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What's Going On Here - New Formula

Keeneland's September sale tweaks benefit everyone.

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Fasig-Tipton July Sale: Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor explains what he foresees during the Fasig-Tipton July Sale. Mark also highlights a few stand out horses.

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Yearling Market 2011: A Fragile Recovery

There have been some positive developments at this year's yearling sales, but the upswing is far from robust.

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Blue Skies?

By Ray Paulick -- The three nights of horse trading that took place at the Saratoga yearling sale were electrifying.

Sales Cycle

By Ray Paulick -- The 2000 Keeneland July yearling sale is going to be a tough act to follow, but that could easily have been said about any of the last five installments of the world's premier auction of young racing prospects.

Last In, First Out

By Bruce Smart -- Articles describing the 2000 yearling sales have trumpeted the enormous prices being paid for fine physical horses by fashionable sires. But for the "little guy" breeder a darker aspect of today's market hits harder -- the financial disaster represented by the prices for the many race-worthy yearlings that lack a stylish pedigree and fall short of physical perfection.

Lemon Aid

By Dan Liebman -- Now that things in the Thoroughbred market have been spiraling up again in dramatic fashion, it is only natural to begin wondering what the future holds.