Latest Blog Posts - TrueNicks.com https://truenicks.com/ Insightful articles about horse breeding from the creators of TrueNicks.com en-US (c) 2024 TrueNicks LLC https://truenicks.com/articles/273806/hoist-the-gold-gets-a-grade-2-for-24-year-old-mineshaft Hoist the Gold Gets a Grade 2 for 24-Year-Old Mineshaft The length of time that a stallion can potentially stand at stud can lead to tremendous variation in generational intervals. https://truenicks.com/articles/273667/closer-honor-marie-reminiscent-of-his-sire-honor-code Closer Honor Marie Reminiscent of His Sire, Honor Code Porter on Pedigrees https://truenicks.com/articles/273525/nysos-latest-stakes-winner-for-improving-nyquist Nysos Latest Stakes Winner for Improving Nyquist Although he was Leading Freshman Sire of 2020, when represented by Vequist and Gretzky the Great, Nyquist has been most unusual in getting a successively higher number of stakes winners in each of his first three crops. https://truenicks.com/articles/273395/r-calli-kim-first-gsw-for-revolutionary R Calli Kim First GSW for Revolutionary Porter on Pedigrees https://truenicks.com/articles/273053/liberal-arts-a-standout-from-arrogates-final-crop Liberal Arts a Standout from Arrogate's Final Crop Porter on Pedigrees https://truenicks.com/articles/272856/analyzing-champions-day-stars-big-rock-king-of-steel Analyzing Champions Day Stars Big Rock, King of Steel While it's still almost two weeks to the Breeders' Cup, the most recent weekend saw one of Europe's premier events, British Champions Day at Ascot. The highlight events saw 3-year-olds upset their elders, each gaining a first win at the top level. https://truenicks.com/articles/272698/tracing-japan-filly-triple-crown-winner-liberty-island Tracing Japan Filly Triple Crown Winner Liberty Island Porter on Pedigrees https://truenicks.com/articles/272531/a-closer-look-at-can-group-and-his-sire-good-samaritan A Closer Look at Can Group and His Sire, Good Samaritan Porter on Pedigrees https://truenicks.com/articles/272145/saudi-crown-always-dreaming-both-first-crop-successes Saudi Crown, Always Dreaming Both First-Crop Successes Porter on Pedigrees https://truenicks.com/articles/271992/pretty-n-smart-in-two-recent-juvenile-stakes-winners Pretty 'n Smart in Two Recent Juvenile Stakes Winners As useful as she was as a runner, it's as a broodmare that Pretty 'n Smart has really made her name, and in that role she links two of the weekend's major juvenile winners. https://truenicks.com/articles/271811/medaglia-doro-links-debutante-futurity-winners Medaglia d'Oro Links Debutante, Futurity Winners Porter on Pedigrees https://truenicks.com/articles/271630/bright-future-nutella-fella-both-go-back-to-dreamscape Bright Future, Nutella Fella Both Go Back to Dreamscape Porter on Pedigrees https://truenicks.com/articles/271442/echo-zulu-gunite-refuting-notion-gun-runners-need-time Echo Zulu, Gunite Refuting Notion Gun Runners Need Time Porter on Pedigrees https://truenicks.com/articles/268487/family-lineage-may-have-cast-a-winning-spell-with-mage Family Lineage May Have Cast a Winning Spell with Mage Porter on Pedigrees https://truenicks.com/articles/265412/repole-found-the-right-pedigree-in-rosens-methods Repole Found the Right Pedigree in Rosen's Methods Throughout his adult life, Ed Rosen dreamed about working full time in the Thoroughbred racing industry. It finally happened nearly a year ago. He may have been 76 at the time, but Rosen is rather proverbial about it. https://truenicks.com/articles/262308/damons-mound-lifts-crop-of-freshman-sire-girvin Damon's Mound Lifts Crop of Freshman Sire Girvin Porter on pedigrees. https://truenicks.com/articles/261666/nest-continues-successful-line-of-females Nest Continues Successful Line of Females Porter on Pedigrees https://truenicks.com/articles/260112/charge-it-showing-growth-following-kentucky-derby Charge It Showing Growth Following Kentucky Derby Porter on Pedigrees https://truenicks.com/articles/259940/tawny-ports-lineage-sets-a-high-standard Tawny Port's Lineage Sets a High Standard Porter on Pedigree https://truenicks.com/articles/259783/mind-control-continues-to-add-career-highlights Mind Control Continues to Add Career Highlights Porter On Pedigrees https://truenicks.com/articles/259208/american-pharoahs-stud-career-given-a-boost American Pharoah's Stud Career Given a Boost Porter On Pedigrees https://truenicks.com/articles/259017/early-votings-famed-female-virginia-branch Early Voting's Famed Female Virginia Branch Porter on Pedigrees https://truenicks.com/articles/258885/peter-pan-winner-we-the-people-has-noble-ancestors Peter Pan Winner We the People Has Noble Ancestors Porter on Pedigrees https://truenicks.com/articles/258727/rich-strikes-dose-of-smart-strike-makes-derby-history Rich Strike's Dose of Smart Strike Makes Derby History Since the points qualifying system eliminated sprinters from the Kentucky Derby, the first past-the-post has almost always been an on-pace stretching out miler of sort that has dominated high-level North American middle-distance dirt in recent times. https://truenicks.com/articles/254766/marche-lorraines-japanese-lineage-shines-through-in-bc Marche Lorraine's Japanese Lineage Shines Through in BC Porter on Pedigrees