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Record-Breaking Flightline Colt Now Named Zedan

The record-breaking $10.5-million Flightline 2-year-old colt purchased last week at the OBS April Sale has officially been named Zedan. The name was announced on social media via the Zedan Racing Stables page in a note that read, "The Flightline colt out of Lucrezia that we purchased at @OBSSales has been named #ZEDAN. Mr. Bob Baffert selected the name after meeting Amr's father, H.E. Dr. Fareed M. Zedan, during his visit to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The two hit it off wonderfully and Bob selected the name ZEDAN as a kind gesture...

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Gun Runner Filly Marks End of an Era for Seltzer

"The venture was a disaster and I fell in love with it," Ed Seltzer said of his initial foray into racing nearly 65 years ago. Now, 90, Seltzer is in the midst of dispersing his bloodstock and an offer will be horses from families he has cultivated over six decades. On offer during Monday's first session of the Keeneland September Yearling sale will be filly by Gun Runner (hip 117) from the Taylor Made Sales Agency consignment. Seltzer's involvement with the family goes back five generations. "We bought Overpowering and...

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