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• Broodmarathon -- Dam of Eight Belles

  Normally, the dam of a popular graded stakes winner -- carrying her full sibling, nonetheless -- would garner only positive attention at the breeding stock sales. In the case of Eight Belles' dam, though, some of the talk is about whether the repeat... Posted Oct 07 2008, 02:30 AM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Catalog_Pages, Inbreeding, Mares, Bloodstock_Purchases, Auctions/Thoroughbred_Sales, Thoroughbred_Pedigree_Analysis, Carried_Foals, Thoroughbred_Female_Families

• This Thoroughbred Stallion Is All-American

  On a day when the world loudly celebrates a couple of all-American political campaigns -- the Obama/Biden ticket is now official and McCain/Palin is today's big news -- I thought it would be fun to look at an aptly-named Thoroughbred whose influence... Posted Aug 29 2008, 12:13 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Inbreeding, Broodmare_Sires

• Archipenko Worth a Million for an Old Mare

  Archipenko stands out for two reasons, both related to his female family. His dam was old when she produced him, and his granddam is a truly special mare....( read more ) Read More... Posted Aug 07 2008, 04:51 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Recent_Winners, Inbreeding, Big_Races, In_the_News

• Inbreeding, and Why Big Brown's Looking Good Beyond May 3

  ... Okay, so where am I going with all this? BIG BROWN . If you haven't already gotten on this colt's bandwagon for his racing accomplishments, get ready to see lots more of this fellow in the future. As in, during his post-race career. ...( read... Posted Apr 03 2008, 02:33 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Recent_Winners, Inbreeding