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Champion Tersa, Dam of Rock Hard Ten, Dies

Tersa, a French champion and dam of grade I winner Rock Hard Ten, was euthanzied Nov. 27 of complications from old age at Gerald Ford's Diamond A Farms near Versailles, Ky.

 Wednesday, December 05, 2012

Bob Back, Ran in Second Breeders' Cup, Dies

Bob Back, a Kentucky-bred son of Roberto who contested the second Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT), was euthanized last month.

 Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Jade Hunter, Sired Champion Azeri, Dies

Jade Hunter, Sired Champion Azeri, Dies

Jade Hunter, a multiple grade I winner who sired 2002 Horse of the Year Azeri, was euthanized Sunday, Jan. 23, at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute near Lexington because of complications from colic.

 Monday, January 24, 2011
Theatrical Pensioned From Stud Duty

Theatrical Pensioned From Stud Duty

Hill 'n' Dale Farms announced Oct. 13 that champion and leading sire Theatrical has been pensioned from stud duty.

 Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Azeri in November Sale; Vallenzeri Renamed

Azeri in November Sale; Vallenzeri Renamed

Azeri, who was bought back for $4.4 million at this year's Keeneland January horses of all ages sale, has been entered in the upcoming Keeneland November breeding stock sale, according to John Sikura of Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency and Hill 'n' Dale Farms. Owned by the Allen E. Paulson Living Trust, the 2002 Horse of the Year is in foal to Distorted Humor after producing a Ghostzapper filly this year.

 Sunday, September 13, 2009
Vallenzeri: We'll Know His Fate Early

Vallenzeri: We'll Know His Fate Early

Will Vallenzeri find a new home this time around? It won't take long to find out because the chestnut colt is Hip No. 22 in the Keeneland sale of 2-year-olds in training. He probably will go through the sale ring during the first hour of the auction's April 6 opening session, which begins at 7 p.m. (EDT).

 Sunday, April 05, 2009
Vallenzeri Looking  for New Home Again

Vallenzeri Looking for New Home Again

Vallenzeri set a world Thoroughbred auction record last year as a $7.7-million buy-back at the Keeneland September yearling sale. He's back at Keeneland trying to find a new home again, this time as Hip No. 22 in the April sale of 2-year-olds in training.

 Thursday, April 02, 2009
Paulson Fires Back at Court Ruling

Paulson Fires Back at Court Ruling

Michael Paulson March 30 called a judge's ruling to remove him as the trustee of his father's living trust "without merit," and said he will appeal the decision.

 Monday, March 30, 2009
Court Removes Paulson As Trustee

Court Removes Paulson As Trustee

A Superior Court judge in California has ruled that Michael Paulson should be removed as trustee of his father Allen's living trust.

 Friday, March 27, 2009
Paulson 'Sad' to Sell Azeri

Paulson 'Sad' to Sell Azeri

Michael Paulson said that although he considers Azeri "part of the family," he will sell the champion mare at Keeneland January to help wrap up his father's living trust.

 Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Stronach Reaches for a New Milestone

Stronach Reaches for a New Milestone

With three Breeders' Cup contenders, Frank Stronach's Adena Springs will attempt to surpass the earnings of Allen Paulson to rank first on the list of leading Breeders' Cup breeders by money won.

 Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Paulson Seeks Partner for Azeri Colt

Paulson Seeks Partner for Azeri Colt

Michael Paulson said he hopes to find a partner that will let him keep a portion of Azeri's yearling colt to race.

 Monday, September 08, 2008
Donn Often Springboard to Dubai

Donn Often Springboard to Dubai

Seven former Donn Handicap winners have gone on to compete in the $6 million Dubai World Cup.

 Friday, February 01, 2008

Plumley Farms Offered for Sale as Turn-Key Operation

Harold Plumley has put his Florida Thoroughbred property and business up for sale as a turn-key operation, a move the horse owner and breeder said is part of prudent financial planning.

 Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Horse of the Year Azeri in Foal to A.P. Indy

Four-time champion Azeri, who came up barren last year in her first season as a broodmare, is in foal to A.P. Indy.

 Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Thoroughbred Women to Honor Penny Chenery, Azeri

Thoroughbred Women will honor Penny Chenery and Horse of the Year Azeri at this year's Thoroughbred Women Awards Aug. 19 at Saratoga Race Course.

 Thursday, August 11, 2005

Madeleine Paulson to Wed T. Boone Pickens; Scaling Back on Horse Business

Madeleine Paulson, widow of legendary horse breeder and owner Allen Paulson, is planning to marry Texas energy magnate T. Boone Pickens in the next couple of weeks.

 Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Estrapade Tribute Set For April 25

Old Friends, a Thoroughbred retirement facility based at Hurstland Farm near Midway, Ky., will host a tribute to the mare Estrapade at the farm April 25 at 1 p.m. ET.

 Monday, April 18, 2005

Cigar's Sire, Palace Music, Pensioned in Australia

Palace Music, sire of two-time Horse of the Year Cigar, has been pensioned from stud duties at the age of 24 at Rangal Park Stud in Victoria, Australia.

 Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Deal to Send Azeri to Storm Cat Nearing Completion

The deal to send Azeri to the court of Storm Cat is nearly completed.

