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Byron Lopez has dedicated his life to horse racing, having worked for trainer Todd Pletcher for the past 24 years. Lopez is the groom of Breeders' Cup Juvenile champion <a href="https://coolmore.com/en/america/stallion/fierceness/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Fierceness</a>, who is now pointing toward the GI Travers Stakes.
Thin White Duke is trained by former Woody Stephens assistant David Donk and owned by another former Stephens assistant in Phil Gleaves. This weekend, the 6-year-old gelding will take on the GII Troy Stakes.
Exercise rider Priscilla Schaefer is living the dream with Dornoch, winner of the 'Win And You're In' GI Haskell Stakes.
It has been quite the season for Dark Angel whose list of Group 1 winners continues to grow. After a successful Royal Ascot and a growing influence as a broodmare sire, Gay O'Callaghan, the Yeomanstown patriarch, tells us about Dark Angel's importance.
Special Me is already the dam of two Grade I winners and two Grade II winners, but the blue hen mare has plenty more in the pipeline. This year she has a filly by Horse of the Year <a href="https://lanesend.com/flightline " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Flightline</a>.
In the space of six days <a href="https://coolmore.com/en/ireland/stallion/gleneagles/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Gleneagles</a> sired the winner of the German Derby and the July Cup and with winners across the globe he has proven himself to be a stallion of note. Mark Byrne spoke to TDN prior to Mill Stream's win in the July Cup.
John Stewart is known as a free-spending racing owner, taking home top prospects from the horse sales he attends. But he is also proving to be a caring racehorse owner, also saving horses from neglect and slaughter. We talk to him at his Resolute Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, and meet his two newest acquisitions.
Consign Ltd is a new name among the list of consignors in England. Started by Harriet Jones and Chloe Battam the business model looks to shake up the traditional consignment set up and with a large draft at the Tattersalls July Sale it looks like the pair are on the right track.
Visit turf specialist Didia as she prepares for the Diana | Didia scored her first American Grade I victory in the New York Stakes at Saratoga on Belmont weekend. The TDN visited with the star mare at Keeneland as she prepares for the upcoming GI Diana Stakes.
Reem Three is becoming a proper blue hen mare at Dalham Hall Stud as her offspring have thrived first on the racetrack and now as producers. At this year's Royal Ascot meet, she will be represented by Inisherin, a son of her daughter Ajman Princess, and Rosallion, a son of her other daughter Rosaline.
Resolute Farm's star mare Puca, the dam of Kentucky Derby winner <a href="https://www.airdriestud.com/horse/mage/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Mage</a>, is now the dam of two Classic winners after her son Dornoch won the 2024 GI Belmont S. Could her foal of this year, another son of <a href="http://www.hillndalefarms.com/good-magic/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Good Magic</a>, one day claim the third leg of the Triple Crown in the Preakness?
Meredith Krupp has faced plenty of trials in her life, but the horsewoman's passion for horses and the sport of racing has never wavered. She recently celebrated the conclusion of a successful debut breeding season at her new farm, Pine Branch Farm.
