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by J.M. Severni Industry newcomer Matthew Schera, who purchased his first horse at last year’s Saratoga Sale, tallied his first victory at the Spa–and sixth overall–with Cyclogenisis. It makes sense that the Stormy Atlantic colt is named after the meteorological term for the development of a cyclone, since Schera is a meteorologist. The 39-year-old...
Longtime Venezuelan breeder Eduardo Celis dreamed about becoming the first to sell a Venezuelan-bred yearling in the United States. As dreams go, it was relatively modest. But Celis was fiercely proud of his country and the horsemen who plied their trade there, often with little international recognition. Celis passed away a year ago without having...
A Flatter half-sister to GI King’s Bishop S. winner Capo Bastone (Street Boss) brought $500,000 yesterday at September, the second-highest price for a yearling on the day. Consigned by Kitty Taylor’s Warrendale Sales as hip 1515, the daughter of SP Fight to Love (Fit to Fight) was hammered down to Richard and Sue Masson’s Green Lantern...
Ireland’s National Treasure… by Kelsey Riley As much as Goffs is synonymous with Irish heritage and the horse racing industry, so too is the Irish National Stud, which has graced County Kildare–a short jaunt down the highway from Goffs–since the early 1900s. The Irish National Stud, in addition to being a tourist attraction that sees...
WIGMORE HALL DIES; SPARKS CONTROVERSY Two-time GI Northern Dancer Turf S. winner Wigmore Hall (GB) (High Chaparral {Ire}–Love and Laughter {Ire}, by Theatrical) was euthanized Sept. 13 after injuring himself in a Doncaster handicap. The incident has caused an uproar in the British racing industry after the mainstream paper Daily Mirror yesterday published photos of the 7-year-old...
Jockey Kerrin McEvoy, who spent the last 11 years as Sheikh Mohammed’s first-call rider in Australia, has decided to break ties with the operation to pursue a career as a free-lance rider. “It has been a great association and I’m blessed to have been a part of it all and ride some fantastic horses,” McEvoy...
A pair of colts shared top billing on bids of €85,000 during Wednesday’s second session of the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale as healthy statistical increases were realized against the returns of 2013. A total of 201 lots were reported as sold for turnover of €3,559,500, a gain of 2% versus last year, but significant given...
ESTIMATE DQ’D FROM GOLD CUP SECOND The Queen’s Estimate (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}) has been disqualified from her second-place finish in this year’s G1 Gold Cup as a result of a morphine and oripavine positive related to contaminated feed. Estimate was one of eight horses caught up in Britain’s morphine saga over the summer, with the other six...
Why run one when three will do? That isn’t exactly how the phrase goes, but trainer Chad Brown will be a busy man in the 20 or so minutes ahead of today’s GI Flower Bowl Invitational S., which offers the winner a fees-paid berth in the GI Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf. Brown, who...
Flaxman Holdings homebred Main Sequence took his U.S. record to a perfect three-for-three with a race which mirrored his wins in the July 6 GI United Nations S. and Aug. 17 GI Sword Dancer Invitational. The 5-year-old gelding broke slowly in both of those previous outings before closing late to best first Twilight Eclipse by...
The one-day Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearling Sale, which was held yesterday in Timonium, Maryland, saw a decrease in gross, average and median compared to last year’s edition. From 450 horses catalogued, 275 sold for a total of $6,023,900, good for an average of $21,905–down 15.25% from last year’s figure of $25,847. A total of 105...
David O’Meara is unsure how G Force (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}) will handle the likely testing conditions in the QIPCO British Champions Sprint at Ascot Saturday. The former Richard Hannon inmate has come a long way since breaking his maiden tag at Newcastle in April, progressing from talented handicapper to Group 1 winner. Last month’s Haydock G1 Sprint...