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Champali, Midas Eyes to Saudi Arabia

Young stallions Champali and Midas Eyes, both graded stakes winners, will be exported to Saudi Arabia.

 Thursday, December 02, 2010
Champali Moving to Indiana

Champali Moving to Indiana

Champali is relocating from Glencrest Farm in Kentucky to Richwine Farm in Indiana.

 Friday, December 11, 2009

Glencrest Reduces Stud Fees

The Greathouse family's Glencrest Farm has revised the 2009 stud fees on Champali and Military, reducing them to $5,000.

 Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Champali's First Winner

Champali's First Winner

Millionaire Champali's first winner, Champ Laila, won Sept. 12 at Turfway Park.

 Sunday, September 14, 2008
Foley Gets 1,000th Career Victory

Foley Gets 1,000th Career Victory

Trainer Greg Foley notched his 1,000th career victory Jan. 23 when Cherokee Nation wired the field by nine lengths in the final race at Turfway Park.

 Wednesday, January 23, 2008

First Reported Foal By Champali

The first reported foal by Champali is a filly out of the unraced Miswaki mare Sailor's Miz.

 Friday, January 27, 2006

Sprint Star Champali to Glencrest for '05

Champali, an eight-time stakes-winner who won graded stakes at two and four, has been retired and will stand the 2005 season at the Greathouse family's Glencrest Farm near Midway, Ky. In the process of being syndicated, Champali will stand for a fee of $7,500 live foal.

 Friday, December 03, 2004

Wildcat Heir Digs In, Wins De Francis Dash

In spite of contesting just off a fast pace, New Farm's homebred Wildcat Heir had enough in the tank to hold off favored Midas Eyes by a neck in the $300,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (gr. I) at Pimlico Saturday.

 Sunday, November 21, 2004

It's Deja Vu in De Francis Dash; Top 3 from 2003 Return

The top three finishers from last year's race plus four horses who competed in last month's Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) are among the 11 entries for Saturday's $300,000 De Francis Dash (gr. I) at Pimlico Race Course.

 Thursday, November 18, 2004

Mitchell Happy with Five Post for Kela

Trainer Mike Mitchell said he was pleased with drawing the five post for Kela after post positions were drawn for Saturday's $1-million Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I). Kela is among the 13 entered for the six-furlong affair at Lone Star Park.

 Wednesday, October 27, 2004

Sprint Preview: Going the Distance

The 2004 Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) is all about the distance. A quick glance at the past performances of the pre-entries for the six-furlong race and one name jumps off the page: Kela.

 Wednesday, October 20, 2004

Champali Wins Phoenix BC at Keeneland

Champali and the nation's leading rider by wins, Rafael Bejarano, won the Phoenix Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. III) at Keeneland Friday.

 Friday, October 08, 2004

Champali, Canadian Frontier Topweighted in Phoenix

Smile Sprint (gr. III) winner Champali and Canadian Frontier, who has back-to-back stakes wins at Monmouth Park to his credit, are the 122-pound co-highweights for Friday's Phoenix Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. III) that is part of the opening-day card at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky.

 Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Keeneland Opener To Have a Certain Sense of Style

Keeneland's fall meet kicks off Friday with its now familiar Fallstars Weekend and with three weeks to the World Thoroughbred Championships, Breeders' Cup implications certainly abound at the Lexington track. Fallstars Weekend features three action-packed days of racing with eight graded stakes and more than $3.4 million in stakes purses.

 Tuesday, October 05, 2004

Gold Storm Survives Arlington Sprint Heat

Gold Storm survived a three-horse speed battle to win the $147,000 Arlington Breeders' Cup Sprint on Saturday at Arlington Park.

 Saturday, August 28, 2004

Champali Battles Jimi Lee in Arlington Sprint

Lloyd Madison Farms IV LLC's multiple graded stakes winner Champali figures to be a short-priced favorite in a small field of five for Saturday's $150,000 Arlington Breeders' Cup Sprint at Arlington Park.

 Thursday, August 26, 2004

Champali Throws Final Punch in Smile Sprint

Champali set a fast pace but had enough left to hold off the late challenge of Clock Stopper by a nose in an exciting four-horse photo finish to the $500,000 Smile Sprint Handicap (gr. III) at Calder Race Course Saturday.

 Saturday, July 10, 2004

Champali Faces 12 Foes in Smile Handicap

Lloyd Madison Farms' 4-year-old Champali is among the horses to beat in a wide-open field of 13 entered in the $500,000 Smile Sprint Handicap (gr. III), part of the "Summit of Speed" series at Calder Race Course Saturday.

