The latest issue of The Back Ring is now online, ahead of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.

The Back Ring is the Paulick Report's bloodstock newsletter, released ahead of, and during, every major North American Thoroughbred auction. Seeking to expand beyond the usual pdf presentation, the Back Ring offers a dynamic experience for bloodstock content, heavy on visual elements and statistics to appeal to readers on all platforms, especially mobile devices.

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Lead Feature Presented By Gainesway: A check-in with Maritime Traveler, one of a dwindling number of living foals by Triple Crown winner Secretariat, who is living as a pensioner at Bridlewood Farm in Florida.

Stallion Spotlight Presented By New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc.: Michael Slezak, bloodstock advisor for New York's Kaz Hill Farm, discusses Name Changer, a Grade 3-winning son of Uncle Mo whose first foals are weanlings of 2022.

Honor Roll Presented By Kentucky-Breds: Private Creed provided a solid return for the Mason Springs operation as a pinhook bought out of the back ring as a yearling, then he stood out as a lucrative stakes winner during this year's Kentucky Downs meet.

Ask Your Veterinarian Presented By Kentucky Performance Products: Dr. Debbie Spike-Pierce of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital provides nine tips to help young veterinarians sort out their personal and professional priorities at the start of their careers.

The Stat Presented By Mishriff: A rundown of the most prolific sires by North American graded stakes wins standing outside of North America, led by European megastar Dubawi.

Ask Your Insurer Presented By Kiger Insurance: Kige Kiger of Kiger Insurance explains “Fall of the Hammer” insurance, its function, and how a buyer headed to the auction can acquire it.

First-Crop Sire Watch: Stallions whose first crops of weanlings are represented in the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, with the farm they are currently advertised and the number of horses they have in the catalog.

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The latest issue of The Back Ring is now online, ahead of the Fasig-Tipton November Sale.

The Back Ring is the Paulick Report's bloodstock newsletter, released ahead of, and during, every major North American Thoroughbred auction. Seeking to expand beyond the usual pdf presentation, the Back Ring offers a dynamic experience for bloodstock content, heavy on visual elements and statistics to appeal to readers on all platforms, especially mobile devices.

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Lead Feature Presented By Gainesway: Bloodstock editor Joe Nevills examines which North American stallions saw the biggest year-to-year gains in mares bred from 2021 to 2022.

Ask Your Veterinarian Presented By Kentucky Performance Products: Dr. Larry Bramlage of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital explains how the use of bisphosphonates on young racehorses can lead to long-term issues, and where the industry is on regulating use of the drug over the past decade.

The Stat Presented By Mishriff: A rundown on how many mares were bred in 2022 by every North American stallion that ever ran in a Kentucky Derby, per The Jockey Club's Report of Mares Bred.

Ask Your Insurer Presented By Kiger Insurance: Kige Kiger of Kiger Insurance explains “Fall of the Hammer” insurance, its function, and how a buyer headed to the auction can acquire it.

Pennsylvania Leaderboard Presented By Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association: It doesn't take a stakes-level horse to bring in serious incentive money in the Pennsylvania racing and breeding program. We track Miss Dillingham's under-the-radar campaign to bring serious money to her connections.

First-Crop Sire Watch: Stallions whose first crops of weanlings are represented in the Fasig-Tipton November Sale, with the farm they are currently advertised and the number of horses they have in the catalog.

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The latest issue of The Back Ring is now online, ahead of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale.

The Back Ring is the Paulick Report's bloodstock newsletter, released ahead of, and during, every major North American Thoroughbred auction. Seeking to expand beyond the usual pdf presentation, the Back Ring offers a dynamic experience for bloodstock content, heavy on visual elements and statistics to appeal to readers on all platforms, especially mobile devices.

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Lead Feature presented by Gainesway: The story of Brig. Gen. Abe Buford came to the saddest of ends, but his development of the Thoroughbred breed at Bosque Bonita Farm – the property that would one day become Lane's End – wrote some of the industry's most important early history.

Lesson Horses presented by Breeders' Cup: Eclipse Award-winning jockey Kazushi Kimura explains what made Gretzky the Great the horse that taught him the most about life.

Ask Your Veterinarian presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Dr. Kate Christie of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital discusses whether it's better for your horse's respiratory tract to serve their hay on the ground or suspended in a net.

Pennsylvania Leaderboard presented by Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association: A check-in of the leading breeders by Pennsylvania breeder's award earnings, led by top Keystone State nursery Blackstone Farm.

First-Crop Sire Watch: Stallions whose first crops of yearlings are represented in the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale, including the number of horses cataloged and the farm where the stallion is currently advertised.

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The latest issue of The Back Ring is now online, ahead of Book 1 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

The Back Ring is the Paulick Report's bloodstock newsletter, released ahead of, and during, every major North American Thoroughbred auction. Seeking to expand beyond the usual pdf presentation, the Back Ring offers a dynamic experience for bloodstock content, heavy on visual elements and statistics to appeal to readers on all platforms, especially mobile devices.

