Sid Fernando + Frances J. Karon: Observations
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Grade 1 winner Simply in Front is the star of Keeneland January
Toronto-based Richard Hogan bought her at Keeneland as a yearling for owner John Brnjas and returns to sell her as a breeding prospect in his one-horse…
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Sovereignty fulfilled the promise of a rich pedigree, and there's more to come
Historically, Horses of the Year that race on have enhanced their records
Jan 5
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Keeneland opening weekend featured top 2-year-old races
Elite sires Not This Time and Into Mischief dominated
Oct 8, 2025
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Not This Time fee will exceed $200,000 in ‘26
It’s just a question of whether it will be $225,000 or $250,000, it appears
Sep 20, 2025
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Pedigrees of the Kentucky Derby horses
Which of the 21 entries are liable to get the distance?
Apr 30, 2025
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Sire line detours
Feb 27, 2024
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Inbreeding to the broodmare sire of the sire
Feb 16, 2025
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1/ST Racing bonus could damage Derby, Triple Crown
Mar 4, 2024
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Two unlikely Medaglia d’Oro sons strike in BC
Nov 3, 2024
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Mercante rewards owner-breeder Pollard and his champion filly from 25 years ago
More than two decades after her championship season, Caressing's last foal by Gun Runner is on the scene as a graded stakes winner
Mar 29, 2025
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Final Gambit one of three stakes winners for Not This Time on Saturday
And Tapit breaks new ground with Tiztastic
Mar 25, 2025
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Freshman sires catch the eye at OBS
Million-dollar Maxfields and an Independence Hall
Mar 22, 2025
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Sons of Candy Ride firing on all cylinders
Gun Runner is established, while Vekoma and Game Winner have first-crop 3-year-olds
Mar 3, 2025
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Kentucky’s percentage of US foal crop surges
Appetite for breeding in other states has decreased
Feb 21, 2025
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Giant’s Causeway as a sire of sires; broodmare sire of a sire; and a broodmare sire
Son Not This Time and grandson Gun Runner topped headlines over the weekend
Feb 17, 2025
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Inbreeding to the broodmare sire of the sire
Legendary authority Leon Rasmussen utilized the concept
Feb 16, 2025
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More context to HISA’s predicament
FTC chair’s tweet is revealing
Feb 15, 2025
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HISA appears to be in a precarious position
New FTC chair is ‘anti-regulatory’ to begin with
Feb 13, 2025
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