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Stacelita Earns Turf Female Championship

Stacelita didn't win a Breeders' Cup World Championship event in 2011, but her two grade I triumphs were enough for her to be voted champion female turf runner.

Irish Eyes Are Smiling - By David Schmitz

Anthony Hegarty and John Wade's success has extended to the sport of Thoroughbred racing where they participate as breeders, consignors, and farm owners.

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Multiple GSW Wasted Tears Retired

Wasted Tears, trainer Bart Evans' homebred grade II winner, has been retired from racing to become a broodmare.

Shotgun Gulch, Switch Meet in TCA

Shotgun Gulch, winner of the Vinery Madison Stakes (gr, I) at the Keeneland spring meeting, will be gunning for her second stakes win at the Lexington track as she contests the Thoroughbred Club of America (gr. II).

Blog: Hoping for an Encore - Donna Arnold

"It was so thrilling that I couldn't get over it."

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Adena Buys Three Top-Priced Yearlings

Two fillies that each sold for $110,000 highlighted the 11th session of the Keeneland September yearling sale.

Presque Isle Downs Masters Lures 15

Jenny's So Great has a chance to add additional luster to her name as she totes co-high weight of 123 pounds in the $400,000 Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (gr. II).

Seaway: Embur's Song Seeks Fifth Straight

Embur's Song will carry the highest weight of her career as she attempts to win her fifth consecutive stakes in the Seaway Stakes (Can-III) Sept. 3 at Woodbine.

Flashy Speed from Flashy Bull's Runners

Airdrie Stud's Flashy Bull is off to a hot start with his first crop; sire of Debutante Stakes (gr. III) winner Flashy Lassie.

Winner's Circle - Sweet Milestone

One of just eight North American-based trainers with 3,000 wins and a winning 
percentage of at least 20%...

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Uncle Mo Shines Spotlight on Timely Writer

Uncle Mo, the 2010 champion 2-year-old male and the early favorite for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), is expected to launch his 3-year-old season in the Timely Writer Stakes.

Consistent Blind Luck is Champion 3YO Filly

Blind Luck, a daughter of Pollard's Vision, won or placed in all nine of her races, all graded stakes, and was the division's leader by earnings, with $1,679,662. It's easy to see why she was named champion 3-year-old filly.

Slip Away Named Top Steeplechaser

Ken and Sarah Ramsey's homebred Slip Away is named 2010 champion Steeplechaser based on his 25-plus length score in the Colonial Cup Hurdle Stakes (NSA-I).

Hall of Fame Trainer Mack Miller Dies

MacKenzie 'Mack' Miller, a Hall of Fame trainer who won the 1993 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) with Paul Mellon's Sea Hero, died the morning of Dec. 10 at the University of Kentucky's Markey Cancer Center in Lexington. He was 89.

Taking the Blame

Claiborne homebred Blame descends from a historic family associated with the farm for nearly 60 years.

Influx of Stallions to Adena Springs North

Frank Stronach has added considerable strength to his Canadian stallion roster. Headlining the group is English champion North Light, the only Epsom Derby (Eng-I) winner standing in North America.

Olmodavor to Magali in California

Graded stakes winner Olmodavor will stand in 2011 in the state where he did his best racing.The 11-year-old stallion will hold court in California at Rich and Gaby Sulpizio's Magali Farms near Santa Ynez.

Valenzuela Ends Stakes Drought in Morvich

Quick Enough lived up to his name in the Morvich Handicap (gr. IIIT) Oct. 11 as he gave jockey Patrick Valenzuela his first Oak Tree stakes win in nearly four years with a 1 1/2-length score in the six-furlong turf event.

Yankee Fourtune Sprints to Hawthorne Derby

What Yankee Fourtune did in the Hawthorne Derby (gr. IIIT) Oct. 9 is what he does best, and that is to set the pace.

Horseman Ralph Kercheval Dies at 98

Ralph G. Kercheval, who managed Alfred G. Vanderbilt's Sagamore Farm in Maryland during the days of Native Dancer, died Oct. 6 in Lexington after a long illness.

Pletcher Quartet Stands Out in Frizette

R Heat Lightning, fresh off a nifty score in the Spinaway Stakes (gr. I) at seven furlongs Sept. 5 at Saratoga, steps up to a mile in the Frizette Stakes (gr. I) for 2-year-old fillies Oct. 9 at Belmont Park.

Beldame: Life At Ten to Start Another Streak

Life At Life At Ten, who had a six-race win streak stopped in the Personal Ensign Stakes (gr. I) in her last start, will take on the Personal Ensign winner and four other rivals in the Beldame Stakes Oct. 2.

Derby Winner Real Quiet Dies

Real Quiet, who was nosed out of becoming racing's 12th Triple Crown winner, died Sept. 27 in a paddock accident at Michael Jester's Penn Ridge Farm near Harrisburg, Pa.

