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Frankel may have been the star of the show but his sire Galileo (Ire) is never far from the limelight, and one of the day’s early high prices was given for lot 787, a filly out of Irish 1000 Guineas winner Saoire (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) bred and consigned by Cahermorris Stud. Andrew Rosen is the...
by John Fulton Recently, I brokered the purchase of a high profile horse in South America. Within minutes of closing the deal, I saw press releases, tweets, messages on Facebook and texts with many of those stating the price of the horse and the name of the buyer. There were a lot of different prices...
Lady Herries, trainer of Celtic Swing (GB) (Damister) and Sheriff’s Star (GB) (Posse), has died, aged 76. Based at Angmering Park, in West Sussex, Lady Herries was renowned as a fine judge of equine talent and was married to the late England cricket star Colin Cowdrey, who died in 2000. She leaves three sisters. She...
Gary and Mary West’s West Coast Belle (Tapit) looks to go three-for-three in her young career when she faces 11 foes in Saturday’s GII Golden Rod S. at Churchill Downs. The gray filly graduated with a strong late run in her 5 1/2-furlong debut at Monmouth Park Sept. 13 and powered home to a 6...
by Lucas Marquardt Gala Dinner Spotlights Moore, HKJC & Aquatar Maybe it says something that Ryan Moore, just after being honored as the Longines World’s Best Jockey, stood holding the door for a stream of journalists who would presently encircle him, push cameras and recorders in his face and, in general, put him on the...
YEAR-END REPORT: MARKET EDGES UP 4% The North American and European auction marketplace, which we cover in the Weekly Sales Ticker, bottomed out in 2010, when the sales we covered saw gross receipts of just over $1-billion ($1,033,910,608, to be precise) for 21,577 horses sold, an average of $47,917. Two years later, by the end...
Old Friends, founded by Michael Blowen in 2003, will receive a Special Eclipse Award at the 44th annual Eclipse Awards Ceremony at Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino in Hallandale Beach, Florida Jan. 17 announced the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters Friday. The nonprofit Thoroughbred retirement...
Bob and Mary Sullivan’s 1995 GI Sword Dancer S. hero Kiri’s Clown (Foolish Pleasure–Kiri {GB}, by Kris {GB}), was euthanized at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital from complications following colic surgery announced Old Friends founder and president Michael Blowen Tuesday. One of the original residents at the Georgetown, Kentucky Thoroughbred Retirement Facility, the pensioned stallion was 25....
by Tom Thornbury Racing and breeding in South America has lost one of its greats. Marcel Zarour lost his struggle with cancer early Sunday. To say that Marcel led an interesting life and that he had an impact on racing in his home country of Chile and throughout South America is selling him short. I...
By T.D. Thornton Facing a Jan. 1 eviction with nowhere to stable as many as 400 of 600 horses currently fenced in behind the main barn area at Calder Casino & Race Course, Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association president Phil Combest said his organization will fight the banishment by refusing to leave, and, if...
by Mark Cramer In travels across the USA to visit the outer edges of the American racing solar system, I found that racetracks such as Penn National, Charles Town, Fairmount Park or Albuquerque allowed the visitor more intimate contact with the game, perhaps because the owners of horses and those who bet on them were...
The aptly-named Sistonic (Aus) (Bel Esprit {Aus}), a three-parts sister to 15-time G1 winner Black Caviar (Aus) (Bel Esprit {Aus}), brought back fond memories of her illustrious relative when winning in good style on her racecourse debut, in a 1100 meters maiden event at Sale, Victoria. The David Hayes and Tom Dabernig trainee made virtually all to...