Poseidon’s Warrior coasted to a 3 1/2-length win in the $75,000 Le Bagoter S. at Penn National on Nov. 23 to give the 3-year-old son of Speightstown his second consecutive added money win. Speightstown ranks seventh on the 2011 General Sire List with nearly $6.5 million in progeny earnings. Poseidon’s Warrior left little doubt who […]
[ Read More ]Essence Hit Man got his fifth career stakes win and first graded victory in the Nov. 19 Kennedy Road S. (G3) at Woodbine Racecourse. The 4-year-old son of Speightstown sports an excellent overall mark of 7-4-3 from 18 starts, earning $729,901. Speightstown is a top 10 North American sire this year, with a dozen stakes […]
[ Read More ]Making his graded stakes debut, Sabercat rolled to a four-length victory in the $1 million Delta Jackpot S. (G3) on Nov. 19. The $600,000 payday assured the 2-year-old son of Bluegrass Cat a spot in next year’s Kentucky Derby (G1). Sabercat’s big win vaulted his sire to the second spot on the second crop sire […]
[ Read More ]Plans for recent Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) champion Drosselmeyer were finalized on Friday, and the 4-year-old son of Distorted Humor has been officially retired to stud and will stand his first season in 2012 at WinStar Farm in Versailles, KY for a fee of $17,500 stands and nurses. Click here for Drosselmeyer “Drosselmeyer came out […]
[ Read More ]Artie Schiller was represented by his first Australian bred stakes-winner on Nov. 12 when David Moodie’s homebred Secret Liaison scored a hard fought victory in the listed Twilight Glow S. at Betfair Park Sandown Racecourse. Secret Liaison held off the determined challenge of Miss Stellabelle by a short head. “It was quite incredible, they were […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm announced 2012 fees for its expanded roster of stallions, led by North America’s Leading Sire Distorted Humor who will stand for $100,000 stands and nurses and will breed an exclusive book of only 100 mares this upcoming season. Distorted Humor is enjoying another banner year in 2011, with 17 stakes winners to date […]
[ Read More ]The broodmare Quiet Now was easily the highest price of the third session of the Keeneland 2011 breeding stock sale. The winning $1.85 million bid came from Claiborne Farm in partnership with longtime client Adele Dilschneider for the 6-year-old winning daughter of Tiznow. In foal to City Zip, Quiet Now is a gray or roan […]
[ Read More ]A pair of weanlings colts from the first crop of WinStar stallion Colonel John topped the six figure mark during day 3 of the Nov. 7-17 Keeneland November sale. Colonel John bankrolled more than $1.7 million in a stellar career that included wins in Travers S. (G1), Santa Anita Derby (G1) and Sham S. (G3). […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm will make a decision on the future of recent Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) hero Drosselmeyer some time next week, the farm reported on Wednesday. The 4-year-old son of Distorted Humor was to be retired to stand in New York in 2012, but a clause in the contract called for flexibility if Drosselmeyer were […]
[ Read More ]The first mare in foal to Summer Bird offered at auction brought welcome price of $400,000 at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale. Summer Bird entered stud in 2011 at WinStar Farm following a stellar racing career when he was named champion 3-year-old in 2009 off wins in the Belmont S. (G1), Travers S. (G1) […]
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