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With its 13 Grade I events, there were so many stories to be told following Keeneland’s Breeders’ Cup that it’s just as well that last week’s lull allows me a second bite of the cherry. One story which deserves special mention concerns La Affirmed, whose family has made an impact on the Breeders’ Cup virtually...
After finishing off her 2-year-old campaign with a brilliant victory in the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, a race that went more than one second faster than the Juvenile, ‘TDN Rising Star’ Songbird (Medaglia d’Oro) appears to be the most talented 2-year-old in training–of either sex. But her owner, Rick Porter, says he has no...
Goffs stages its final set of sales for the year–the November Foal Sale and November Breeding Stock Sale–Nov. 16 to 22 in Co. Kildare, Ireland. The action kicks off with the foal sale beginning Monday, which–as a result of an increased Irish foal crop and a resurgence in the sale itself in recent years–has been...
Numbers remained fairly steady during the seventh session of the Keeneland November Sale. Out of the 414 catalogued hips, 256 sold for an average of $28,932, which was down 10.73% from the 2014 figure. The RNA rate of 24.7% was slightly higher than last year’s rate of 22.5%. Calument Farm was session seven’s leading buyer,...
Shakhimat atoned for his last-out third in the grassy Cup and Saucer S. Oct. 11, leading virtually gate-to-wire to become his sire’s second North American stakes winner in Sunday’s valuable Coronation Futurity S. The Ontario-bred colt employed similar front-running tactics to wire a seven-furlong maiden over the local Poly Sept. 19 ahead of his effort...
Popular globetrotting gelding Red Cadeaux (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}), who was retired from racing after fracturing a sesamoid in last week’s G1 Melbourne Cup, will be retired Down Under, trainer Ed Dunlop told Racing Post. The Newmarket-based conditioner said the 9-year-old, who continues recuperation from surgery, may be destined for Living Legends, a retirement farm...
Keeneland concluded the two-day Book 3 section of its November Breeding Stock Sale Saturday in Lexington with figures largely in line with last year’s statistics. Through the two Book 3 sessions, 474 horses sold for $25,852,000 with an average of $54,540. During last year’s Book 3, 532 head sold for $29,525,000. The average was $55,498...
Champion Take Charge Brandi (Giant’s Causeway–Charming, by Seeking the Gold), who topped the Keeneland November Breeding Stock sale when selling to John Sikura’s Hill ‘n’ Dale Equine for $6 million (hip 450) Tuesday in Lexington, will be bred to leading sire Curlin next season, Sikura announced Saturday. Sikura and partners purchased a 20% share in...
With Red Cadeaux (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}) safely recovering from surgery to repair a medial sesamoid fracture sustained in last week’s G1 Melbourne Cup, trainer Ed Dunlop paid tribute to the popular 9-year-old gelding in a statement on his website. Red Cadeaux’s retirement was announced immediately following his injury. “Surgery was performed on Wednesday and...
Emerald Gal (Gilded Time) brought top price of $320,000 as the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale marched into Book 3 Friday in Lexington with numbers off slightly from last year’s comparable session. Dam of recent GII Raven Run S. winner Sarah Sis (Sharp Humor), Emerald Gal (hip 1411) was consigned by Select Sales and was...
There’s been plenty of hand-wringing in Australia in recent times over the lack of homegrown staying prospects, with expensively purchased European imports playing an increasingly dominant role in the country’s cup races. This year’s G1 Melbourne Cup winner Prince Of Penzance (NZ) (Pentire {GB}) was a welcome return to a more familiar scene. Though imported...
Triple Crown hero and recent GI Breeders’ Cup Classic winner American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile–Littleprincessemma, by Yankee Gentleman), who raced for Zayat Stables and trainer Bob Baffert, will stand for $200,000 at Ashford Stud, Coolmore’s Kentucky branch, the stud announced Friday morning. The 2014 champion juvenile male and likely Horse of the Year and champion...