Breeders' Cup winner

Argentine champion and GI Breeders' Cup Distaff heroine Blue Prize (Arg) (Pure Prize--Blues for Sale {Arg}), by Not For Sale {Arg}) died at the Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital on Monday after complications from foaling, according to Frank Taylor, the Vice President of Boarding Operations at Taylor Made Farms, where the 13-year-old mare has been boarded for her entire breeding career. "She had complications from a hemorrhage," Taylor said. "She had a foal [by Life Is Good] about a week ago." According to Taylor, her latest filly is doing well....

Saxon Warrior's Victoria Road won a six-furlong Warwick Farm trial on Friday morning Down Under. A winner of the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf in 2022 for the Coolmore partners and Aidan O'Brien, the six-year-old gelding was having his second trial since 2023. Privately purchased by Ozzie Kheir and Halo Racing Services prior to the 2023 G1 Cox Plate, he motored home on Friday a quarter-length winner over Miss Hades (Hellbent). MV Magnier purchased the gelding for 115,000gns from Ballyhimikin Stud out of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale.

Grade I winner Unquestionable (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) has moved to the yard of Richard Hannon, according to Al Shaqab Racing's Ali Begley. The news was reported on the Nick Luck Daily podcast on Thursday morning. The 2023 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf victor was formerly with Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle. He raced for Al Shaqab, Coolmore and Westerberg until the start of the month, and now is soley raced by Al Shaqab. "After Ascot, Sheikh Joaan has bought 100% of the horse and he has moved over to Richard...

American and English champion Conduit (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}-Well Head {Ire}, by Sadler's Wells) passed away last week after a short illness at Tullyraine House Stud, Racing Post reported on Wednesday. The Ballymacoll Stud homebred was 15. "Three weeks ago he was bouncing and his usual self, but within a short space of time it became apparent he had suffered a very acute brain injury, " Hugh Suffern, principal of Tullyraine House Stud, told Racing Post. "He fought very hard for around three weeks, but eventually he succumbed in the middle...