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Ten Sovereigns is one of the first sons of <a href="https://coolmore.com/en/ireland/stallion/no-nay-never/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">No Nay Never</a> to retire to stud and he does so alongside his sire at Coolmore Stud in Ireland. A group one winner at two and three, David O'Loughlin tells us more about the commercial young stallion. Ten Sovereigns was also a 'TDN Rising Star' on...
Magna Grecia was the first son of Invincible Spirit to win a British 2000 Guineas. He joins the roster of stallions at Coolmore Stud in Ireland this year and Mark Byrne talks to us now about Magna Grecia. Magna Grecia is by Invincible Spirit (Ire), who is proving a potent force as a sire of...
One of three new stallions to the Coolmore roster at Ireland this year is Calyx, a group two winning son of <a href="https://bit.ly/36fNhlT " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Kingman</a> who showed brilliance at two and early on in his three-year-old career. Hermine Bastide sat down with the TDN to talk all things Calyx. Although Calyx's career was short-lived, he caught the imagination...
Soldier's Call has joined the roster at Ballyhane Stud and while he's new to the stallion yard, he's already well-known to many people at the farm. Joe Foley bought the son of Showcasing as a yearling and his wife, Jane, broke and pre-trained the colt before he was sent to training with Archie Watson. During...
It's been nearly four months since Dennis' Moment (Tiznow) was last seen finishing last in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile, the result of a bad stumble at the start. That's not the way anyone wants to go into their 3-year-old season, but nothing that he has seen from Dennis' Moment has lessened the enthusiasm trainer...
After covering mares for three years, <a href="https://www.winstarfarm.com/horses/take-charge-indy-4578.html " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Take Charge Indy</a> was exported to Korea, where he spent an additional three years, But his first American crops were of such quality that his syndicate exercised an option to bring him back. We talked to WinStar's Sean Tugel about the sire. The son of A.P. Indy is back...
In 2019, the TDN suffered an unimaginable loss with the passing of our News & Features Editor Ben Massam. In trying to find a way to honor his memory while doing some good for the industry he loved, we settled upon the Sponsor a Stall program at New Vocations. There, horses get a safe place...
Waldgeist was the winner of a number of Group One's including the 2019 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He is by sire of sires Galileo and hails from an influential female family. He has recently joined the roster at Ballylinch Stud and TDN paid him a visit.
The Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream 2-year-olds in training sale launched the careers of <a href="https://www.winstarfarm.com/horses/audible-42268.html " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Audible</a>, Bellafina, Dream Tree, Mia Mischief and <a href="https://www.darleyamerica.com/stallions/our-stallions/nyquist " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Nyquist</a>, and well as currently superstars Nadal and <a href="https://www.winstarfarm.com/horses/independence-hall-48981.html " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Independence Hall</a>. It's April 1 in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Where will you be?
He is the offspring of a teaser who was gifted one mare at the end of a hard year's work. Tiberian went on to be a globe-trotting fan favorite. Haras de Saint Arnoult in Normandy is both a stud farm and a training center. It's stallion roster of five was boosted this year with the...
A precocious juvenile, 3x GI winner, and Breeders' Cup Champion, <a href="https://gainesway.com/stallions/karakontie/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Karakontie</a> stands at Gainesway Farm. His first crop of stakes horses includes GIII winner Sole Volante, Karak, and Kenzai Warrior.
Preparing elite stallions for a strenuous breeding season can be a challenge when also dealing with freezing temperatures in Central Kentucky. Darley has found a program that circumvents the unpredictable climate and also tailors exercise to each individual stallion with the addition of an aqua treadmill at Jonabell Farm. Darley stallion manager Graham Lovatt spoke...