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Lead Feature Presented By Gainesway: Bloodstock editor Joe Nevills conducts the “2022 Regional Stallion Expansion Draft,” selecting five stallions standing outside of Kentucky, position-by-position, to occupy his hypothetical farm within the Bluegrass State.

Lesson Horses Presented By Stonestreet Farm: Jim Lawson, CEO of Woodbine Entertainment, explains what an eventful trip by Let's Go Blue in the Queen's Plate taught him about life.

Pennsylvania Leaderboard Presented By Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association: Tom Coulter of Arrowwood Farm has seen plenty of benefits from the success of Nimitz Class, beyond just his on-track earnings. See just how he was rewarded for supporting the Pennsylvania-bred program.

First-Crop Sire Watch: Stallions whose first crops of yearlings are represented in Book 1 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, including the number of horses cataloged and the farm where the stallion is currently advertised.

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The latest issue of The Back Ring is now online, ahead of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

The Back Ring is the Paulick Report's bloodstock newsletter, released ahead of, and during, every major North American Thoroughbred auction. Seeking to expand beyond the usual pdf presentation, the Back Ring offers a dynamic experience for bloodstock content, heavy on visual elements and statistics to appeal to readers on all platforms, especially mobile devices.

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Lead Feature Presented By Gainesway: Through many different farm names and ownership, the property known today as Ramsey Farm has been responsible for some of the sport's most notable horses. It is also the site of one of the sport's most notable unsolved murders.

Stallion Spotlight Presented By New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc.: Bill Leak of Irish Hill and Dutchess Views Stallions discusses King for a Day, a son of Uncle Mo whose first foals are weanlings of 2022.

Honor Roll Presented By Kentucky Downs: Owners Ike and Dawn Thrash saw a quick and considerable return on investment after selecting Turnerloose themselves at the 2020 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, then winning the $500,000 Aristocrat Juvenile Stakes at Kentucky Downs a year later.

Ask Your Veterinarian Presented By Kentucky Performance Products: Dr. Peter Morresey of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital discusses the risks, benefits, and administration of baking soda for your horse.

First-Crop Sire Watch: Stallions whose first crops of yearlings are represented in the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, including the number of horses cataloged and the farm where the stallion is currently advertised.

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The latest issue of The Back Ring is now online, ahead of the Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Yearling Sale.

The Back Ring is the Paulick Report's bloodstock newsletter, released ahead of, and during, every major North American Thoroughbred auction. Seeking to expand beyond the usual pdf presentation, the Back Ring offers a dynamic experience for bloodstock content, heavy on visual elements and statistics to appeal to readers on all platforms, especially mobile devices.

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Lead Feature presented by Gainesway: A check-in with Tencendur, a New York-bred who ran in the 2015 Kentucky Derby, and is seeking his next breakthrough at stud.

Stallion Spotlight presented by New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc.: Erin Robinson of Rockridge Stud discusses Disco Partner, a record-setting turf sprinter whose first foals are yearlings of 2022.

Lesson Horses presented by Iowa Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association: Trainer Wesley Ward discusses the horse that taught him the most about life, Unfinished Symph, who helped usher him into a new echelon of the training ranks.

Stonestreet Stars presented by Stonestreet Farm: Champion Good Magic flew the flag proudly as a multi-generational member of the Stonestreet Bred and Raised program. Now, he looks to extend that success with his first juveniles at stud.

First-Crop Sire Watch presented by Rockridge Stud: A look at the stallions whose debut crops of yearlings are represented in the Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Sale catalog, with a particular focus on Rockridge Stud's Disco Partner.

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The latest issue of The Back Ring is now online, ahead of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale.

The Back Ring is the Paulick Report's bloodstock newsletter, released ahead of, and during, every major North American Thoroughbred auction. Seeking to expand beyond the usual pdf presentation, the Back Ring offers a dynamic experience for bloodstock content, heavy on visual elements and statistics to appeal to readers on all platforms, especially mobile devices.

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Lead Feature presented by Gainesway: The Saratoga Race Course meet is one of the most heavily examined on the calendar for freshman sire performance, but bloodstock editor Joe Nevills examines whether leading the rookie sires by wins at the meet makes ending the year with the overall freshman title a sure thing.

Stallion Spotlight presented by New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc.: Freud, Sequel New York's flagship sire, has been a standard bearer in the Empire State for two decades. Sequel's Carlos Manresa discusses which crosses work best with Freud, and what has made his foals stand out over the course of his career.

Stonestreet Stars presented by Stonestreet Farm: Distaffers Clairiere and Malathaat, both products of the Stonestreet Farm breeding program, have established themselves as two of the most evenly-matched rivals at the sport's top level over the past two years. A look at their rivalry, and how their stories and pedigrees compare and contrast between their frequent meetings.

Honor Roll presented by Margaux Farm: Dual surface star Classic Causeway received his early training at Margaux Farm in Kentucky. Trainer Dermot Littlefield and rider Travis Warnken revisit the colt's time at the farm, and how they applied their training philosophies to the future Grade 1 winner.

Lesson Horses presented by Iowa Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association: Trainer Graham Motion recalls the effect that Hall of Fame steeplechaser Flatterer had on his life and career.

