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KITTEN ROARS INTO DEAUVILLE By Sue Finley For years now, the offspring of Kitten’s Joy, the 2013 champion sire in North America, have been staples at American sales, but despite his prowess as a turf sire–he currently leads the North American turf standings in virtually every category–his progeny almost never appear at European sales. It...
CLIFFS TOPS STRONG PREMIER SESSION By Emma Berry While nothing could surpass the top price of £230,000 from Tuesday’s opening session of the DBS Premier Yearling Sales, a £180,000 first-crop daughter of Canford Cliffs (Ire) led the second and final day’s trade, which included 12 six-figure transactions. The sustained demand for yearlings at this auction...
IT’S A GIRL FOR BLACK CAVIAR World champion sprinter Black Caviar (Aus) (Bel Esprit {Aus}) delivered her first foal, a filly by Exceed and Excel (Aus), at an undisclosed farm in New South Wales, Australia Friday. Both mare and foal are reported to be doing well. Unbeaten on the racetrack, Black Caviar recorded 25 victories under the...
KINGMAN QEII BID IN DOUBT Khalid Abdullah’s star sophomore miler Kingman (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) may be forced to miss the G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. at Ascot Oct. 18 after connections revealed he is being treated for a throat infection discovered Saturday. “Obviously it is less than ideal for a preparation going into a big race,...
Jeremy (Danehill Dancer {Ire}–Glint In Her Eye, by Arazi) injured himself during routine exercise Sunday and was put down after breaking bones in his knee recovering from surgery reported Racing Post Monday. The Sir Michael Stoute charge was purchased by the Brushwood Stable of Betty Moran for $375,000 as a Keeneland November weanling from the consignment of his...
Cal MacWilliam and Neil Teitelbaum’s Miss Behaviour (Jump Start) looks to snap a three-race streak of seconds in tonight’s GIII Charles Town Oaks. Last year’s GII Matron S. heroine earned her first win of the season from Stormy Novel(Bernardini) in May’s Miss Preakness S., and completed the exacta in Belmont’s GIII Victory Ride S. June 29. Second again...
The Keeneland September Yearling Sale concluded its 13-day stand in Lexington Sunday with figures holding largely steady with last year’s powerful renewal of the auction. “It was a very successful sale,” Keeneland’s Director of Sales Geoffrey Russell summed up at the close of business Sunday afternoon. “We have had two Septembers that have had very...
As handicap stars like Game on Dude (Awesome Again) and Palace Malice (Curlin) have fallen by the wayside of the 2014 racing season, GI Whitney H. winner Moreno (Ghostzapper) may be the leading older horse in training much by default. The Southern Equine runner could cement that position in Saturday’s GI Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont...
RUPEE LOOKS TO REGAIN WINNING WAYS Australia’s sprinting sensation and the world’s current highest-rated horse in that category, Lankan Rupee (Aus) (Redoute’s Choice {Aus}), had a six-race win streak snapped when second, beaten a short head by Angelic Light (Aus) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), in the G2 McEwen S. here on seasonal debut Sept. 6, but that surprise turnover...
Zayat Stables homebred American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) heads a field of 10 juvenile males looking to secure an automatic berth into the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile in this afternoon’s GI FrontRunner S. at Santa Anita. Fifth on debut as the 7-5 favorite in a key Del Mar heat Aug. 9, the bay showed what all the...
Home Run Kitten came from out of the clouds to hit the opening day feature out of the park. A maiden winner going down the hill in January, he could do no better than a well-beaten fifth at 31-1 when tried on dirt in the GII Robert B. Lewis S. Feb. 8. After hitting the...
Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}), who remained unbeaten in seven starts with his determined win in Saturday’s GI Awesome Again S., is on target for the Nov. 1 GI Breeders’ Cup Classic. “He came out of it real nice,” trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said. “Everything’s good.” Jockey Mike Smith, aboard last year’s juvenile champion, was still talking...