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First Winners for Golden Missile, Vicar, Classic Cat

Millionaires Golden Missile and Classic Cat as well as grade I winner Vicar were represented by their first winners the beginning of July.

 Tuesday, July 06, 2004

Ghostzapper Blasts Tom Fool Foes

Stronach Stable's Ghostzapper, out of action for more than nine months, showed no signs of rustiness with an emphatic triumph over three rivals in the $142,500 Tom Fool Handicap (gr. II) at Belmont Park Sunday.

 Sunday, July 04, 2004

Congaree to Stud at Adena Springs Kentucky

Janice and Robert McNair of Stonerside Stable will stand their multiple grade I winner Congaree in 2005 at Frank Stronach's Adena Springs near Midway, Ky.

 Thursday, July 01, 2004

First Winners for Running Stag and Bernstein

Millionaire Running Stag and Irish group winner Bernstein were represented by their first winners June 5

 Sunday, June 06, 2004

Silver Charm Filly Brings $310,000 to Top Adena Springs Sale

Following the record-setting trend of this year's juvenile market, the Adena Springs auction generated its highest ever figures for gross revenue, average price, and median price Thursday during its third edition.

 Friday, March 19, 2004

OBS March Catalogue Has 484 2-Year-Olds

The Ocala Breeders Sales Co. has catalogued 484 horses for its March select juvenile auction. The Adena Springs sale of 2-year-olds in training will have 76 horses.

 Friday, February 06, 2004

Lucky Lionel to Diamond G in Oklahoma

Lucky Lionel, a group winner in England and a track record-setter at Santa Anita, has been bought by R.G. Gammill for stallion duty at his Diamond G Ranch near Edmond, Okla.

 Sunday, January 18, 2004

Mabee Purchases La Galerie for $800,000 at Keeneland January Sale

La Galerie, a champion in Argentina, brought $800,000 Monday as the Keeneland January mixed sale's opening session approached the midway point.

 Monday, January 12, 2004

First Foals for Millionaires Johannesburg and Red Bullet

The first reported foals by international champion Johannesburg and Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner Red Bullet were born the beginning of January.

 Friday, January 09, 2004

Numbers Rebound at Adena Springs Broodmare Auction

Good food, lively conversation, and quality mares at reasonable prices punctuated the seventh annual Adena Springs Broodmare Auction held Nov. 6 at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky's Newtown Paddocks near Lexington.

 Thursday, November 06, 2003

Sligo Bay to Adena Springs Kentucky

Frank Stronach has purchased grade I turf winner Sligo Bay for stallion duty at his Adena Springs Kentucky near Midway.

 Thursday, October 30, 2003

Milwaukee Brew Retired; Awesome Again's Fee Upped to $75,000

Frank Stronach's Adena Springs announced the retirement of millionaire Milwaukee Brew and an increase in Awesome Again's fee to $75,000.

 Wednesday, October 15, 2003

Macho Uno Retired; to Stand in Florida

Macho Uno, the 2000 champion juvenile colt, has been retired and will stand in 2004 at Frank Stronach's Adena Springs near Ocala, Fla. No stud fee was announced.

 Friday, September 26, 2003

Grade II Winner Wrangler to Adena Springs

Grade II winner Wrangler, an Adena Springs homebred for Frank Stronach, will enter stud at Adena Springs Kentucky near Midway.

 Wednesday, September 03, 2003

Wild Rush Headed to Japan; Milwaukee Brew Being Reevaluated

Frank Stronach's Adena Springs announced that the deal to sell farm stallion Wild Rush to a Japanese syndicate for stallion duty at Arrow Stud has been completed.

 Tuesday, September 02, 2003

Milwaukee Brew Injured, Out Indefinitely

Milwaukee Brew, one of only two horses to win multiple runnings of the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I), injured an ankle during Sunday's running of the Pacific Classic (gr. I) and will not race again this year.

 Tuesday, August 26, 2003

Central Kentucky Stallion Wild Rush Headed to Japan

A $1.5-million deal is in the works for the purchase of Adena Springs stallion Wild Rush by a Japanese syndicate.

 Wednesday, August 06, 2003

Gross, Average Increase At Adena Springs Juvenile Auction

Frank Stronach likes to conduct a sale of 2-year-olds in training his way. And that strategy appears to be paying off for the racetrack mogul, who is one of North America's top breeders and owners.

