Category: General News

Runhappy aims for second straight Breeders’ Cup victory

Super Saver’s 2015 Champion Sprinter and Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) winner Runhappy returns in this year’s Breeders’ Cup on Nov. 4-5 at Santa Anita Park. Runhappy will try to join a small and select group that has won two different Breeders’ Cup races when he starts in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1), race 7 […]

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Trio of Breeders’ Cup entries for More Than Ready

More Than Ready, already the sire of three Breeders’ Cup winners, could double that total in this year’s  Breeders’ Cup on Nov. 4-5 at Santa Anita Park. A win by Miss Southern Miss is the Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) would give her sire his second winner in the race, joining 2010 winner More Than Real. […]

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Theory and Yellow Agate Gemologist’s first Breeders’ Cup entries

Leading First-Crop sire Gemologist will be represented by a pair of juveniles in this year’s Breeders’ Cup on Nov. 4-5 at Santa Anita Park. Currently ranked second on the Freshman Sire list, Gemologist will have Yellow Agate in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), while Theory is slated for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). Yellow […]

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Ironicus and Joking highlight Distorted Humor’s Breeders’ Cup entries

Two of Distorted Humor’s 18 Grade 1 winners were pre-entered for this year’s Breeders’ Cup on Nov. 4-5 at Santa Anita Park. Ironicus will be part of the full field of 14 runners in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), which drew an overflow field of 23 horses. Ironicus, a Stuart Janney III homebred, […]

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Drosselmeyer to remain in Brazil at Stud TNT

Drosselmeyer, one of only eight horses to win an American Classic and the Breeders’ Cup Classic, has been purchased by Stud TNT and will remain in Brazil to stand stud.  The 9-year-old son of Distorted Humor had been shuttling to Stud TNT the last five Southern Hemisphere breeding seasons after standing each Northern Hemisphere breeding […]

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$210K Bodemeister colt day 2 at F-T October

A $210,000 colt by Bodemeister was one of the top sellers halfway through the Tuesday session of the Oct. 24-26 Fasig-Tipton Yearling sale in central Kentucky. Woods Edge Farm, agent, consigned hip No. 574, which went to Cicada Stable. The dark bay is the second foal out of the Congrats mare Stop the Wedding, who […]

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Gemologist colt tops early returns Tuesday at F-T October

A $290,000 colt by Gemologist topped the returns mid-way through the Tuesday session of the Oct. 24-26 Fasig-Tipton Yearling sale at the central Kentucky auction house. Four Star Sales, agent, consigned hip No. 561, which went to prominent buyer Mike Ryan, agent. The Kentucky-bred colt, the third foal out of Starlicious, is a half-brother to […]

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Tiz a Slam tastes victory in $250,000 Cup and Saucer S.

Tiz a Slam’s second foray into stakes company resulted in a handy 1 3/4-length win in the $250,000 Cup and Saucer S. Saturday afternoon at Woodbine for the 2-year-old Tiznow colt, who was making just his fourth lifetime start. Tiz a Slam is one Tiznow’s 12 stakes horses this year, led by Fourstardave H. (G1) […]

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Congrats’ Pat On the Back scampers to victory in $250,000 Sleepy Hollow S.

Heavy rains at Belmont Park didn’t stop Pat On the Back from scoring his second stakes win in his young career in the $250,000 Sleepy Hollow S. on a very wet Saturday afternoon. The 2-year-old son of Congrats, who is the nation’s leading sire of winners in 2016, came on top right out of the […]

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WinStar Farm sets 2017 stud fees

WinStar Farm announced 2017 stud fees for its 22-stallion roster on Saturday, again headed by Pioneerof the Nile who will stand for a fee of $110,000 S&N this upcoming breeding season. “This year has been another exceptional year for WinStar stallions, and we continue to be extremely proud of their success across the board, both […]

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