Category: General News

WinStar Farm added two new stallions to its 2017 roster with the recent retirement of Uncle Mo’s Grade 1-winning 3-year-old Outwork and Speightstown’s Graded stakes-winning son Speightster. “Outwork and Speightster are as close to Uncle Mo and Speightstown as you will find when you look at the combination of their overall quality, physical traits, and […]

WinStar homebred Colonel John, a multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire on the track and sire of current Graded stakes-winning colts Airoforce, Cocked and Loaded, and Dalmore, has been purchased by the Korea Thoroughbred Breeders Association (KTBA) and will stand stud in Jeju-do, Korea in 2017. “The KTBA is very excited to stand Colonel John,” said bloodstock […]

A yearling colt from Gemologist’s second crop at the Wednesday session of the Keeneland September brought a winning bid of $220,000 from Mike Ryan, agent. The price was the second-highest paid during the session. Cataloged as hip No. 2717,  the bay juvenile was consigned by Cross Keys Sales LLC, agent. The colt is out of […]

Paynter’s yearlings continued to be a hot commodity as the Keeneland September Yearling sale entered into its second week Monday, with a colt by the WinStar stallion gavelling for $230,000, one of the top five colts of the session. Hip No. 2101 was consigned by Blanford Stud and went to Martin Anthony. The bay juvenile […]

Obvious One was a conspicuous winner in his debut Monday at Thistledown, cruising by 6 1/2-lengths in the career bow for the 2-year-old son of Bodemeister. Bred in Kentucky by Classic Thoroughbred and owned by Jason DaCosta, Obvious One is the fifth winner for his freshman sire. All five have taken maiden special weights, with […]

Though he was the second-to-last horse to sell Sunday, Pioneerof the Nile’s hip No. 1816 would end up being the top price of the day during Sunday’s session of the Keeneland September Yearling sale.  When the gavel fell, Tom Haughey, on behalf of PTK, LLC, was the winning bidder at $700,000, nearly $300,000 more than […]

Bodemeister had his top colt of the Keeneland September Yearling sale on Saturday when hip No. 1100 brought a winning bid of $225,000 from Bluewater Sales, agent. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, the bay Kentucky-bred is out of the Bernardini mare Adream, who is a half-sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Dream Rush, whose […]

Final results of the fourth day at the Keeneland September Yearling sale included a $500,000 colt by More Than Ready that was one of the top 10 prices of the session. The bay colt, hip No. 696, was consigned by Elm Tree Farm, Inc. and was purchased by China Horse Club and WinStar Farm’s Maverick […]

Pioneerof the Nile’s top result thus far at the Keeneland September sale came on Wednesday when a colt by the WinStar stallion sold for $925,000, one of the top-five colts during the session. Warrendale Sales, agent consigned the colt, hip No. 529, which went to M. V. Magnier and Stonestreet Stables. Out of My Tina, […]

Gemologist’s, whose first foals are 2-year-olds of 2016, had his first yearling sell at the Keeneland September sale, bringing a winning bid of $400,000, more than 25 times his stud fee of $15,000. Hip No. 420, consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, was purchased by Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC. The Kentucky-bred colt is out of Japanese […]