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Aurora, Dam of Arch, Dies at Age 23

Aurora, a stakes-winning daughter of Danzig whose four stakes winners including successful stallion Arch, died March 3 after producing a filly by Empire Maker.

Acoma Turns Spinster Upside Down

Multiple stakes winner winner Acoma added a first grade I victory to her record when she seized the lead coming off the turn for home en route to taking the $500,000 Spinster Stakes at Keeneland Oct. 10.

Home Sweet Home: Acoma Wins Cardinal Handicap

Acoma, who entered off couple of disappointing starts, made it a perfect 3-for-3 on the Churchill Downs turf course when she outfought You Go West Girl by a head to win the $111,700 Cardinal Handicap (gr. IIIT) on Nov. 21.

MarketWatch's Top Broodmares of 2008

The Blood-Horse MarketWatch releases its top 10 Broodmare of the Year candidates.

Acoma is a Blue Hen in the Making

MAHUBAH'S CORNER, by Avalyn Hunter

No one has to look very deep in Acoma's pedigree to see broodmare potential in spades. Helen Alexander's and Helen Groves' daughter of Empire Maker recently won the Dogwood Stakes (gr. III) is now bucking for broodmare prospect of the year honors.

Acoma Gets Up Late to Win Dogwood

Acoma went from maiden to graded stakes winner in less than six weeks, as the 3-year-old Empire Maker filly took over inside the sixteenth-pole in the $100,000 Dogwood Stakes (gr. III) May 31 at Churchill Downs and went on to win by a half-length under Robby Albarado.

Lattice was Bred for Turf Greatness

MAHUBAH'S CORNER, by Avalyn Hunter

Already a graded stakes winner, Lattice showed he continues to belong among the top turf runners with a win May 25 in the Louisville Handicap (gr. IIIT). His pedigree, however, indicates he could be capable of still more, of eventually joining the country's turf elite.

Magna Sells Off Land to Parent Company

Magna Entertainment has sold two properties for about $30 million combined to parent company MI Developments, the companies announced Feb. 7.

MEC to Re-evaluate in Wake of Big Losses

Magna Entertainment Corp. chief executive officer Jim McAlpine Nov. 3 acknowledged the company's substantial third-quarter loss and said it would re-examine its strategy and direction moving forward.

Magna Entertainment Posts Significant Loss in Third Quarter

The Aurora, Ontario-based Magna Entertainment Corp., one of North America's leading owners of major horseracing tracks, announced Tuesday that its third quarter losses reached $50.3 million.