Amanda Duckworth

Bowman Provides Update on Winx, Werther

Courtesy IFHA Australia's Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}), who is scheduled to start her spring campaign in Saturday's G2 Warwick S., is riding a nine-race winning streak. A man with a unique perspective into the star mare, is her regular jockey Hugh Bowman, who has piloted Winx to victory in some of her most memorable [...]

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Focus on the Positives at Flying Start Conference

LEXINGTON, KY – The importance of highlighting positive stories that come out of the Thoroughbred industry was the theme of the night during the Darley Flying Start Conference on Thursday evening in Lexington. Industry leaders, including many graduates of Darley Flying Start, gathered at Keeneland to listen to presentations from the 12 members of the [...]

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Carter Wins 10th Annual Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award

A dual celebration was held at Castleton Lyons Farm in Lexington Apr. 13, as John Carter won the Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award for Warriors on Horseback: The Inside Story of the Professional Jockey. In addition to rewarding Carter with $10,000 for his work, everyone took time to reflect on the fact it was the [...]

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Taylor Made Celebrates 40 Years

After a cold but action-packed afternoon on GI Toyota Blue Grass S. day at Keeneland, Taylor Made celebrated 40 years of business by hosting a cocktail party and charity auction just down the road at the Headley-Whitney Museum of Art on Saturday night. The museum is currently exhibiting the Tony Leonard Collection, which features images [...]

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Fasig Finishes Strong

As predicted based on the catalog, trade on the second and final day of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale was stronger than during Monday's opening session. As a result, the four highest-priced offerings of the sale all came Tuesday, including topper Flashy American (Flashy Bull), who went to Blue Sky Stable for $395,000. The [...]

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Maggie d'Oro Tops Winter Opener

The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale started its two-day run Monday in Lexington, with the young Medaglia d'Oro mare Maggie d'Oro, carrying a foal from what will be the final crop of the late Scat Daddy, leading the way with a final price tag of $210,000. The opening session saw 185 horses sell for a [...]

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CBA Symposium Covers Wide Swath of Topics

For the third time in as many years, the Consignors and Commercial Breeders' Association (CBA) hosted its Educational Symposium in Lexington, Kentucky, touching on topics ranging from sale yearlings, early syndication, large stallion books, breeding maiden mares, breaking yearlings, and microchips. The organization's new president, Joe Seitz of Brookdale Sales, welcomed the several hundred attendees [...]

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