Thoroughbred Breeding

First Winner for Crypto Star

• May 2, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Grade II winner Crypto Star was represented by his first winner

Mazel Trick's First Winner

• May 2, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Grade II winner Mazel Trick's first winner came May 1 when Juventus scored at 4 1/2 furlongs

Half-Sister to Congaree Born

• May 2, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Mari's Sheba, whose first foal is multiple grade I winner Congaree, produced a chestnut filly by Thunder Gulch

Champion Fasliyev's First Winner

• May 1, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Unbeaten European champion Fasliyev was represented by his first winner when his son Russian Valour won at five furlongs

Maryland Stallion Secret Firm Dead

• April 30, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Secret Firm, who was standing at Elberton Hill Farm near Darlington, Md., died of an apparent heart attack

Peace Rules' Sire, Jules, Recovering from Laminitis

• April 30, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Brazilian stallion Jules, whose son, Peace Rules, figures to be one of the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) favorities, is recovering from a bout of laminitis

Grade II Winner Belterra Retired

• April 30, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Robert Manfuso's homebred grade II winner Belterra has been retired from racing

Spain Foals Storm Cat colt

• April 28, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Spain, North America's leading female earner, produced her first offspring

Exploit's First Winner

• April 28, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Grade II winner Exploit was represented by his first winner

Grade I Winner Forestry's First Winner

• April 24, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Two-year-old Hasslefree, owned by Robert and Beverly Lewis, became the first winner for grade I winner Forestry

Xtra Heat Sent to Farm

• By Leslie Deckard
• April 23, 2003
• Thoroughbred Racing, Thoroughbred Breeding

Champion Xtra Heat has been sent to David Plummer's ClassicStar Farm near Versailles, Ky. where she will be bred. The mare arrived at her owner's farm on April 18.

Tale of the Cat to Australia

• April 23, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Tale of the Cat, runner-up on the second-crop sire list by 2003 progeny earnings, will be sent to Coolmore Australia

Personal Ensign Foals Monarchos Filly

• April 23, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Unbeaten champion Personal Ensign foaled a Monarchos filly April 18.

New Mexico Stallion Danzatore Dead

• April 22, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Danzatore, an Irish champion who sired champion Reraise, was euthanized last week.

Canadian Broodmare of the Year Charming Sassafras Dead

• April 20, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Canadian Broodmare of the Year Charming Sassafras was euthanized March 25 at the University of Guelph near Guelph, Ontario

Kelley's Day, Dam of Millionaire Brian's Time, Dead

• April 20, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Kelley's Day, dam of millionaire and Japanese leading sire Brian's Time, was euthanized April 15

Ohio Champion Joanies Bella Retired

• April 18, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Joanies Bella, a graded stakes winner and Ohio champion, has been retired from racing.

Seven Valleys, Granddam of Silver Deputy, Dead

• April 16, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Pensioned broodmare Seven Valleys, whose grandson Silver Deputy sired champion Silverbulletday, was euthanized April 16

Japanese Champion Jungle Pocket to New Zealand

• April 15, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Japanese champion Jungle Pocket will be headed to New Zealand to stand under an agreement with Japan's Shadai Stallion Station

Grade I Winner Brunswick to Canada

• April 15, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Grade I winner Brunswick is standing his first season in Canada at Vern Hrycuik's farm near Wanham, Alberta.

Maryland Champion Valay Maid Dead

• April 15, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Valay Maid, who was named Maryland champion 3-year-old filly of 1990, died March 3 from foaling complications

Stakes Producer Wild Applause Dead

• April 15, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Wild Applause, dam of four stakes winners and one of seven stakes winners from her dam, 1993 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Glowing Tribute, died April 2

Regent's Walk, Dam of Millionaire Marquetry, Dead

• April 15, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Regent's Walk, dam of millionaire Marquetry and French group II winner Spain Lane, died March 21 at Castleton Farm near Lexington.

Japanese Champion Kurofune to Arrowfield in Australia

• April 15, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Arrowfield Stud in Australia announced that Japanese champion Kurofune will join its stallion roster for the 2003 Southern Hemisphere season.

Central Kentucky Breeder/Owner Lockhart Spears Dead

• April 14, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Lockhart Spears, who campaigned homebred grade II winner Miss Baja, died April 11 in a Paris, Ky., nursing home after a lengthy illness

Directed Energy to Blackwater in Arizona

• April 14, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Directed Energy, a 15-year-old son of Fit to Fight out of the Buckpasser mare Turnabuck, has been moved to Blackwater Ranch near Fort Thomas, Ariz.

Tactical Cat's First Winner

• April 14, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Grade I winner Tactical Cat was represented by his first winner April 12 when Fashion Girl won at 4 1/2 furlongs at Keeneland

Honors Headed Little Current 's Way

• April 13, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

A headstone ceremony honoring deceased champion Little Current will be held April 28 starting at 1 p.m. at Doug Arnold's Buck Pond Farm near Versailles, Ky.

Good and Tough's First Winner

• April 13, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Grade II winner Good and Tough's first winner came April 12 when Parisiennne won at three furlongs at Gulfstream Park

Crafty C.T. Plots Commonwealth Run

• April 11, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding, Thoroughbred Racing

Often the bridesmaid but rarely the bride, Crafty C.T. looks to headline Sunday's running of the $250,000-added Commonwealth Breeders' Cup (gr. II) at Keeneland.

