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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Sire of Oaks winner Shedaresthedevil and Preakness winner Swiss Skydiver, Daredevil, to stand at Lane's End in 2021
POSTED: October 24, 2020
VERSAILLES, Ky. – Leading second crop sire Daredevil will relocate to Lane’s End Farm for the 2021 breeding season. Sire of three-year-old sensations Swiss Skydiver...
The Jockey Club Releases 2020 Report of Mares Bred Statistics
POSTED: October 24, 2020
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Jockey Club released Report of Mares Bred (RMB) statistics for the 2020 breeding season. Based on RMBs received through October 18,...
Stay Thirsty Colt Tops Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearlings Sale
POSTED: October 20, 2020
A colt by Stay Thirsty topped the 2020 edition of the California Fall Yearlings sale, held Monday at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, CA....
Breeders’ Cup-bound Juvey Fillies Hopeful, Crazy Beautiful among 14 Supp’d to KeeNov Breeding Stock Sale
POSTED: October 16, 2020
Others include dams of Breeders’ Cup candidates Jackie’s Warrior, Mutasaabeq LEXINGTON, Ky. – Keeneland has announced that Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) candidate Crazy Beautiful along...
Catalogue Now Online: Flat Foal & Breeding Stock Sale 2020
POSTED: October 15, 2020
The catalogue for the Flat Foal & Breeding Stock Sale, which takes place at 11am Friday 13 November 2020, is now available to view online.The...
Fasig-Tipton California Yearling Sale Monday
POSTED: October 15, 2020
CYPRESS, Calif. (Oct. 14, 2020) — In advance of Monday’s California Fall Yearlings Sale at Los Alamitos, Fasig-Tipton has announced the following COVID-19 protocols will...
Danzing Candy colt tops OBS Open Yearling Sale
POSTED: October 14, 2020
OCALA, Fla. – Hip No. 632, a son of Danzing Candy consigned by Abbie Road Farm (Lisa McGreevy), Agent, went to Donato Lanni, Agent for...
Spendthrift acquires breeding rights to multiple G1 juvenile Jackie’s Warrior
POSTED: October 14, 2020
LEXINGTON, Ky. – B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm has acquired the breeding rights to undefeated multiple Grade One-winning juvenile Jackie’s Warrior, dominant winner of Saturday’s...
Not This Time filly tops Selected Yearling Sale
POSTED: October 13, 2020
Hip No. 149, a daughter of Not This Time consigned by Abbie Road Farm (Lisa McGreevy), Agent, went to Tonja Terranova, Agent for $225,000 to...