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It's been 11 years since the first yearlings from Tapit, Candy Ride (Arg), Medaglia d'Oro and Speightstown hit the market. That epic sire class now has 68 Grade I winners between them, according to the TDN Sire Lists, and no fewer than 88 active sire sons. We haven't seen a comparable group since—and really, not many before. But the incoming freshman, those with their first yearlings in 2018, hold as much latent promise as any of the past three decades, and it wouldn't be a shock if we look at...

Carpe Diem and Constitution: Sean Tugel Discusses WinStar's First-Crop Sires

Lane's End Farm has four first-crop yearling sires among the 2018 class, and a remarkable three--Honor Code, Liam's Map, and Tonalist--ended up in the top 10 first-year weanling sires of 2017. Bill Farish sat down to talk about the Fab Four with the TDN's Lucas Marquardt.

Mr. Speaker is a $1 million money earner who scored in graded stakes at 2, 3 and 4, including the GI Belmont Derby.

The perception of Lane's End is of a farm that makes classic stallions.

A world class stallion at a world class stallion farm.

Tim Lane talks to Alayna Cullen from the TDN about the National Stud's new sires for 2018.

OBS consignors Niall Brennan, Eddie Woods and Nick deMeric talk to the TDN's Ben Massam about what first-crop sires might be flying under the radar this year.