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By Frances J. Karon The best sons of the best stallions attract large, quality-filled first books of mares, and their first weanlings, yearlings, and 2yos are more than well-received in the marketplace. But for all the early gimmes, when it comes to performance, these young guys have more to prove. By the time their highly touted 2yos run, the stallions are almost at … Continue reading Mapping the way for Unbridled’s Song
By Sid Fernando Horses like Curlin and Street Sense have been getting the lion’s share of attention recently for their successes with Bernardini mares, and results from this past weekend only reinforced this notion. Now four, Maxfield (Street Sense from Velvety, by Bernardini), a 2-year-old Grade 1 winner, won the G3 Mineshaft at Fair Grounds … Continue reading Liam’s Map’s success with Bernardini mares
By Frances J. Karon This year is looking like an excellent one for North American-based first-crop sires, with five stallions already registering at least one GSW in North America and/or Europe*. Ashford’s American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile), who narrowly heads the TDN Leading First Crop Sire list by earnings (as well as overall SWs, with four, tied with … Continue reading Freshman sires at the head of the class
By Frances J. Karon The sire of 103 black-type winners (7% to foals), Unbridled’s Song was Unbridled’s most successful son at stud, but he hadn’t left a clear successor when he passed away in July of 2013. There have, however, been glimmers of promise: Dullahan and Take the Points, by Even the Score; Majestic Harbor … Continue reading Cross Traffic has credentials
By Elaine Belval When Unbridled’s Song died last year, Taylor Made Farm in Nicholasville, Kentucky, lost a top sire. But his G1-winning sons, of which there are 11 to date and five with foals of racing age, were not anywhere near as good as their sire. Of the five, only First Defence has sired a … Continue reading In Fashion
By Sid Fernando Distorted Humor and Unbridled’s Song stand for six figures and here’s one reason why: Both get plenty of classics contenders, which is the goal of big-time stables and owners. Both veteran sires came away this weekend with two new colts on the Triple Crown trail: Endorsement for Distorted Humor, and Mission Impazible … Continue reading Two big boys get Derby prospects
By Jack Werk As we get ready for the upcoming breeding season, I will periodically highlight some of best of the new young prospects entering stud in 2010. Today, the featured stallion is Taylor Made Stallions’ Old Fashioned. Old Fashioned (2006 Gr. c by Unbridled’s Song – Collect Call, by Meadowlake). 6 starts, 4 wins, … Continue reading Breeding the Old Fashioned Way!