The Five-Cross Files

Is This a Broodmare -- Howl At the Moon

2008-09-05T22:15:00Z

We're taking a jump up in class this week, looking at a mare by an excellent broodmare sire and out of one of the finest Thoroughbred families....( read more ) Read More......(read more)

Darley Expands Its Street Franchise

2008-09-05T03:56:00Z

Word on the Street is that Darley has cornered the market on an emerging sire line....( read more ) Read More......(read more)

Scoped, Scanned, and Sound -- Yearling Sales Prep Update

2008-09-03T20:10:00Z

The sales repository offers potential bidders some health information about Thoroughbreds being sold at auction. It's part of the sales-prep process to have a foal scoped and x-rayed -- and good results make for happy sellers....( read more ) Read More......(read more)

7 Tips for the Keeneland September Yearling Sale

2008-09-02T17:26:00Z

Some of the secrets revealed in A Guide to Buying Thoroughbreds at the Keeneland September Sale are tips on how to read what the sales catalog page really says ...why timing can be everything ... who should be on your team of advisors ... and how you Read More......(read more)

Anak Nakal Puts It All Together

2008-09-02T03:36:00Z

Anak Nakal's Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) win gives me the opportunity to tie together such disparate topics as inbreeding to Dr. Fager... the re-emergence of a branch of female family #1... Quiet American as a broodmare sire... and Djebel (FR) blood Read More......(read more)

This Thoroughbred Stallion Is All-American

2008-08-29T16:13:00Z

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 Read More......(read more)

Is This a Broodmare: Stellar Time

2008-08-26T20:08:00Z

This time we look at a mare being offered off the track in Maryland. Does she cut it as a broodmare prospect?...( read more ) Read More......(read more)

Turns Out She's a Racehorse

2008-08-25T13:50:00Z

For this mare, the question "Is this a broodmare?" is one that will have to wait a while.......( read more ) Read More......(read more)

Keeneland Adds Useful Online Tool to September Yearling Sale Catalog

2008-08-21T14:14:00Z

Keeneland offers a neat new feature to create custom mini catalogs for its Thoroughbred sales....( read more ) Read More......(read more)

Farewell, Genuine Risk

2008-08-18T16:18:00Z

Today brings the sad news of the passing of the great Genuine Risk, winner of the 1980 Kentucky Derby (gr. I)....( read more ) Read More......(read more)

About Those Photos...

2008-08-18T16:01:00Z

The weekend photo contest exposed a few readers as true Turf historians -- not all of the pictures were easy but we had a couple of perfect responses....( read more ) Read More......(read more)

Thoroughbred Female Families - Family 4 Goes 1-2 in Alabama Stakes

2008-08-17T02:11:00Z

Two of the best sophomore fillies in America are from the same female family. You've got to go way, way back to find the common dam, though....( read more ) Read More......(read more)

Friday Fun - Name That Horse!

2008-08-15T14:36:00Z

This time, let's make it interesting: the winner (randomly selected from the best responses) will receive a $20 gift certificate to the Blood-Horse Photo Store....( read more ) Read More......(read more)

Is This a Broodmare, Take II

2008-08-14T11:31:00Z

Another look at a broodmare offering -- this time one with the bluest of blood but a couple of red flags on her pedigree page....( read more ) Read More......(read more)

The Rest of Their Lives

2008-08-12T12:02:00Z

Are broodmares exploited? Is the Thoroughbred industry callously breeding our mares to death? When should a mare be retired -- and what happens to her then?...( read more ) Read More......(read more)