 Friday, January 07, 2005

Nextel Distaff Preview: Heavy Lies the Crown

Azeri is already among elite company: Horse of the Year in 2002, back-to-back champion older mare in 2002 and 2003, and all-time leading North American female earner. With a victory in the Breeders' Cup Distaff - Presented by Nextel (gr. I), she would join the brilliant Bayakoa as the only two-time Distaff winners in history.

 Wednesday, October 20, 2004

California Graded Winner Glick Retired

Glick, a grade III winner this year for owner Robert Bone, has been retired from racing because of a muscle pull in a back leg.

 Thursday, September 23, 2004

Dahlia's Daughter, Dahlia's Dreamer, Dies

Dahlia's Dreamer, one of four grade I winners from the great racemare and producer Dahlia (by Vaguely Noble), was euthanized Feb. 17 because of lymphangitis.

 Thursday, April 01, 2004

Millionaire Astra's First Foal

Millionaire Astra produced her first foal, a Giant's Causeway filly, Jan. 15 for Allen E. Paulson Living Trust and Liberty Road Stables.

 Monday, January 26, 2004

Azeri Reportedly Heading Back in Training with Lukas

Azeri, who has not raced since Sept. 28 due to an injured tendon, could be going back into training and heading to D. Wayne Lukas' barn.

 Wednesday, December 24, 2003

Madeleine's Monday: From Cigar to Seabiscuit

Madeleine Paulson, widow of multiple Eclipse Award-winning breeder and owner Allen Paulson, helped rekindle images of her late husband's greatest champion at Del Mar on Monday when Life's Pleasures, a 3-year-old half sister to two-time Horse of the Year Cigar, closed with a rush to break her maiden going one mile.

 Tuesday, July 29, 2003

Paulson Dispute Settled: Sale of Azeri Called Off

The simmering dispute that took some of the joy out of Azeri's Horse of the Year announcement at the 32nd annual Eclipse Awards dinner has been settled.

 Monday, February 03, 2003

Graded Winner Rob's Spirit to Italy

Graded stakes winner Rob's Spirit will stand at Allevamento Ri.Ma. outside of Rome

 Sunday, January 12, 2003

Breeders of Cup Winners to be Honored at Keeneland

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association and Breeders' Cup Limited, in conjunction with the Thoroughbred Club of America, will honor the victorious breeders of the 2002 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships at the ninth annual Breeders' Cup/Thoroughbred Club of America dinner on Sunday evening, January 12 at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington.

 Friday, January 03, 2003

Fate of Paulson Living Trust Headed to Court

A trial to decide the ultimate fate of the Allen Paulson Living Trust breeding and racing operation will begin Monday in San Diego County Court in Vista, California.

 Tuesday, December 03, 2002

Vindication's Pedigree: Payson's Business Plan Vindicated

Nearly four years ago, Virginia Kraft Payson convinced herself it was time for a change. The breeder had been successfully racing her own stock, first with her late husband, Charles, then solo for about 20 years. However, in 1999, she decided to do an about-face and become a commercial breeder.

 Tuesday, October 29, 2002

Azeri's Pedigree: A Living Legacy

When Azeri decimated the field in the Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I), she represented another pinnacle in the legacy left by Allen Paulson.

 Tuesday, October 29, 2002

Owners New and Seasoned Seek Breeders' Cup Glory

While horses like Kona Gold and Banks Hill seek to repeat past Breeders' Cup glory Saturday at Arlington Park, many owners are hoping to make encore trips to the winner's circle on racing's biggest day.

 Friday, October 25, 2002

Millionaire Hap Retired

Hap, a six-time graded stakes winner, has been retired because of an ankle injury.

 Wednesday, July 10, 2002

Paulson, Moody Announce New Partnership

Owner/breeder Madeleine Paulson and Ernest W. Moody, president and chief executive officer of Action Gaming, have formed a partnership called Action Racing. It will focus on Thoroughbred racing and breeding.

 Tuesday, July 03, 2001

Derby Contender Startac Featured in TVG Series Debut

TVG will debut its new documentary series, "TVG Insider," with an in-depth look at trainer Simon Bray's decision to train and race Startac, a horse bred for turf-racing, on dirt to see if he is a legitimate contender for the Kentucky Derby. The hour-long show, entitled "The Arizona Experiment," will air Tuesday at 9 p.m. EST (6 p.m., PST).

 Saturday, March 03, 2001

Hap Earns First Stakes Win

Edward White and Michael Paulson's Hap stalked the leaders in third place through the early going en route to his first career stakes win, a 1 1/4-length victory in Friday's $150,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap (gr. IIT) at Saratoga.

 Saturday, July 29, 2000

Paulson Remembered as 'Champion in Life'

Memorial service was held Tuesday for late breeder-owner Allen Paulson.

 Wednesday, July 26, 2000

Prominent Breeder Allen Paulson Dies

Allen E. Paulson, founder of the Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. whose Brookside Farms became one of North America's most successful racing and breeding entities of the 1980s and 1990s, died Wednesday in California after a lengthy illness. He was 78.

 Monday, July 24, 2000

Paulson Service Scheduled for Tuesday

Services for leading owner/breeder Allen E. Paulson will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, at Nativity Catholic Church in Rancho Sante Fe, Calif. Paulson, 78, died Wednesday night after a battle with cancer.

 Sunday, July 23, 2000