Welcome to the Past The Wire bloodstock section. This is where we feature columns on horse breeding, stallion farms, nicking, and pedigree content. Expert pieces on popular stallions, broodmares and their progeny as well as statistical data on stallions, broodmares and foals. We also feature breeding sale news from Fasig-Tipton, Keeneland, Ocala Breeders’, Midlantic and Tattersalls.
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How the horse from the desert took over the racing breed
POSTED: February 15, 2023
"My horse is faster than yours!" By Franck Mourier In the 17th century, British aristocrats were consumed by a feverish passion for horse racing. They...
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Keeneland To Hold April Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale April 30
POSTED: February 14, 2023
Auction to return to closing day of Spring Meet in 2024 Keeneland Press Release LEXINGTON, Ky.— Keeneland announced it will hold the 2023 April Selected...
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Keeneland to Reoffer Six September Sale Yearlings
POSTED: February 10, 2023
Offers will be accepted Feb. 27 through March 1 Keeneland Press Release LEXINGTON, Ky.— Keeneland has announced it will reoffer six 2-year-olds – four colts...
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TAA to Offer One-Day Only Auction of Lexitonian Season
POSTED: February 4, 2023
Jack Sisterson with Lexitonian at Lane’s End (Sarah Andrew) Alex Kokka/TAA LEXINGTON, Ky.— The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) will offer a Lexitonian 2023 breeding season...
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First Foal a Colt for Freshman Stallion By My Standards
POSTED: January 24, 2023
BY MY STANDARDS winning the G2 The Alysheba Sept. 4, 2020, at Churchill Downs. (Coady Photography) First foal is a colt for Spendthrift Farm's four-time...
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OBS Winter Mixed Sale begins Tuesday
POSTED: January 22, 2023
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2023 Winter Mixed Sale begins Tuesday, January 24th at 12 noon. Hip No.’s 1 – 143 are cataloged in the Consignor...
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G1 Winner Basin Sires First Foal
POSTED: January 22, 2023
Basin winning the G1 Runhappy Hopeful Stakes under Jose Ortiz by 6 1/2 lengths at Saratoga July 21, 2019. (Adam Coglianese/NYRA) Spendthrift Farm Press Relase...
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Independence Hall Sires First Reported Foal, a Colt
POSTED: January 16, 2023
Independence Hall wins the G2 Hagyard Fayette (Coady Photography) WinStar Farm Press Release VERSAILLES, Ky.— WinStar Farm’s multiple Graded stakes winner Independence Hall sired his...
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First Foal Is A Filly For Grade 1 Winner Mo Forza
POSTED: January 16, 2023
Photo courtesy of Alice Bamford Rancho San Miguel Press Release SAN MIGUEL, Calif.— Grade 1-winning millionaire Mo Forza, the highest earner by leading sire Uncle...