag

  In a recent poll, readers responded to the question “Do you anticipate fewer mares bred in 2008 due to the market downturn?” By a small majority, the answer was “No.” Read the full poll results, and take part in this week's poll on horse ownership... Posted Mar 23 2008, 11:35 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Polls, Auctions

• Free Preview: BloodHorseNOW.com Data Digest

  In my last post, I discussed some of the hips offered at the OBS March Selected Sale of 2-Year-Olds In Training. If you're a subscriber to The Blood-Horse , you probably already know about the Data Digest. This publication comes out about a week before... Posted Mar 14 2008, 12:49 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Online_Tools, Auctions, 2-Year-Olds, Data&Statistics

• 2-Year-Olds, Pulpit, and Pedigrees

  Pulpit and his sons are well-represented at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's select sale of 2-year-olds in training next week. Some of their progeny's dams have interesting stories of their own....( read more ) Read More... Posted Mar 13 2008, 10:44 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Catalog_Pages, Auctions, Sire_Lines, 2-Year-Olds