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A 'deformed' sire withdrawn from service, a casualty of war and a bad-tempered 'bum' – how dual Arc winners fared at stud

Good Morning Bloodstock

'Bayside Boy is some sire' – how an inkling about this year's standout freshman sparked a brilliant bargain buy

A fitting Mill Reef Stakes winner of yesteryear and her importance to European breeding in the present day

'There was an eerie silence on the grounds' – recalling how 9/11 brought the world's biggest yearling sale to an abrupt halt

‘I don’t know if it’s more important that she wins the Oaks or becomes the granddam of the Derby winner’ - Sea The Stars filly brings €600,000 in Baden-Baden

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‘His yearlings certainly look the part’ - Gosdens maintain Mishriff connection with eye-catching acquisition

Torquator Tasso’s promising start the talk of BBAG as Baden-Baden becomes the centre of the breeding world

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Inside bloodstock's wild boom and bust years - when Godolphin v Coolmore went into overdrive and a breeder was accidentally killed off

40 Years of Expertise

'It feels like really hard luck' – some sad tidings about a budding blue hen mare emerge out of Tweenhills

Will the real Clive Cox please stand up? Setting the record straight on an understandable breeder mix-up

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