 Thursday, March 20, 2003

Ventura Hoping For Stable Market At OBS March Sale

Even though the world is full of uncertainty, Ocala Breeders' Sales Company executive Tom Ventura is hoping for another steady performance from the March select auction of 2-year-olds in training, which begins Tuesday in Florida.

 Saturday, March 15, 2003

Adena Springs Turf Preview Cancelled

Due to heavy rains in the Ocala, Fla. area, the Adena Springs video preview was cancelled Friday morning and has been rescheduled for Friday, March 7 at 9 a.m.,

 Friday, February 28, 2003

OBS Catalogues 503 For March Juvenile Auction; Adena Springs Sale To Offer 88

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company has catalogued 503 horses for its March select sale of 2-year-olds in training in Central Florid.. The number represents a 23.6% increase over last year's total of 407.

 Monday, February 10, 2003

Small Crowd, Smaller Results at Adena Springs Broodmare Sale

A smaller crowd mixed with a smaller catalogue resulted in smaller returns at the sixth annual Adena Springs Broodmare Sale on Nov. 7 at Fasig-Tipton's Newtown Paddocks near Lexington.

 Thursday, November 07, 2002

Champion Lit de Justice to Magali in California

Champion sprinter Lit de Justice, whose big win came in the 1996 Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), has been purchased privately and will stand the 2003 season at Rich and Gaby Sulpizio's Magali Farms near Santa Ynez, Calif.

 Wednesday, September 18, 2002

Adena Buys Interest in Unbeaten Greatness

Frank Stronach's Adena Springs has bought a 10% interest in unbeaten 3-year-old Greatness from Ed and Marilyn Seltzer.

 Friday, July 26, 2002

Stronach Among Four Canadian Hall of Fame Inductees

Magna Entertainment chairman Frank Stronach, former top jockey Ted Atkinson, trainer Mac Benson, and two-time Horse of the Year Chief Bearhart will be inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame Aug. 29.

 Tuesday, June 11, 2002

Awesome Action Tops Inaugural Adena Springs Auction

Awesome Action, a colt by Awesome Again, brought the top price of $80,000 during the inaugural Adena Springs sale of 2-year-olds in training Thursday afternoon.

 Thursday, March 21, 2002

Adena Springs to Conduct Sale of Juveniles in March

Frank Stronach's Adena Springs Farm will offer two-thirds of its current crop of 2-year-olds a public auction on March 21 at Adena Springs South near Ocala, Fla. Approximately 71 juveniles have been catalogued for the sale, which will be conducted with the help of personnel from the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company.

 Friday, February 01, 2002

Confident Orseno Says Red Bullet Ready to Fire

After watching 2000 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner Red Bullet breeze four furlongs in :52 at Gulfstream Park on Wednesday, trainer Joe Orseno expressed confidence in the millionaire horse's chances in Saturday's $100,000 Skip Away Stakes (gr. III).

 Wednesday, January 09, 2002

Adena Springs November Sale: SaleTrends Down

The annual sale of broodmares from Frank Stronach's Adena Springs Farm was held at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Thursday night, with the top price of $225,000 paid by J. S. McDonald for Twist a Lime, a 9-year-old Copelan mare in foal to Touch Gold.

 Friday, November 09, 2001

Birdonthewire, Friendly Lover to Adena South

Two Adena Springs stallions will return to the operation's Ocala, Fla., farm for the 2002 breeding season. Birdonthewire (Proud Birdie -- Silk and Wrapper, by Jontilla), who stood at Adena Springs in Canada the past two years, will stand for $3,000. He is the sire of four crops of racing age and is represented by five stakes winners. He stood at the Florida farm from 1996 to 1999.
Friendly Lover (Cutlass -- Glide Along, by Great Above) has two crops of racing age and has sired four stakes winners. He stood at Adena Spring's Kentucky farm this year and will stand for $5,000. He stood at the Florida farm from 1997-2000. Adena Springs is owned by Frank Stronach.

 Tuesday, October 02, 2001

TOBA Winners Announced

The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association named four owners as recipients of its 2001 Regional Owner of the Year Awards.

 Thursday, August 16, 2001

Champion Perfect Sting Retired

Frank Stronach's homebred Perfect Sting has been retired from racing because of a leg injury she sustained in the June 9 Manhattan Handicap (gr. IT) at Belmont Park.