Ask Your Veterinarian presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Dr. Craig Lesser of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital explains the differences in treatment and diagnosis for laminitis and navicular syndrome.

Pennsylvania Leaderboard presented by Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association: A look at Pennsylvania's leading earners of breeder award incentives through the first four months of 2022, led by Richard Miller's Mountain Springs Stable.

First-Crop Sire Watch: A list of the stallions whose first crops of yearlings are represented the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale catalog, along with the farm where they are currently advertised.

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The latest issue of the Back Ring is now online, ahead of the Fasig-Tipton July Sale.

The Back Ring is the Paulick Report's bloodstock newsletter, released ahead of, and during, every major North American Thoroughbred auction. Seeking to expand beyond the usual pdf presentation, the Back Ring offers a dynamic experience for bloodstock content, heavy on visual elements and statistics to appeal to readers on all platforms, especially mobile devices.

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Lead Feature presented by Gainesway: A look back at the glory days of Hamburg Place, the birthplace of runners as great as Sir Barton and Alysheba, best known today as one of the top retail centers in Lexington, Ky.

Ask Your Veterinarian presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Dr. Daniel Devis of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital discusses the types of lacerations a horse can suffer, how to identify which ones could need veterinary attention, and how to deal with the horse and the wound upon discovery.

Shedrow Stroll presented by ThoroughbredAuctions.com: A glimpse at some of the top offerings in the upcoming dispersal of Sam F. “Sonny” Henderson, led by Sunland Park Oaks winner Cleopatra's Charge.

Pennsylvania Leaderboard presented by Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association: A rundown of the leading earners of Pennsylvania incentive money, led by Fortheluvofbourbon, the recent winner of the Page McKenney Handicap at Parx Racing.

Best of the Breeders presented by Muirfield Insurance: Godolphin continues to pad its lead among the leading breeders by North American graded stakes winners, led by a pair of runners with a trio of graded scores to their names in 2022.

First-Crop Sire Watch: A list of stallions whose first crops of yearlings are represented in the Fasig-Tipton July catalog.

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The latest issue of the Back Ring is now online, ahead of the OBS June 2-Year-Olds In Training and Horse of Racing Age Sale.

The Back Ring is the Paulick Report's bloodstock newsletter, released ahead of, and during, every major North American Thoroughbred auction. Seeking to expand beyond the usual pdf presentation, the Back Ring offers a dynamic experience for bloodstock content, heavy on visual elements and statistics to appeal to readers on all platforms, especially mobile devices.

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Lead Feature presented by Gainesway: How Carl G. Rose, a road construction company owner from Indiana, helped establish Ocala and the surrounding Central Florida communities as the state's flagship region for Thoroughbred breeding.

Ask Your Veterinarian presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Dr. Peter Morresey of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital outlines when a horse might need electrolyte supplements, and how to best work them into their overall water consumption.

Pennsylvania Leaderboard presented by Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association: An early check-in on which stallions are bringing in the most Pennsylvania incentives for their owners, and the runners that helped them get there.

First-Crop Sire Watch presented by Bucchero: Charting the stallions whose first crops of 2-year-olds appear in the OBS June Sale catalog, and the horses on offer at OBS June by freshman sire Bucchero.

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The latest issue of the Back Ring is now online, ahead of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds In Training Sale.

The Back Ring is the Paulick Report's bloodstock newsletter, released ahead of, and during, every major North American Thoroughbred auction. Seeking to expand beyond the usual pdf presentation, the Back Ring offers a dynamic experience for bloodstock content, heavy on visual elements and statistics to appeal to readers on all platforms, especially mobile devices.

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Lead Feature Presented By Gainesway: A look back at the life in racing of Alfred Vanderbilt Jr., the master of Maryland's Sagamore Farm and the catalyst for the famous match race between Seabiscuit and War Admiral at Pimlico Race Course.

Stallion Spotlight Presented By New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc.: Joe McMahon of New York's McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds discusses the multiple Grade 1-placed son of Curlin whose first foals are yearlings of 2022.

Ask Your Veterinarian Presented By Kentucky Performance Products: Dr. Jordan Kiviniemi-Moore of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital explains how to detect potential signs of pain from a horse that doesn't typically express them with their body language.

Shedrow Stroll Presented By Brick City Thoroughbreds: A rundown of the horses on offer from Brick City Thoroughbreds at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale, with breeze videos and commentary on each from J.R. and Katie Boyd.

Pennsylvania Leaderboard Presented By Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association: Through the first two months of the year, Empress Irene earned over $48,000 for her connections in Pennsylvania incentive earnings. See how she made that money, and how many different parties can benefit from having a successful Pennsylvania-bred.

Best Of The Breeders Presented By Muirfield Insurance: Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum's operation is poised to repeat as the leading breeder of North American graded stakes winners, boasting a comfortable lead heading into Preakness Stakes weekend.

First-Crop Sire Watch: Charting the stallions whose first crops of 2-year-olds appear in the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale catalog.

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