Lion Tamer Sires First Winner

Grade I winner Lion Tamer came through with his first winner when his son Liondrive scored on turf at Belmont Park Sept. 23.

Artax Sold to Brazilian Interests

Artax, the 1999 Eclipse Award-winning sprinter, has been sold by John Smicklas and Randy Gammill to Brazilian interests.

Classic Winner Niigon Sires First Winner

Niigon, a millionaire and Canadian classic winner, came through with his first winner when his son Ojibway Signal scored Sept. 19 at Woodbine.

Graded Winner Pretty Unusual Dies

California grade II winner Pretty Unusual died because of complications from emergency surgery Sept. 19.

Crusader Sword to Old Friends in NY

Crusader Sword, one of the leading 2-year-olds from his crop, has been pensioned from stallion duty and will reside at Old Friends' retirement farm in New York.

Irish Champion Sariska Retired

Irish champion filly Sariska has been retired from racing after failing to break from the starting gate for the second straight time.

Kentucky Horseman Scott Dies at 94

Daniel W. Scott II, owner of Daniel W. Scott II Farm near Lexington, died Sept. 3 at the age of 94.

Tinners Way Retired to Old Friends

Tinners Way, the last colt sired by Secretariat, arrived Sept. 13 at Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement near Georgetown, Ky.

John Kluge, Owned Morven Stud, Dies

John Kluge, who owned Morven Stud Farm in Virginia and once was listed as the richest person in the United States, died Sept. 7 at his Charlottesville, Va., home.

Celtic Swing Dies in Italy

Celtic Swing, Europe's 1994 champion 2-year-old and a French classic winner the following year, died Sept. 4 in Italy after a bout of colitis.

German Stallion Lomitas Dies

German stallion Lomitas, sire of North American grade I winner Silvano, has been euthanized because of health reasons.

Ride the Rails Dies in Uruguay

Ride the Rails, sire of grade I winner and successful young sire Candy Ride, died at age 19 in Uruguay following a bout with colic.

City Zip's Runners Zipping Along on Turf

City Zip is enjoying the kind of year few would have imagined. It's not that he ranks 10th on the leading sires' list, but that he ranks third on the leading turf sires' list.

Le Glorieux, Won DC International, Dies

Le Glorieux, a top international runner of 1987, died Aug. 19 at Werner Wolf's Haras du Logis Saint-Germain in Normandy, France,

Stakes Winner Key Spirit Dies

Key Spirit, who was a stakes winner during the early part of his career and a $3,000 claimer near the end, was euthanized Aug. 18 because of complications from laminitis.

Grade I Winner Pure Clan Retired, Sold

Pure Clan, a multiple grade I winner and millionaire for breeder/owner Lewis Lakin, has been retired from racing and sold.

Stakes Winner Cascading Retired

Cascading, a Canadian stakes winner closely related to champion and classic winner Rags to Riches, has been retired from racing.

Imperialism Sires First Winner

Grade II winner Imperialism, whose first winner won in Mexico, came up with his second winner when Master Dunker scored by 8 1/4 lengths.

Dance Teacher, Play all Day Euthanized

Dance Teacher and Play all Day, two successful broodmares owned by Edward P. Evans, were euthanized in March because of complications from the infirmities of old age.

Silver Charm's Dam, Bonnie's Poker, Dies

Bonnie's Poker, dam of Kentucky Derby and Preakness (both gr. I) winner and Hall of Fame member Silver Charm, was euthanized Aug. 5 at Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Facility near Georgetown, Ky.

Warbling to Test Four in Honorable Miss

Warbling, whose last two starts came in grade I sprints, takes a bit of a breather in the Honorable Miss Handicap (gr. II) at Saratoga Aug. 8 facing four other distaffers.

Grade I Winner Bullsbay to Stand at Northview

Grade I winner Bullsbay has been retired from racing to stand at Richard Golden and Dr. Tom Bowman's Northview Stallion Station near Chesapeake City, Md., in 2011. A fee will be annouced later.

First Winner by The Daddy

The Daddy, winner of the 2005 Super Derby (gr. II), came through with his first winner when his daughter Please Daddy won at Delaware Park Aug. 2.

Dubai World Cup Winner Retired

Gloria de Campeao, who won the world's richest race when he beat 13 rivals in this year's $10 million Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (UAE-I), has been retired from racing after suffering a tendon injury.

War Front Sires First Winner

Saratoga grade II winner War Front came through with his first winner when his daughter Action Nine won July 23 at Woodbine.

First Winner by Henny Hughes

Henny Hughes came through with his first winner when his son Dalamar scored July 21 at Delaware Park.

California Sire Salt Lake Dies

Salt Lake, a successful stallion first in Kentucky and then in California, was euthanized July 20. He stood at the Mabee family's Golden Eagle Farm near Ramona, Calif.