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Layoff No Problem For Gio Ponti

Layoff No Problem For Gio Ponti

Gio Ponti, off for more than seven months and making his 3-year-old debut, rallied from last to take the $100,000 Hill Prince Stakes (gr. IIIT) by two lengths under Garrett Gomez June 6 on the Belmont turf.

 Friday, June 06, 2008
Commonwealth: Storm Military Tries Poly

Commonwealth: Storm Military Tries Poly

Storm Military, last year's champion miler in Argentina, looks to get his first graded stakes victory on American soil, as the 6-year-old lines up against nine rivals in the $400,000 Commonwealth Stakes (gr. II) April 12 at Keeneland.

 Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Sir Shackleton's First Foal

Sir Shackleton's First Foal

The first reported foal sired by Sir Shackleton is a filly born Feb. 2 at Richard Rudolph's farm in Illinois.

 Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Castleton Lyons Prices Bernstein at $20,000

Castleton Lyons Prices Bernstein at $20,000

Bernstein, who stands at the Ryan family's Castleton Lyons near Lexington, will stand in 2008 for $20,000.

 Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Malibu Moon, Action This Day to Spendthrift

Malibu Moon, Action This Day to Spendthrift

Malibu Moon, who has stood the last four years at Castleton Lyons near Lexington, will stand in 2008 at B. Wayne Hughes' newly renovated Spendthrift Farm, also near Lexington.

 Thursday, October 25, 2007
Tony Ryan, Owner of Castleton Lyons, Dead

Tony Ryan, Owner of Castleton Lyons, Dead

Dr. Tony Ryan, owner of Castleton Lyons Farm in Lexington, passed away Oct. 3 at his family estate in Ireland after a long illness. He was 71.

 Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Anabaa to Stand in France in 2008

Prominent French stallion Anabaa will return to Alec Head's Haras du Quesnay in France for the 2008 breeding season.

 Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Castleton Lyons Buys Storm Military for U.S. Campaign

Storm Military, a dual group I-winning son of Bernstein in Argentina, has been privately purchased by Dr. Tony Ryan's Castleton Lyons and will commence a North American campaign with trainer Bobby Frankel.

 Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Castleton Lyons Starts Anabaa at $40,000

Dr. Tony Ryan's Castleton Lyons, located near Lexington, announced $40,000 stud fees for newcomer Anabaa and Malibu Moon.

 Wednesday, November 08, 2006

French Stallion Anabaa to Castleton Lyons

Anabaa, sixth on the French sires list, will stand in 2007 at Dr. Tony Ryan's Castleton Lyons near Lexington.

 Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Millionaire Sir Shackleton to Stand at Castleton Lyons

Millionaire Sir Shackleton, who came within two lengths of Saint Liam in last year's Woodward Stakes (gr. I), will enter stud at Dr. Tony Ryan's Castleton Lyons near Lexington.

 Sunday, August 27, 2006

Award Established for Best Annual Book on Thoroughbreds

Kentucky breeding farm Castleton Lyons and the Thoroughbred Times have joined forces to establish an annual award of $10,000 for the year's best book on Thoroughbreds.

 Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Record Price at Tattersalls Breeze-Up Sale

Records tumbled at Tattersalls' 18th annual breeze-up sale in Newmarket,
England, with the 625,000 guineas for a Green Desert colt being the
highest amount ever paid at a European 2-year-olds in training auction.

 Monday, April 24, 2006

Champion Action This Day Sires Filly From First Crop

Champion Action This Day's first crop includes a filly foaled Jan. 18 at Dr. Tony Ryan's Castleton Lyons near Lexington.

 Sunday, January 29, 2006

Toccet's First Foal Is a Filly

The first foal by grade I winner Toccet was born at David Hager II's Idle Hour Farm near Paris, Ky.

 Monday, January 23, 2006

Son of Bernstein Wins Argentina's Pellegrini

Storm Mayor, a 3-year-old son of Bernstein, caught Forty Licks in the final strides to win the Gran Premio Internacional Carlos Pellegrini (Arg-I), South America's most important race, by a head on Saturday at San Isidro in Buenos Aires.

 Sunday, December 11, 2005

Graded Winner Wiseman's Ferry to Castleton Lyons

Castleton Lyons Farm will be standing Wiseman's Ferry for the 2006 season.

 Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Castleton Lyons Confirmed as Alex Suitor; Deal Expected

A deal to sell the breeding rights to Preakness (gr. I) and Belmont (gr. I) winner Afleet Alex is in the works and is expected to be finalized shortly, J.J. Graci, publicist for owner Cash is King Stable, told The Blood-Horse Friday.

 Friday, September 23, 2005

Action This Day Gets First Mare in Foal

Champion Action This Day had his first mare tested in foal.

 Friday, March 11, 2005

Toccet's First Two Mares in Foal

Grade I winner Toccet has had his first two mares scanned in foal.

 Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Half-Brother to Fusaichi Samurai Born at Castleton Lyons

A half-brother to the record-setting, $4.5 million auction 2-year-old Fusaichi Samurai was foaled Jan. 16 at Dr. Tony Ryan's Castleton Lyons near Lexington, Ky.

 Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Toccet to Stand at Castleton Lyons

Multiple grade I winner Toccet will stand the 2005 breeding season at Castleton Lyons. His fee will be $12,500.

 Monday, November 08, 2004

Bernstein to Stand at Castleton Lyons in 2005

Dr. Tony Ryan's Castleton Lyons announced today that Bernstein, a leading freshman sire of 2004, will stand the 2005 breeding season as Ryan's Thoroughbred farm near Lexington.

 Thursday, October 28, 2004

Cissell Named General Manager of Castleton Lyons

Tony Cissell was named general manager of Castleton Lyons Farms near Lexington. Cissell is the former manager of Calumet Farm.

 Tuesday, April 20, 2004

Cissell is New Castleton Lyons GM

Dr. Tony Ryan announced Monday that Tony Cissell has been named general manager of Castleton Lyons Farm, the Lexington, Ky. farm owned by Ryan.

 Monday, April 19, 2004

Gilded Lilly, Dam of Champion Gilded Time, Dead

Gilded Lilly, dam of champion and successful sire Gilded Time, died Feb. 12 of a ruptured aorta at Castleton Lyons Farm near Lexington.

 Tuesday, March 16, 2004

Castleton Lyons Buys 'Significant Interest' in Action This Day

Castleton Lyons, owned by Dr. Tony Ryan, announced Thursday the purchase of a "significant" breeding interest in Action This Day, who recently earned an Eclipse Award as champion 2-year-old male for 2003.

 Thursday, February 05, 2004

Filly from Danehill's Last Crop Born at Castleton Lyons in Kentucky

Deceased Irish stallion Danehill, the world leader with 238 stakes winners, sired a filly at Dr. Tony Ryan's Castleton Lyons near Lexington from his last crop.

 Thursday, January 29, 2004

Keeneland Announces Community Contributions

At its annual holiday luncheon Dec. 5, Keeneland announced it has given $705,260 in contributions to nearly 80 charitable organizations in 2003.

 Friday, December 05, 2003

Malibu Moon's Kentucky Fee $10,000

Malibu Moon, who was moved from Maryland to stand at Dr. Tony Ryan's Castleton Lyons Farm near Lexington, will have a fee of $10,000.

 Tuesday, October 21, 2003

Malibu Moon Relocated to Castleton Lyons in Kentucky

Malibu Moon, sixth on the first-crop sire list, has been moved to Dr. Tony Ryan's Castleton Lyons Farm near Lexington

 Tuesday, September 09, 2003

Chiming Strikes in Yerba Buena for Frankel

Castleton Lyons' Irish-bred Chiming, winner of just two of 22 races, captured Saturday's $107,500 Yerba Buena Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIIT) for fillies and mares at Bay Meadows.

 Saturday, May 24, 2003

Champion Black Minnaloushe's First Foal

The first reported foal sired by Irish champion Black Minnaloushe was born Jan. 2 at Dr. Tony Ryan's Castleton Lyons Farm

 Monday, January 13, 2003

Trempolino Mare Tops Keeneland's Second Session; Figures Improve

Gross receipts, average price, and median increased during Tuesday's second session of the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages sale. And, unlike Monday's first session, the buyback rate was at a level more typical of a January sale.

 Tuesday, January 07, 2003

Taylor Made, Gaines-Gentry Expand Horizons

Taylor Made Sales Agency, one of the largest consignors in the Thoroughbred auction business has expanded the scope of its operations. And so has Gaines-Gentry Thoroughbreds.

 Monday, March 11, 2002
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