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As a Hall of Fame jockey and two-time winning rider of the GI Kentucky Derby, Mike Smith knows his way around Churchill Downs. After having his morning-line favored mount Omaha Beach (<a href="https://claibornefarm.com/stallions/warfront/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">War Front</a>) scratched the week of the race last year, Smith is back aboard a major contender in Saturday's Run for the Roses. Wednesday,...
Darley's Astern looks to make a splash at this year's yearling sales with his first crop of American yearlings. Darren Fox spoke to us on Astern's rich pedigree, and how that has translated onto his progeny. Having raced exclusively in Australia for trainer John O'Shea, Astern won on debut before taking the G2 Silver Slipper...
GI winner Mastery was a standout first-crop sire with his first weanlings averaging over six times his stud fee last year. We spoke with breeder Arthur Hancock, as well as Claiborne's Bernie Sams about the son of <a href="https://lanesend.com/candyride " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Candy Ride</a>. There are many unknowns about the son of <a href="https://lanesend.com/candyride " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Candy Ride</a> (Arg), as he may have never...
Nearly a decade after her last start on the racetrack, Hall of Famer and 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta is still thriving in her career as a broodmare. We met her new foal, a filly by <a href="https://lanesend.com/candyride " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Candy Ride</a>, at Lane's End Farm. Zenyatta's exceptional talent on the track has yet to be seen in...
In a sport crying out for more strict, no-nonsense regulators and administrators, Maryland Jockey Club president Sal Sinatra fits the bill. Just in the past week and a half, Sinatra has made major waves in the industry, first by calling for the eventual end to claiming races at The Jockey Club Round Table and then...
Top sophomore Art Collector has already given trainer Tom Drury and his team their first-ever graded stakes victory. Now they, along with owner Bruce Lunsford, await the first Saturday in September for their first entrant in the GI Kentucky Derby. After earning 100 points toward the Derby at Keeneland, it was initially uncertain if the...
26-year-old Tale Of The Cat has had an illustrious career both on the track as a Grade I winner and at stud as a 7-time Grade I producer. We visited the son of Storm Cat at Coolmore's Ashford Stud. Tale of the Cat's pedigree is infused with Coolmore-affiliated blood, both old and new, with his...
It was a special day Wednesday for everyone who works on the TDN Writers' Room presented by Keeneland, as the crew celebrated its 50th episode of the industry-leading weekly podcast. In a tribute to the show's creator, the four hosts welcomed producer Patty Wolfe as the Green Group Guest of the Week to discuss her...
With the July Cup now safely in his clutches, the stable star Oxted (GB) (Mayson {GB}) is relaxing in the shade of his box, occasionally poking his head out to flatten his ears at his full-brother Chipstead (GB) next door. Quite right, too. The 2-year-old may look uncannily like his older brother but he has...
Lane's End's GI-winning millionaire Connect sees his first yearlings take on the sales season this fall. The son of <a href="http://www.hillndalefarms.com/curlin/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Curlin</a> was noticed for his commercial appeal at last year's weanling sales, and his farm hopes that he can emulate the success again this year. Advertised at a $20,000 stud fee for the past three years,...
Perfect Sting received an Eclipse Award in 2000 for Champion Grass Mare after she took the GI Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf. The homebred mare had a successful career as a broodmare at Adena Springs, and was recently retired after producing a filly by Awesome Again last year. Raced by Stronach Stables, Perfect Sting...
Fresh off of a powerhouse victory by his Sackatoga Stable's <a href="https://coolmore.com/en/america/stallion/tiz-the-law/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Tiz the Law</a> (<a href="https://www.winstarfarm.com/horses/constitution.html " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Constitution</a>) in Saturday's GI Runhappy Travers S., Jack Knowlton joined the TDN Writers' Room presented by Keeneland Wednesday morning to talk about the imposing GI Kentucky Derby favorite. Calling in via Zoom as the Green Group Guest of the Week, Knowlton also discussed the deal struck with...
