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Coolmore Buys Interest in Unbeaten Verrazano

The Coolmore team of Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, and Susan Magnier has purchased an interest in unbeaten 3-year-old Verrazano and will race the son of More Than Ready in partnership with Let's Go Stable.

Uncle Mo Shuttling to Coolmore Australia

Coolmore stallions Uncle Mo and Zoffany will be shuttling this year to Coolmore Australia.

First Reported Foal for Munnings

Multiple graded stakes winner Munnings was represented by his first reported foal when a colt produced from Heaven's Grace (by Untuttable) was foaled at Anstu Farm in Millbrook, N.Y.

Scat Daddy Dominates Freshman Sires' List

Ashford Stud stallion Scat Daddy not only took the 2011 first-crop sires' championship with $1,521,410 in progeny earning but also topped the freshman list in other categories.

Silverbulletday and Vertigineux

Photographer Anne M. Eberhardt recently went to visit Silverbulletday and Vertigineux.

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Classic-placed Dunkirk Sires First Foal

The first reported foal by classic-placed Dunkirk is a filly foaled Jan. 10 for Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds.

Vertigineux Foals Half-Sister to Zenyatta

Vertigineux, the 2008 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year, produced a Kentucky-bred filly by Henrythenavigator March 4.

Majestic Warrior Sires First Foal

The first reported foal by grade I winner Majestic Warrior is a filly born Jan. 17.

Dehere, Four Others Headed to Turkey

The Jockey Club of Turkey has added considerable strength to its stallion roster.

Classic-placed Dunkirk to Stand at Ashford

Dunkirk, who ran second in the 2009 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), has been retired from racing for stallion duty at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky.

Prominent Sire Southern Halo Dead at 26

Southern Halo, the most successful sire in Argentine history, died in his paddock at Haras La Quebrada near Buenos Aires from complications from the infirmities of old age.

Giant's Causeway's Fee Drops

Not even a No. 1 ranking on this year's leading sires list and 23 stakes winners could keep Giant's Causeway's fee from going down for 2010.

Johannesburg Sold to Stand in Japan

Johannesburg, the champion 2-year-old in England and the U.S. in 2001, has been sold to stand at stud in Japan.

Powerscourt Sires First Winner

Irish champion Powerscourt sired his first winner when his daughter Termagant won June 11 at Leopardstown in Ireland.

'Rags' Filly Taking After Her Mother

Although she is little more than a week old, Rags to Riches' first foal is already displaying the same independent streak her mother was known for.

Champion Rags to Riches' First Foal

The first foal produced by champion and classic winner Rags to Riches was born on Monday, March 9, at 9:30 pm, at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky.

Zenyatta's Dam in Foal to 'Henry'

Vertigineux, the dam of champion Zenyatta, has been pronounced in foal to Henrythenavigator, a British classic winner who entered stud this year at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky.

Fastnet Rock Top Australia Covering Sire

Headed by Fastnet Rock, Coolmore Stud stallions filled six of the top 10 places in terms of number of mares covered during the 2008 Australian breeding season.

Chapel Royal Sets Juvenile Record

Chapel Royal, a former Kentucky stallion getting ready to stand his first season at William Schettine's Signature Stallions near Reddick, Fla., in 2009, has become the new leader among Northern Hemisphere first-crop sires.

Ashford Announces 2009 Stud Fees

The 2009 stud fees for Ashford Stud stallions were announced Nov. 7, including the fees for their newest additions, Henrythenavigator and Majestic Warrior. There was a decline in fees for many of the stallions at Ashford, a division of Coolmore located near Versailles, Ky.

Henrythenavigator to Stand at Ashford

Henrythenavigator, an expert miler who finished second in the Oct. 25 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) at Oak Tree at Santa Anita, has been retired from racing for stallion duty at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky.

Chapel Royal Moving to Florida

Chapel Royal, a Florida-bred who has gotten off to grand start in Kentucky as a sire, will stand at Signature Stallions in Florida.

Majestic Warrior Retired to Ashford

Majestic Warrior, impressive winner of the 2007 Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga, has been retired from racing for stallion duty in 2009 at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky.

Major Mares Adieu, Tacha Dead

Adieu, a grade I winner, and champion producer Tacha have died.

Fusaichi Pegasus to Shuttle

Fusaichi Pegasus, who has 2008 worldwide progeny earnings of $4.9 million, will shuttle to Liliana Solari's Haras Don Alberta in Chile.

Giant's Causeway to Shuttle to Argentina

Giant's Causeway, who ranks third on this year's general sires list, will stand the 2008 Southern Hemisphere breeding season at La Mission stallion station near Buenos Aires.

Rags to Riches Works at Palm Beach Downs

Rags to Riches, champion 3-year-old filly of 2007, returned to the work tab March 11 when she breezed three furlongs for trainer Todd Pletcher in :38.40.