 Wednesday, July 07, 2004

Champali Answers Aristides Bell

Champali benefited from a blistering pace in Saturday's $162,150 Aristides Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. III), overcoming a poor start to post a convincing 3 1/4-length triumph.

 Saturday, June 19, 2004

Mountain General Seeks Aristides Repeat

Defending champion Mountain General faces a rematch with veteran sprint star Beau's Town in Saturday's $150,000-added Aristides Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. III) at Churchill Downs.

 Thursday, June 17, 2004

Champali's Future Could Include Turf Racing

Now that his veteran stakes winner Champali has returned to the winner's circle, trainer Greg Foley is looking toward a future on both the main track and the turf course for his 4-year-old star.

 Thursday, May 27, 2004

Clock Stopper On Time in Perryville

Clock Stopper earned his first career stakes win Thursday with a sharp victory in the $108,300 Perryville Stakes at Keeneland.

 Thursday, October 09, 2003

Champali Highlights Perryville Stakes

Multiple stakes-winner Champali will lead a field of six in Thursday's $100,000-added Perryville Stakes (Presented by Budweiser) at Keeneland, going on the Beard turf course distance of seven-furlongs, 184 feet.

 Tuesday, October 07, 2003

Local Favorite Champali Headlines Ky. Cup Sprint

Lloyd Madison Farm's Champali, winner of three straight stakes at Turfway Park earlier this year, returns as the morning-line favorite for Saturday's Kentucky Cup Sprint (gr. III). He'll face 11 rivals in the six-furlong race for 3-year-olds. The last of five stakes on the card, the Sprint has a post time of 6:33 p.m. EST.

 Thursday, September 11, 2003

Champali, Excessivepleasure Top Iowa Hopefuls

Champali, June's winner of the Northern Dancer stakes at Churchill Downs, emerges as the slight favorite in Saturday's fifth running of the $250,000 Iowa Derby at Prairie Meadows.

 Thursday, July 03, 2003

Champali After KO in Northern Dancer

Lloyd Madison Farm's Champali, named in honor of legendary heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, will be looking to score a knockout of his own when he returns from an illness to head a field of eight 3-year-olds in the $100,000 Northern Dancer Stakes on Saturday at Churchill Downs.

 Thursday, June 12, 2003

Champali, During Record Strong Works

Two major contenders for Saturday's $100,000-added Northern Dancer Stakes -- Lloyd Madison Farm's Champali and James McIngvale's During -- turned in sharp works on Sunday in preparation for the one-mile race.

 Sunday, June 08, 2003

Take Charge Lady Nominated to Fleur De Lis

Select Stable's Take Charge Lady, a narrow loser to reigning "Horse of the Year" Azeri in her only start of 2003, and a trio of major stakes winners from the barn of Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel head the list of 28 fillies and mares nominated to the $300,000-added Fleur De Lis (gr. II) at Churchill Downs.

 Wednesday, June 04, 2003

Champali Out of Preakness

A case of colic has knocked Champali out of Saturday's Preakness Stakes (gr. I). Lloyd Madison Farms, IV's son of Glitterman was to ship to Pimlico in Baltimore from his base at Churchill Downs Wednesday morning.

 Wednesday, May 14, 2003

Scrimshaw, Ten Cents A Shine, Champali Work At Churchill

Three Churchill Downs-based contenders for Saturday's Preakness Stakes (gr. I) completed their serious training for the second jewel of the Visa Triple Crown with workouts on Tuesday at the Kentucky track.

 Tuesday, May 13, 2003

Preakness Contenders on the Track

Three Churchill Downs-based contenders for Saturday's Preakness Stakes (gr. I) at Pimlico Race Course put in their final works on Tuesday morning at the Louisville oval.

 Tuesday, May 13, 2003

Senor Swinger Works Toward Preakness; Congaree Also On-Track

Senor Swinger, winner of the Crown Royal American Turf (gr. III) on the Kentucky Oaks card, breezed five furlongs in 1:00 1/5 Monday at Churchill Downs as he continued to work toward Saturday's Preakness Stakes (gr. I) at Pimlico.

 Monday, May 12, 2003

Champali Back in Preakness Picture

Lloyd Madison Farm's Champali, winner of the John Battaglia Memorial and second to Midas Eyes in the Derby Trial Stakes, has re-entered the picture as a possible starter for next Saturday's Preakness Stakes.

