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After foaling a filly by Arrogate in 2019, Songbird now has another beautiful filly by Tapit. Katie Ritz checks in with the superstar mare at Timber Town Farm, just in time for Mother's Day. Of all the jaw-dropping feats that a Thoroughbred is able to accomplish, perhaps nothing is quite as miraculous as watching a fierce, powerful racehorse transform to fill the role of motherhood. Wayne Sweezey, who owns and operates Timber Town Stables alongside his wife Cathy, has watched this dramatic role change hundreds of times. But one mare...

Denali Stud a week ago hosted its first virtual tour, taking fans on a walk through its foaling barn, and on Wednesday Craig and Conrad Bandoroff hosted a birthday party for farm matriarch Serena's Song, who turns 28 on Saturday, April 4th. As Serena's Song was led out by Assistant Broodmare Manager Radhika Clark-complete with a white birthday sash around her neck-Craig shared with fans her adoration of peppermints. "Serena absolutely loves peppermints," he said. "We can thank Wayne Lukas for that; from the day she arrived she's been a...

Autry Graham, the Assistant Marketing Director at Spendthrift Farm, takes fans on a virtual tour of their farm. Video footage by Bryan Starr Cinematography.

Veracity has had two foals that have been put up for auction, both fillies by Medaglia d'Oro. This year, her yearling sold for $900,000 at the Saratoga Sale and was purchased by Claiborne Farm. In 2018, Lael Stable spent $1 million on her first yearling, also purchased at Saratoga. Now, the mare herself is up for auction at Fasig-Tipton's Night of the Stars Nov. 5.

Photo Call's credentials on the racetrack alone make her a very valuable commodity. She's a two-time Grade I winner with victories in the GI Rodeo Drive S. and the GI First Lady S., where she defeated Tepin (Bernstein). Add in that she is not only one of three Galileos in the sale, but his fastest-winning daughter in the U.S. by virtue of her 109 Beyer figure in the First Lady. In fact, the only Galileo filly or mare to run faster in the U.S. was Photo Call's three-quarter sister Magical,...

There are dozens of fillies and mares in the catalogue for Fasig-Tipton's November Sale that jump right off the page. Quality is everywhere, easy to find as you browse through the pages. But of all the horses that will sell Nov. 5 during the "Night of the Stars" there is only one who can be called an Eclipse champion: Shamrock Rose.

Beholder was the horse of a lifetime for Spendthrift Farm and owner B. Wayne Hughes, and Christie DeBernardis went out to Spendthrift Farm to see how the future Hall of Famer was taking to motherhood.

It's rare to find a Grade I-producing mare who is just seven years old, but that's just what Taylor Made and Blackridge Partners are offering at Fasig-Tipton November in Laffina. We talk to Mark Taylor, Boyd Browning, and the partners, about the special mare.

Most people would not peg a 14.2 hand $6,000 purchase as a potential top broodmare, but Carrie Brogden saw something special in the now three-time graded stakes producer Special Me, who is the dam of Gift Box, Stonetastic and Special Forces.

Stonestreet Farms is known for its illustrious broodmare band. In the latest installment of TDN Mare Visits, Christie DeBernardis checks in on Cavorting, Dreaming of Julia, Glinda the Good and D'Wildcat Speed.

We visit Darley's historic Stonerside Farm where we check in with MGISW Wedding Toast and her Tapit colt and blue hens Sahara Gold and Ascutney.