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.
Bloodstock RSS feed
Spendthrift announces 2020 stud fees, led by No. 1 General Sire Into Mischief at $175,000
POSTED: October 16, 2019
Spendthrift Stallions On Display B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm announced 2020 fees for most of its roster of 24 stallions set to stand at the...
Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Fall Sale October 15th
POSTED: October 14, 2019
Saratoga Springs,NY: On Tuesday October 15th Fasig-Tipton will feature a mixed sale with 271 catalogued prospects with 200 of them being weanlings foaled in NY....
Zenyatta – Horse Racing Natural Wonder
POSTED: October 13, 2019
On November 22nd, 2007 a meteor from somewhere struck down at Hollywood Park in the form of a dark bay, almost black, a filly with...
Fasig Tipton Midlantic Yearling Sale Update
POSTED: October 3, 2019
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Yearlings Sale at Timonium Session One Update, Sales Up $300,000 From 2018 The first session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Yearlings Sale at Timonium...
2019 Keeneland September Yearling Sale Wrap Up
POSTED: October 3, 2019
The 2019 Keeneland September Yearling Sale blew up to be one of its most profitable renewals in recent history. Keeneland has held a yearling sale...
A Pedigree Analysis: Into Mischief
POSTED: October 3, 2019
In horse racing results today and racehorse breeding in general, the name Into Mischief denotes an ‘A’ list sire with sturdy stud fees well worth...
California Chrome: A Fluke in Breeding?
POSTED: January 13, 2015
Dylan and California Chrome Do you think Perry Martin, and Steve Coburn, aka Dumbass Partners and owners and breeders of California Chrome, would have bred...