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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 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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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 &...
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… 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… 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 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...
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...