NORTHERN AFLEET STILL VALUE

  • Posted: February 1, 2012  by Alan Porter   -  
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Bearing in mind that stud fees have been ticking up again, and that proven horses are in demand, we were pretty surprised to hear recently about a stallion that you can still book to. While many other proven stallions are already full, this stallion can still be bred to for

SAINT BALLADO SIRE LINE – SO NEAR, SO FAR

  • Posted: September 4, 2011  by Alan Porter   -  
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There was a moment when the Hail to Reason line through Halo threatened to establish itself as the “third force” in U.S. breeding (behind the inevitable Mr. Prospector and Northern Dancer). Of course we still have the ultra-consistent Southern Halo son, More Than Ready (whose own son, Ready’s Image currently has first yearlings), and some imported Sunday Silence stallions (including Hat Trick, who is