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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 […]

Colonel John, the leading 2016 Fourth-Crop sire of graded stakes horses, black type horses and winners, got his 20th lifetime black type horse on Saturday when Exposure battled to a neck victory in the $50,000 Albuquerque Distaff H. The 4-year-old filly was pressured on the lead throughout the  one-mile contest, first by Babes Cylver Slew […]

Karula was making her racing debut, but lack of experience didn’t hold back the 2-year-old daughter of Colonel John, who rocketed to an 11-length victory in the $50,000 Angie C. S. Sunday at Emerald Downs. Karula’s ten foes all had at least one start to their credit, but when the gates opened, Karula had opened […]

Dalmore, a sharp allowance winner on May 29, upped his game on Saturday to score a half-length victory over Grade 2 winner Danzing Candy in the $100,000 Affirmed S. (G3) at Santa Anita Park. The win was the first stakes victory for the 3-year-old son of Colonel John, the leading Fourth-Crop sire who has now […]

Colonel John’s debuting 2-year-old filly You Know Too turned in one of the most impressive juvenile performances this year Thursday at Delaware Park, romping to a six-length maiden special weight victory under a hand ride. Breaking from the outside in the field of six, You Know Too grabbed the lead early on, was hustled to […]

Colonel John had one of the top offerings during the final day of the OBS April 19-22 Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in Training, a $375,000 filly purchased by East/West Stable. The filly, hip No. 1060, was consigned by Winners Circle Stable, agent and is out of the graded stakes-placed Chester House mare Listen, who is […]

Cadet Roni proved much the best in the $75,000 Wishing Well S. Sunday at Santa Anita Park, splashing to a 6 ¾-length victory in the 6 ½-furlong contest that was rained off the turf. Colonel John ranked in the top 5 on both the First and Second Year Sire lists the past two seasons and […]

The Jockey Club released the 2015 Experimental Free Handicap on Jan. 29, and Colonel John was the only stallion to have more than one 2-year-old colt ranked in the top 12 horses on the prestigious list. The Experimental Free Handicap, published annually since 1935, is a weight-based assessment of the previous year’s leading 2-year-olds, with […]

Colonel John’s Teniente Coronel turned in the best performance of his career in the $70,000 Freemont S. at Delta Downs, rolling to a comfortable 2 ¾-length win after opening up by some five lengths in the stretch (VIDEO). The five-year-old earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 98 for the Saturday night feature, and upped his […]

Airoforce, a graded stakes winner on both turf and dirt in 2015, is one of three finalists for the 2-year-old Male Eclipse Award. The Eclipse champions will be announced during a ceremony at Gulfstream Jan. 16. Airoforce proved to be one of the most adaptable 2-year-old of last year and was a neck away from […]