Robert Keck

For Crestwood Farm, the goal going into 2026 was all about tapping into the Gun Runner phenomenon. With two high-profile sons of the remarkable Three Chimneys sire targeting the upper echelon of the market in champion Sierra Leone ($75,000 at Ashford Stud) and multiple Grade I winner Locked ($35,000 at Gainesway), Crestwood sought to present a third son of Gun Runner that would appeal to a different segment of commercial breeders in Kentucky. A millionaire and multiple graded stakes winner, Il Miracolo (Gun Runner -- Tapit's World, by Tapit) will...

by Jessica Martini & Stefanie Grimm LEXINGTON, KY - The Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale continued into its second half Wednesday in Lexington with a session which, while significantly smaller, produced results largely in line with its 2023 counterpart. For the session, 196 horses sold for a gross of $4,352,900. The average of $22,209 was down 2.54% from last year's corresponding session, while the median of $10,000 was up 25%. From 316 catalogued horses, 242 horses were offered and 46 failed to meet their reserves for a buy-back...

The Indiana Thoroughbred Alliance (ITA)--a newly founded group dedicated to helping educate, inspire and support those interested in the Indiana horse racing industry--will present "Pedigree Research and Purposeful Pedigrees," with guest speaker Robert Keck, bloodstock consultant at Kentucky's Crestwood Farm, on Saturday, Dec. 5. The event, open to anyone interested in breeding Thoroughbreds, is the first in a series of activities the ITA will host in the coming months, all aimed at helping to educate breeders and those looking to get into breeding. Susan Burger, a longtime broodmare manager and...