 Saturday, May 10, 2003

Midway Road Eyes Preakness; Eye of the Tiger, Champali Out

William Farish's Midway Road, an 11 3/4-length allowance winner at Keeneland in his last start, is a probable starter for the 128th Preakness, trainer Neil Howard said Wednesday. In other Preakness developments, Eye of the Tiger and Champali will not run, leaving a possible field of seven.

 Wednesday, May 07, 2003

Funny Cide Makes Pimlico Plans; 6 Confirmed

It appears that Kentucky Derby winner Funny Cide will van down to Pimlico from New York on May 14, a day after the New York-bred puts in his final Preakness work. Owner Jack Knowlton informed Maryland Jockey Club officials of his horse's plans for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) Wednesday afternoon.

 Wednesday, May 07, 2003

Midas Eyes Kicks Off Frankel's Derby Week

Midas Eyes kicked off what could be a banner week for trainer Bobby Frankel by posting a 2 ½-length gate-to-wire victory in the $167,400 Derby Trial (gr. III) Saturday at Churchill Downs before an opening day crowd of 14,492.

 Saturday, April 26, 2003

Midas Eyes Clear Favorite in Derby Trial

Edmund Gann's Midas Eyes, another dazzling star from the powerhouse stable of Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel, heads a small field of six 3-year-olds in Saturday's running of the $150,000-added Derby Trial (gr. III), the opening day feature of the 52-day Spring Meet at Churchill Downs.

 Friday, April 25, 2003

Tenacious New York Hero Wins Lane's End

Paraneck Stable's New York Hero's valiant win in the $500,000 Lane's End Stakes (gr. II) for 3-year-olds highlighted a five-stakes day at Turfway Park Saturday.

 Sunday, March 23, 2003

Favored Lion Tamer Draws Outside in Lane's End

Michael Tabor's Lion Tamer drew the outside post 9 for Saturday's Lane's End Stakes (gr. II) at Turfway Park. The son of Will's Way, who will be making his first start beyond seven furlongs, was installed the 6-5 morning live favorite by Mike Battaglia. Second-choice Champali, the local hope for the 1 1/8-mile race for 3-year-olds, will break from post 2.

 Thursday, March 20, 2003

Travels Underway for Lane's End Runners

Lion Tamer, Saintly Look, and Eugene's Third Son are among the colts en route to Turfway Park for Saturday's Lane's End Stakes (gr. II).

 Wednesday, March 19, 2003

CHAMPALI

CHAMPALI

 Tuesday, March 04, 2003

Steve Haskin's Road to the Kentucky Derby: How The Mighty Have Fallen

While there were some impressive performances this weekend, it is not likely any of the winners of the major stakes want to go a mile and a quarter. Therefore, we will precede the review of those races with a few comments regarding the overall picture of the 3-year-old crop, as well as Hold That Tiger and the other Ballydoyle horses.

 Sunday, March 02, 2003

Champali Wins Third Straight in Battaglia

Champali, with Jason Lumpkins riding, took the lead with a wide move on the turn for home, shook off a challenge from Chicken Soup in the stretch and drew off late to capture Saturday's $100,000 John Battaglia Memorial Stakes for 3-year-olds by 3 1/4 lengths at Turfway Park.

 Saturday, March 01, 2003

Multiple Stakes Winners Meet in Battalgia Memorial

Three-time stakes winners Champali and Grey Comet are scheduled to meet for the first time in the $100,000 John Battaglia Memorial Stakes for 3-year-olds March 1 at Turfway Park. The Battaglia is the final local prep for the $500,000 Lane's End Stakes March 22 at the Kentucky track.

 Thursday, February 27, 2003

Churchill Race Report (Cont.)

From preceding page

 Saturday, November 30, 2002

Cat Genius and Ten Cents A Shine Prep for Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes

A pair of unbeaten contenders for Saturday's $250,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (gr. II), Cat Genius and Ten Cents A Shine, turned in their final pre-race works on Tuesday at Churchill Downs.

 Tuesday, November 26, 2002

Unbeaten Champali in Strong Churchill Drill

Lloyd Madison Farms LLC's Champali, the unbeaten winner of the Iroquois (gr. III), tuned up for a scheduled run in the Kentucky Jockey Club (gr. II) with a strong five furlong work Saturday at Churchill Downs.

 Saturday, November 23, 2002

Champali Digs In for Iroquois Stakes Victory

Front-running Champali re-rallied after relinquishing the lead in mid-stretch to score a one-length victory over Alke in the $100,000 Iroquois Stakes (gr. III) for 2-year-olds at one mile over the Churchill Downs main track.

 Sunday, November 03, 2002