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 Not This Time has Winners No. One and Two in as Many Days
POSTED: May 23, 2020
Graded stakes winner Not This Time had his first winner Thursday at Churchill Downs when his daughter Hopeful Princess scored on first asking. Friday, the freshman sire's son Swaggy...
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Runhappy's First Offspring Runs Friday
POSTED: May 20, 2020
Claiborne freshman sires Runhappy and Ironicus' first progeny kick off Thursday and Friday cards at Churchill Downs On Thursday, trainer Laura Wohlers will send out a filly by Runhappy named Prettyhappy...
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G1 Winners Omaha Beach and Vino Rosso To Shuttle To Australia
POSTED: May 17, 2020
Two exciting newcomers will complete the five stallion 2020 Spendthrift Australia roster, with the announcement of three-time G1-winning son of legendary War Front, Omaha Beach (USA),...
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The Jockey Club Adopts Rule Regarding Thoroughbred Stallion Breedings
POSTED: May 8, 2020
The Jockey Club board of stewards today announced that it has adopted a final rule limiting the annual breeding of individual stallions. The rule reflects...
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Upstart colt tops March Sale’s Second Session
POSTED: March 21, 2020
Judit Seipert photo Hip No. 598, a son of Upstart consigned by Woodford Thoroughbreds, Agent, went to Mike Ryan, Agent for $600,000 to top the...
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Updated Midlantic Two-Year-Olds in Training Sales Dates
POSTED: March 21, 2020
Press Release- Fasig-Tipton In response to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, Fasig-Tipton has adjusted its 2020 Midlantic Two-Year-Olds in Training sales dates. The company's Midlantic Two-Year-Olds...
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OBS March Sale – Unsettling Indications for the Market
POSTED: March 20, 2020
Photo Credit: Judit Seipert This week’s sale of two-year-olds in training at Ocala Breeders Sales Co. was never going to set any records. As Nicole...
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First foal arrives for Winding Creek Farm's No Never No More
POSTED: March 20, 2020
The first foal for No Never No More, the only son of Scat Daddy standing in the Mid-Atlantic region, was born the morning of March...
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American Pharoah Filly Fastest at Second March Under Tack Session
POSTED: March 13, 2020
Hip No. 237, a daughter of American Pharoah consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc., (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, breezed a quarter in :20 2/5 to post the...