 Thursday, July 19, 2001

Euchre Closes Gamely for All American Win

Stronach Stable's 4-year-old gelding Euchre took advantage of a fast pace in Monday's All American Handicap (gr. III) at Bay Meadows, running down Irisheyesareflying in the stretch to earn the $82,500 winner's share of the $150,000 purse for his 1 1/2 length win. 8-5 favorite Irisheyesareflying finished second, 1 1/2 lengths ahead of Moonlight Charger.

 Monday, May 28, 2001

Hialeah Race Report: Champion Perfect Sting Victorious in Return

Like any worthwhile Broadway production, the 2001 version of "Perfect Sting: The Sequel" took its show on the road for tune-ups on April 14 in an effort to iron out any kinks in the act before hitting the Great White Way. And, somewhat to the surprise of the show's director -- trainer Joe Orseno -- the kinks were few.

 Saturday, April 14, 2001

Adena Springs to Host 2001 TOBA Awards Dinner

For the second time in three years, Frank Stronach's Adena Springs Farm near Midway, Ky., will host the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association National Awards Dinner. TOBA announced that the 2001 edition will take place on Friday, Sept. 7.

 Friday, March 30, 2001

Macho Uno Could Be Back By Summer

Stronach Stable's Macho Uno will not make it to the May 5 Kentucky Derby (gr. I), but he will not require surgery to get back to the racetrack. Last year's 2-year-old champion and Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) winner apparently is sore from bone-density immaturity.

 Monday, February 19, 2001

Registration Changes Bolster Adena Springs

Last fall, most horses bred by Frank Stronach in his name or that of Stronach Stables were changed to have the breeder listed as Adena Springs. The change pushed Adena Springs to second on the year-end list of leading breeders with $9,929,737, behind Harry T. Mangurian Jr., who bred the earners of $10,757,845 in 2000. The list, compiled by The Jockey Club Information Systems, is for North American-based horses only.

 Monday, January 22, 2001

Macho Uno Due in Florida to Begin Classic Quest

Macho Uno, winner of last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) and the leading candidate for champion 2-year-old honors, is scheduled to arrive at trainer Joe Orseno's barn at Gulfstream Park Friday, where he'll begin preparing for the classics. Danny Vella, farm manager of owner Frank Stronach's Adena Springs in Ocala, said Macho Uno has been galloping and swimming on a regular basis, and is just about ready for a half-mile work.

 Tuesday, January 16, 2001

Stronach Leading Owner for Third Straight Year

Frank Stronach has been viewed as everything from a maverick to a bit of a tyrant in North American racing circles this past year. Just about the only place Stronach wasn't looked upon as a rogue was on the track, where even his harshest critics couldn't fault his success. From January to December, 764 runners wearing the familiar black silks with the red and gold Adena Springs Farm logo won 163 races and earned $11,198,225, giving him his third consecutive leading owner title by money won.

 Tuesday, January 02, 2001

Stronach Leading Owner for Third Straight Year

Frank Stronach has been viewed as everything from a maverick to a bit of a tyrant in North American racing circles this past year. Just about the only place Stronach wasn't looked upon as a rogue was on the track, where even his harshest critics couldn't fault his success. From January to December, 764 runners wearing the familiar black silks with the red and gold Adena Springs Farm logo won 163 races and earned $11,198,225, giving him his third consecutive leading owner title by money won.

 Tuesday, January 02, 2001

Running Stag to Stand at Adena Springs

Globe-trotting millionaire Running Stag will enter stud for a fee of $10,000 live foal at Frank Stronach's Adena Springs Kentucky near Midway. The 6-year-old horse raced for Richard Cohen and was bought privately by Adena Springs.

 Thursday, November 09, 2000

Wild Zone Moving to Texas

Wild Zone, whose first crop are juveniles and include stakes winner Wild Hits, will be moving to Texas to stand the 2001 breeding season. Wild Hits has stood since his retirment at Adena Springs Farm near Midway, Ky. He will stand at Millennium Farm near Belton Texas.

 Friday, October 27, 2000

Friendly Lover To Stand in Kentucky in 2001

Friendly Lover will relocate to Adena Springs Kentucky for the 2001 breeding season the farm announced Friday.

 Friday, October 06, 2000

Golden Missile To Stand at Adena Springs

Grade I winner Golden Missile will retire to stud at Frank Stronach's Adena Springs following expected starts in the Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (gr. III) and the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I). Golden Missile (A.P. Indy--Santa Catalina, by Cure the Blues) has won seven of 22 career races and $2,139,510 while racing for Stronach Stable.

 Friday, September 29, 2000
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