The Art Of The Mating

Responding to the global coronavirus pandemic, people and organizations within this industry from around the world have stepped up to generate goodwill gestures every week it seems, whether it's owner-breeder Chuck Fipke offering no-fee breedings to his stallions, Finger Lakes HBPA and track management distributing $827,000 in the form of "stimulus checks" to local trainers and owners, or an Irish lawyer galvanizing interest in more than 350 housebound fans and industry participants in "The Art of the Mating," a hypothetical exercise in stallion selection for some famous mares. Jack Cantillon...

Jack Cantillon was scrolling through Twitter while seeing out the COVID-19 lockdown in Ireland when he experienced a lightbulb moment. The London-based lawyer-who is heavily involved in the Thoroughbred industry through his family's Tinnakill Stud and as a syndicate manager-realized this time of isolation could be used to connect bloodstock experts with fans and provide education on how the matings of our racetrack stars come to fruition. "I've been on Twitter a lot as of late and quite frequently, underneath articles talking about breeding and matings, I've seen comments from...