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Most Adena Stallion Fees Unchanged

Frank Stronach's Adena Springs Kentucky announced that Awesome Again will continue to stand for $50,000 and his son, Horse of the Year Ghostzapper will remain at $20,000 for 2012.

 Saturday, November 19, 2011

McMahons in NY to Stand Adena Stallions

Joe and Anne McMahon will stand five Adena Springs' stallions in 2011 at their McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds near Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

 Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Adena Springs South Stallions Headed North

Frank Stronach plans to close his Adena Springs South stallion operation near Williston, Fla., and relocate some of the stallions to either Adena Springs near Paris, Ky., or Gardiner Farms near Caledon East, Ontario, Canada.

 Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Adena Springs Releases 2008 Fees for Ky. and Florida

Adena Springs Releases 2008 Fees for Ky. and Florida

Adena Springs has announced stud fees for the nine stallions it will be standing in Kentucky and the nine the farm will be standing at its Florida farm in 2008.

 Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Zee Oh Six Wins Oklahoma Classic for 3rd Time

Zee Oh Six lived up to his heavy 1-5 favorite status to win Saturday's $100,000 Oklahoma Thoroughbred Association Classic at Remington Park.

 Sunday, October 01, 2006

Beautiful Bets Surprises Turfway Breeders' Cup

Casa De Caballos' Beautiful Bets made a strong rally from the middle of the pack to win the $128,500 Turfway Breeders' Cup (gr. III) by a neck over the fast closing La Reason Saturday on the all-weather track.

 Saturday, September 30, 2006

Silver Whistle Nips Ramazutti in Pan American

Stronach Stable's 4-year-old Silver Whistle finally wore down 30-to-1 outsider Ramazutti in the final strides of Saturday's $150,000 Captain Morgan Pan American Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Gulfstream Park to score by a neck.

 Saturday, April 01, 2006

Alphabet Kisses Retired; Will be Bred to Awesome Again

Harris Farms' homebred Alphabet Kisses has been retired from racing and will fly to Kentucky March 3 to begin her broodmare career.

 Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Fresh Abbondanza Captures Fire Plug

After a brief freshening, Germania Farms' Abbondanza roared back into action with a victory in the $85,000 Fire Plug Stakes for older horses on Martin Luther King Day Monday at Laurel Park.

 Monday, January 16, 2006

Adena Fees Announced; El Prado to $125,000

El Prado, who is represented this year by 11 stakes winners and whose son Borrego is one of the favorites for the Breeders' Cup Classic – Powered by Dodge (gr. I), will stand for $125,000 in 2006, up from $100,000.

 Friday, October 14, 2005

Leprechaun Kid Finds Gold in Del Mar 'Cap

Leprechaun Kid, claimed for $80,000 a month ago, turned out to be a good luck charm for trainer Mike Mitchell and struggling jockey Tyler Baze in Sunday's $250,000 Del Mar Handicap (gr. IIT).

 Sunday, August 28, 2005

Hendricks' Cozy Guy Wins Cal Cup Classic

Trainer Dan Hendricks, paralyzed from the waist down in a motorcycle accident July 7, won the $250,000 California Cup Classic when his 20-1 shot Cozy Guy gutted out a stretch-long duel over 25-1 Lava Man at Oak Tree Santa Anita Park.

 Saturday, October 16, 2004

El Prado's Fee Jumps to $100,000

The stallion ranks has a new member of the $100,000 club.

 Thursday, September 23, 2004

Pacesetter A B Noodle Romps in Yerba Buena

A B Noodle disposed of pace rival Hippogator on the turn and cruised to a front-running three-length victory in the $113,750 Yerba Buena Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr.IIIT) on the Bay Meadows turf Saturday.

 Saturday, May 08, 2004

American Our New Recruit Pulls Golden Shaheen Upset

The Golden Shaheen (UAE-I), over the straight six furlongs of the Nad Al Sheba track, was expected to be won by an American horse, and so it proved. But very few predicted the winner. Cajun Beat, winner of the Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), was a warm favorite but could manage only fourth behind compatriots Our New Recruit and Alke.

 Saturday, March 27, 2004

Watchem Smokey Fires Home in Underwood

Watchem Smokey, ridden by Julie Krone for trainer Bobby Frankel, came from well off the pace to post a one-length victory over Our New Recruit in the $100,000 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes (gr. III) at Hollywood Park Thursday.

 Friday, November 28, 2003

M B Sea Surprises Tenpins in Fayette Stakes

M B Sea, a 34-1 shot with veteran jockey Craig Perret aboard, upset heavily favored Tenpins to win the $163,800 Fayette Stakes (gr. III) Saturday as Keeneland's record-breaking fall meeting ended.

 Saturday, October 25, 2003

Phantom Light Shines in Dominion Day

Like father, like son. Phantom Light was impressive in Tuesday's Dominion Day Stakes at Woodbine, winning the 1 1/4-mile event by four lengths while equaling the track record his father, Alphabet Soup, set seven years ago in the 1996 Breeders' Cup Classic.

 Tuesday, July 01, 2003

Winning Chance a Sure Thing in Ontario Matron

Stronach Stables' Winning Chance kept her race record perfect this year with a dominating performance at Woodbine in Saturday's featured $189,375 Ontario Matron Stakes, for fillies and mares over 1 1/6 miles.

 Saturday, June 07, 2003

Mullins, Englander Answer CHRB Inquiry

Trainer Jeff Mullins and owner Richard Englander say they are surprised by a California Horse Racing Board review into a victory by their filly Flyindownbaylaurel at Hollywood Park on May 21 and said the action is the result of Mullin's success on the Southern California circuit.

 Saturday, May 24, 2003

Stronach's Phantom Light Takes Eclipse Stakes

Stronach Stable's inexperienced Phantom Light impressively defeated 11 of Canada's top older horses in Saturday's $172,650 Eclipse Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine.

 Saturday, May 10, 2003

Ladyecho Charges to Dearly Precious Win

Charlotte C. Polin's Ladyecho, making her first start on Aqueduct's inner dirt track, rallied from off the pace Saturday to catch front-running Lizzy Cool in the $81,825 Dearly Precious Stakes fo 3-year-old filles at Aqueduct.

 Saturday, February 15, 2003

Illiterate, Dam of BC Winner Alphabet Soup, Dead

Pensioned broodmare Illiterate, whose son Alphabet Soup beat Cigar in the 1996 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), died Jan. 9 at age 31

 Monday, January 13, 2003

Prince Alphie Rallies to Win Black Gold

Prince Alphie charged from off the pace under Shane Sellers to win the $75,000 Black Gold Handicap on the turf in convincing fashion Saturday at Fair Grounds.

 Saturday, January 11, 2003

Hoosier's Schaefer Mile Draws Full Field

A full field of ten has been assembled for the third running of the $100,000 Michael Schaefer Mile Saturday at Hoosier Park.

 Friday, November 15, 2002

Alphabet Soup's First Winner

Millionaire Alphabet Soup's first winner came out Aug. 26 when Mister Alphabet won at about 7 1/2 furlongs at Dax in France.

 Thursday, August 30, 2001

Son of Dehere Brings Record Price at OBSC

A son of Dehere bought last fall for $50,000 was purchased Wednesday by Eugene and Laura Melnyk for $1,050,000 to top the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's March 2-year-olds in training sale in Ocala, Fla. The price not only represented a healthy return on the price paid by consignor Hartley-DeRenzo Thoroughbreds at last year's Keeneland September yearling sale, but it was a record paid for any 2-year-old sold by OBSC.

 Tuesday, March 20, 2001