FASIG-TIPTON SARATOGA REVIEW

  • Posted: August 19, 2013  by Alan Porter   -  
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There is a French saying that translates as something like “the more things change, the more they say the same.” Plenty has changed in the macro- and micro-economic climates since last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling sale, but despite the various undercurrents, as far as numbers sold, totals, and average, we

REVOLUTIONARY WIN FOR THE BLUSHING GROOM LINE

  • Posted: March 13, 2013  by Alan Porter   -  
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This post first appeared on the Bloodhorse. Read the original post on BloodHorse.com: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/76093/revolutionary-win-for-the-blushing-groom-line#ixzz2NRWCU7mz Those who have been around the Thoroughbred breeding industry for some time know that the rapidity with which sire lines rise and fall is an ever present cause for reflection. Not long ago Blushing Groom, for example, was

UNLIKELY HERO

  • Posted: April 7, 2012  by Alan Porter   -  
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A busy week means that we’ve only just found a minute to post about last week’s Kentucky Derby (gr. I) trials, the the Florida Derby (gr. I), the Louisiana Derby (gr. II) and UAE Derby (gr. II). The two events run in the U.S., and both worth $600,000 to the