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Hip Happenings: Keeneland September Day 3

Hip 396, c, Candy Ride (Arg)–Wild Hoots,  by Unbridled’s Song  Consigned by Lane’s End, agent  This gray colt is a son of SW & GSP Wild Hoots, a full-sister to the GI Wood Memorial S. winner Buddha and from the family of SW Road Ready (More Than Ready) and GISP Be Smart (Smarty Jones). This colt...

Al Shaqab Acquires Share of Ectot

Al Shaqab Racing has purchased a 50% share of last year’s G1 Criterium International winner Ectot (GB) (Hurricane Run {Ire}), it was announced yesterday. Off with an injury since beating the subsequent G1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains winner Karakontie (Jpn) (Bernstein) in Longchamp’s G3 Prix de Fontainebleau Apr. 13, the Elie Lellouche-trained colt will stay in his...

Gatsby Set For Rematch With Australia

G1 Prix du Jockey Club winner The Grey Gatsby (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) will face off with G1 English and Irish Derby hero Australia (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) once again in Saturday’s G1 QIPCO Irish Champion S. at Leopardstown. The pair faced off last time in York’s G1 Juddmonte International S. Aug. 20, where Australia secured a two-length victory over The...

Preferred Equine at the Preferred NYB Sale

by Sue Finley    The 2013 Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Preferred Sale marked the Thoroughbred consigning debut of Dave Reid’s Preferred Equine Marketing, the runaway standard-bearer of harness racing consignors. Reid sold two at last year’s sale, and is back this year for a second go with three New York-bred yearlings.    His consignment this year...

First-Crop Stallions Highlight F-T July

FIRST-CROP STALLIONS HIGHLIGHT F-T JULY by J.M. Severni      The Fasig-Tipton July Sale, known for a traditionally strong bench of young stallions, will feature first yearlings by 24 sires. Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning is optimistic about the new sires. “Traditionally, there’s been a high level of interest for first-crop sires,” he said of the July...

Melnyk Dispersal Has Something for Everyone

by Jessica Martini      When Canadian businessman Eugene Melnyk announced last month that he was dispersing his racing stock at the Fasig-Tipton July sale, it created a unique opportunity for buyers to find ready-to-run horses at all levels of the racing spectrum.      “It’s a little bit of everything,” said Mark Taylor, whose family’s Taylor...

Andrew Caulfield on the Magnificent Galileo

INVESTEC DERBY-G1, £1,380,000, EPM, 6-7, 3yo, c/f, 12f 10yT, 2:33.63, gd.  1–sAUSTRALIA (GB), 126, c, 3, by Galileo (Ire)       1st Dam: Ouija Board (GB) (Ch. 3yo Filly, Ch. Older Horse, 2x Ch. Turf Mare-US & 2x Horse of the  Year-Eur, 2x Hwt. Older Mare at 11-14f-Eng,  Hwt. Older Mare at 9.5-11f-Ire, MGISW-US &  Eng, G1SW-Ire &...

TDN Q & A with James Hastie

With the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association declaration of support for the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance this April, the TDN sat down with TAA Executive Director James Hastie to check up on the progress the organization has made since he began his duties last fall.  TDN: Since you started in November of last year, how has...

Strong Start for Little Avondale

Strong Start for Little Avondale… New Zealand vendor Little Avondale Stud has experienced a successful start to the Easter sale, thus far offering four youngster, all sold for six figured sums. That quartet is headed by Lot 74, a filly by Pins (Aus) out of Kumari (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}), sold to Emirates Park during Tuesday’s opening...

Spendthrift Still Rolling on Day 2

Spendthrift Still Rolling on Day 2…  Just one day after B. Wayne Hughes of Spendthrift Farm dipped his toe into the Australian market for the first time with the purchase of his first yearlings, the influential American-based owner/breeder upped the ante with his highest-priced purchased of the sale thus far. Breaking quickly from the blocks,...

Still Sunny At The Top At Inglis

STILL SUNNY AT THE TOP AT INGLIS  by Christina Bossinakis & Rob Burnet  After days of rainy and dank weather in the Sydney area, the clearing skies offered the faithful at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale some respite from the elements. However, the climate in the sale’s arena appeared a little milder than the...

Mathis Family Enjoys Racing Second Time Around

9th-GPX, $39,000, Msw, 3yo, f, 1m, 1:35 2/5, ft.  MY MISS SOPHIA, f, 3, by Unbridled’s Song       1st Dam: Wildwood Flower (SW & MGSP,  $109,916), by Langfuhr       2nd Dam: Dial a Trick, by Phone Trick       3rd Dam: Ice Fantasy, by It’s Freezing  My Miss Sophia set the pace, but was passed late when second over 5...