Hancock Looks for Sequel to Original 'Superman'

• By Ray Paulick
• April 11, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

In the movie business, sequels usually don't measure up to the originals. But Thoroughbred breeder Arthur B. Hancock III, owner of Stone Farm near Paris, Ky., is hoping a 2003 foal he has nicknamed Superman II is every bit as successful as a 1997 colt Hancock dubbed Superman, later named Fusaichi Pegasus.

Rhythm To Shuttle to Australia

• By Peter Tonkes
• April 11, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Eclipse Award winner Rhythm, whose daughter Ethereal was Australia's champion stayer, is scheduled to commute on the shuttle again after an absence of four years

Comic Strip's First Winner

• April 11, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Comic Strip's first winner came April 10 at Aqueduct when his son Cash Button won at 4 1/2 furlongs

Stormin Fever Sires First Winner

• April 10, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Graded stakes winner Stormin Fever was represented by his first winner when his daughter East Bay won April 10 at Keeneland.

First-Crop Sire Stravinsky Gets Keeneland Winner

• April 9, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

The second race at Keeneland on April 9 went to a colt from the first crop of English and Irish champion Stravinsky

Thunder Gulch Son, Crystal Gulch, to Canada

• April 9, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Six-year-old Crystal Gulch, by major sire Thunder Gulch, will stand at Clairmont Farm near Stony Mountain, Manitoba

Millionaire Frisk Me Now Sires First Winner

• April 7, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Millionaire Frisk Me Now was represented by his first winner when his son Frisky Spirit won at El Comandante April 4.

Champion Anees Euthanized as Result of Broken Leg

• April 7, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Champion Anees, who was in the middle of standing his third season at Mill Ridge Farm near Lexington, was euthanized the morning of April 5.

Expert: Now Is the Time to Control Caterpillars

• April 4, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding, Horse Health

The Grayson-Jockey Club Foundation issued an advisory concerning control methods for Eastern Tent Caterpillars, which have been linked to mare reproductive loss syndrome in 2001 and 2002.

Flanders and My Flag Produce Colts

• April 3, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Champion Flanders and millionaire My Flag each foaled an A.P. Indy colt in Central Kentucky in late March

Jeune King Prawn to Stand at Newlands in Australia

• April 3, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Hong Kong group II winner Jeune King Prawn, who raced for Philip S.H. Lau, will enter stud at Mr. and Mrs. Walter Alteri's Newlands Thoroughbreds Farm near Seymour in the Australian state of Victoria

Carson Hollow Named 2002 New York-Bred Horse of the Year

• April 3, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Carson Hollow, who won Belmont's Prioress Stakes (gr. I) and just missed in Saratoga's thrilling Test Stakes (gr. I), was named 2002 New York-bred Horse of the Year

Next Steps Toward Solving MRLS Involve Think Tank

• By Kristin Ingwell Goode
• April 2, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Central Kentucky veterinarians Richard Holder and Jim Morehead discussed MRLS and fall fetal loss syndrome at Tuesday's joint meeting of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers' Club and the Kentucky Equine Practitioners Association.

Quality... Pure and Simple (con't.)

• By Kristin Ingwell Goode
• April 1, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Nina Hagen hardly sits still for a second. Like many farm owners she is the boss, hired hand, receptionist, and syndicate manager. At 5 feet 1 inch tall, this former gymnast vaults from fielding phone calls to breeding mares with equal ease. Her business and her favorite hobby share her backyard, where a son of Deputy Minister stands just inches from a garden box bursting with vibrant green lettuce and thriving herb bushes. Hagen has woven all of her loves--dogs, horses, gardening, cooking, decorating, and family--into the 100 acres she and her husband, Ron, share at El Dorado Farms near Enumclaw, Washington.

Quality... Pure and Simple

• By Kristin Ingwell Goode
• April 1, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Nina Hagen hardly sits still for a second. Like many farm owners she is the boss, hired hand, receptionist, and syndicate manager. At 5 feet 1 inch tall, this former gymnast vaults from fielding phone calls to breeding mares with equal ease. Her business and her favorite hobby share her backyard, where a son of Deputy Minister stands just inches from a garden box bursting with vibrant green lettuce and thriving herb bushes. Hagen has woven all of her loves--dogs, horses, gardening, cooking, decorating, and family--into the 100 acres she and her husband, Ron, share at El Dorado Farms near Enumclaw, Washington.

Horse Chestnut Back at Claiborne

• April 1, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Horse Chestnut, who underwent colic surgery at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital near Lexington, arrived back at the Hancock family's Claiborne Farm near Paris, Ky.

Central Kentucky Stallion Anees Breaks Leg

• April 1, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Anees, champion 2-year-old male of 1999 who is standing his third season at stud at Mill Ridge Farm near Lexington, fractured his left front leg in a paddock accident

Darley Stallion E Dubai Sidelined

• April 1, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Grade II winner E Dubai, who is standing his first season at stud at Darley at Jonabell near Lexington, was removed from stallion service March 25.

Champion Serena's Song Now a Grandmother

• March 31, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Stakes winner Serena's Tune, the first foal out of champion Serena's Song, produced her first foal, a Storm Cat filly

Vinery Australia Gets First Group I Win

• By Peter Tonkes
• March 31, 2003
• Thoroughbred Racing, Thoroughbred Breeding, International

Tom Simon was present to see the southern chapter of his Vinery operation record its first group I success when the aptly named Bollinger led almost wire-to-wire to secure a clear-cut victory in the Coolmore Stakes (Aust-I).