Van Nistelrooy Not Shuttling

Van Nistelrooy, a young promising son of Storm Cat, will not be returning to Trelawney Stud in New Zealand for the 2008 Southern Hemisphere breeding season.

Hold That Tiger to France

Hold That Tiger, 10th on the first-crop sires list by progeny earnings, is scheduled to stand at Alain Regnier's Haras de la Haie Neuve in France.

French Stallion High Yield Dead

Grade I winner High Yield, who stood at several locales before ending up in France at Alain Regnier's Haras de la Haie Neuve near Mondevert, has died.

The Green Monkey 4th in Turf Debut

The Green Monkey, sent off as the 6-5 favorite in a $44,000 maiden special weight event on the turf at Hollywood Park Nov. 21, finished fourth after briefly taking the lead on the final turn.

The Green Monkey Tries Turf

The Green Monkey, that well-known $16-million purchase from Fasig-Tipton's 2006 Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training, will run in a $44,000 maiden special weight over the Hollywood Park turf course Nov. 21 as trainer Todd Pletcher seeks a win for the colt.

Ashford Announces 2008 Stud Fees

Ashford Stud, a division of Coolmore located near Versailles, Ky., released its 2008 stud fees Nov. 1. The list includes Fusaichi Pegasus seeing another significant drop, Van Nistelrooy a sizeable jump, and a fee announced for new stallion Scat Daddy.

Tabor and Smith Buy Interest in Grade I Winner Majestic Warrior

International owners Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith have reached an agreement in principle to buy a half-interest in grade I-winning 2-year-old Majestic Warrior from George Steinbrenner's Kinsman Stable.

Champion Rhythm Euthanized After Injury

California stallion Rhythm was euthanized Sept. 4 at Dave Ferguson's Diamond F Ranch near Grass Valley, Calif., after fracturing a leg in a paddock accident.

Hennessy Dead of Apparent Heart Failure

Coolmore's talented stallion Hennessy reportedly died of an apparent heart failure Aug. 9 at Haras La Mission in Argentina. The 14-year-old son of Storm Cat had shuttled to South America for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season.

Woodman Euthanized at Age 24

Woodman, the sire and broodmare sire of more than 100 stakes winners, was euthanized July 19. He was 24.

The Green Monkey, Record-Priced Juvenile, Expected to Return to Training Soon

The Green Monkey, the unraced colt who was sold as a 2-year-old for a record $16 million, is expected to return to leading trainer Todd Pletcher's barn soon.

Mull of Kintyre to Ashford

Classic sire Mull of Kintyre, who stood at Coolmore Stud in Ireland, will relocate to the outfit's North American base, Ashford Stud, near Versailles, Ky.

Ashford to Stand Giant's Causeway for Private Fee

Ashford Stud announced leading third-crop sire Giant's Causeway will stand for a private fee in 2007.

Johannesburg, Officer Fighting It Out on Freshmen Sires List

Johannesburg and Officer, who raced against each other as 2-year-olds, now are battling each other as freshmen sires.

Champion Johannesburg's First Winner

International champion Johannesburg was represented by his first winner when his son, Johannesburg Jack, won May 31.

Dams of Unbridled, Honour and Glory Dead

Gana Facil, dam of 1990 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Unbridled, and Fair to All, dam of grade I winner Honour and Glory, have died.

Millionaire Lion Heart's First Foal

Millionaire Lion Heart's first foal was born Jan. 10 at Frank and Mattie Justice's Dell Ridge Farm near Lexington.

High Yield Not to Stand at Hill 'n' Dale; Headed to France

High Yield, announced two weeks ago as moving to John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farm near Lexington for the 2006 breeding season, will instead stand the Northern Hemisphere season in France.

Footstepsinthesand to Stand in Ireland

Footstepsinthesand will begin his Northern Hemisphere stallion career at Coolmore Stud in Ireland at a fee of 25,000 euros rather than for $30,000 at the farm's North American satellite, Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky., as originally planned.

High Yield Moving to Hill 'n' Dale

High Yield will be relocated for the 2006 breeding season to John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farm near Lexington. His fee will be $7,500.

Dehere Returning to Ashford Stud

Dehere, who started his stud career at Ashford Stud and later was sold to stand in Japan, is returning to John Magnier and partners farm near Versailles, Ky., to stand in 2006.

Fee for Giant's Causeway to $300,000; Fusaichi at $125,000; Stravinsky to Japan

Coolmore's Ashford Stud has announced the stud fee for Giant's Causeway is being raised to $300,000 for the 2006 breeding season.

Guineas Winner Foostepsinthesand to Stand at Ashford

Footstepsinthesand, who was retired in June unbeaten in three starts, will stand at stud in 2006 at Coolmore's Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky.