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Activity Brisk at TCA Charity Auction

Brisk bidding on 22 stallion seasons and assorted getaways and sports packages raised more than $750,000 Jan. 5, during the 23rd Annual Select Stallion Season Auction benefiting the Thoroughbred Charities of America.

Hamelback, McMahon New TCA Directors

The Thoroughbred Charities of America has appointed Eric Hamelback and Michael McMahon to its board of directors.

TCA to Honor Stronach, Belmont Child Care

Thoroughbred Charities of America will honor Frank Stronach with the TCA Leadership Award and Belmont Child Care Association with the TCA Industry Service Award.

TCA Awards $597,258 in Grants

Eighty-two non-profits got support from Thoroughbred Charities of America.

Arvin, Lynch, Willmott Named to TCA Board

Thoroughbred Charities of America announced that Shannon Arvin, Braxton Lynch, and Peter Willmott have been named to three-year terms on its board of directors.

TCA Distributes Grants to 81 Non-Profits

Thoroughbred Charities of America announced June 30 grants totaling $903,450 have been awarded to 81 Thoroughbred industry-related non-profits that work to uphold TCA's mission.

The Jockey Club Renews Checkoff Program

The Jockey Club has announced renewal of the retirement checkoff program that enables owners and breeders to support Thoroughbred aftercare programs at the time they register their foals in 2011.

TCA Auction Raises Nearly $1.7 Million

The 21st annual Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) Stallion Season Auction raised a gross amount of nearly $1.7 million during a three-day telephone auction and a live auction held Jan. 8 at Keeneland.

BC Selects TCA as Beneficiary

The Breeders' Cup announced Aug. 10 it has selected Thoroughbred Charities of America as a beneficiary of the 2010 Breeders' Cup World Championships to be held at Churchill Downs Nov. 5-6.

Doing What's Right - By Dan Rosenberg

It is morally wrong to wash our hands of horses we have bred, owned, or formerly owned.

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Rosenberg Elected President of TCA

Dan Rosenberg takes the place of Herb Moelis, who is retiring after 20 years at the helm of the charitable foundation.

Moelis to Retire as President of TCA

Herb Moelis, the president and founder of Thoroughbred Charities of America has announced his intention to retire as president effective June 30.

Case Clay Named Three Chimneys President, COO

Case Clay will become president and chief operating officer of Three Chimneys Farm effective Dec. 31.

Champion Capote Dead at 23

Champion Capote, a son of Seattle Slew, was euthanized Aug. 24 at Robert N. Clay's Three Chimneys Farm near Midway, Ky. The 23-year-old pensioned stallion was buried at his home of the past 16 years.

Rosenberg to Leave Three Chimneys to Form Consulting Service

Dan Rosenberg, longtime general manager and, since 2001, president of Three Chimneys Farm, announced he will leave Three Chimneys at the end of 2007 to begin a Thoroughbred management consulting service. He will remain affiliated with Three Chimneys as a director of the farm, effective Dec. 31.

Six of First Seven Mares in Foal to Smarty Jones

Smarty Jones, who missed a few days at the beginning of the breeding season, has covered 31 mares and six of the first seven checked are in foal.

Keeneland Consignors Band Together to Get RNAs Sold

Six Kentucky consignors at the Keeneland September sale have banded together in an effort to find homes for any horses they buy back in the first four days of the auction, which begins Monday.

Dan Rosenberg Named Executive in Residence for UK Equine Initiative

Dan Rosenberg, president and chief operating officer of Three Chimneys Farm near Midway, Ky., has been named executive in residence for the Equine Initiative within the University of Kentucky's College of Agriculture. Rosenberg will continue in his present position at Three Chimneys in addition to the new role.

Three Chimneys Opens Office in Japan

Three Chimneys Farm announced it has opened an office in Japan to facilitate customer communications.

Three Chimneys Farm Establishes Office in Japan

Three Chimneys Farm announced Friday it has opened an office in Japan to facilitate customer communications.

All Along, Champion on Two Continents, Dies

The French-bred female All Along, champion and Horse of the Year on two continents, died Feb. 23 at the age of 26, Three Chimneys president Dan Rosenberg announced Friday.

Smarty Jones Covering Mares at Three Chimneys

Smarty Jones, who nearly made off with last year's Triple Crown, is on the way to paying back part of his multi-million dollar syndicated price tag.

Clay Named Co-Director of Sales at Three Chimneys

Case Clay has been named co-director of sales for Three Chimneys Farm. He and Braxton Lynch will oversee all aspects of Three Chimneys Sales, which last year sold 190 mares, weanlings, and yearlings at public auction for more than $36 million.

Top Race Horse, Producer Maplejinsky Dies

Three Chimneys President Dan Rosenberg announced Wednesday that the top race mare and producer Maplejinsky died Friday of a ruptured aorta.

Champion Fly So Free Dead

Three Chimneys Farm president Dan Rosenberg announced the death of successful farm stallion Fly So Free Oct. 21 of congestive heart failure.

Dickie V.'s Bluegrass Experience

The Thoroughbred industry is getting a lot of free publicity from ESPN college basketball commentator Dick Vitale.

Abreast of the Market: Keeneland's First Two Days

Observations of buyers and sellers at Keeneland's November Breeding Stock Sale.

Look of Eagles

By Ray Paulick --Sometimes it's easy to forget what's important about the game. People can argue long into the night about seemingly important issues like marketing, takeout rates, or medication and drug testing, but then a remarkable talent like Seattle Slew comes along and reminds everyone that the horse is king of this sport.

Slew: 'His Influence Will Be Felt By This Breed Forever'

Trainer Billy Turner said the late Seattle Slew stood alone in comparison to racing's other Triple Crown winners. "He was undefeated. He set track records. He did everything he had to do." Yet Turner said some people resented the horse who won the 1977 Triple Crown, just four years after Secretariat.

New Terms Offered in Point Given Shares

Thoroughbred breeders are being offered a different deal on shares in Point Given than they were when it was announced two weeks earlier that he would enter stud in 2002 at Robert Clay's Three Chimneys Farm near Midway, Ky.

Point Given to Stand for $125,000 at Three Chimneys After $50-Million Deal

Prince Ahmed Salman announced that dual classic winner Point Given will stand at Robert N. Clay's Three Chimneys Farm near Midway, Ky. Clay said Point Given will be syndicated into 50 shares and stand for a fee of $125,000 live foal. Richard Mulhall, racing manager of Salman's The Thoroughbred Corp., said the share price is $1 million, putting a value of $50 million on the son of Thunder Gulch, second only among newly retired stallion prospects to the $60-million to $70-million value placed on last year's Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Fusaichi Pegasus. Unlike Fusaichi Pegasus, Point Given will not shuttle to the Southern Hemisphere.

Farm Managers Comment on Excessive Foal Loss

Officials with several major Central Kentucky farms shared their experiences about the unsolved excessive foal loss that has been discovered in recent weeks. Area farms are working with the University of Kentucky's Maxwell Gluck Equine Research Center to better understand the problem.

Rosenberg Named Three Chimneys President, COO

Three Chimneys Farm announced Thursday that Dan Rosenberg has been named the Midway, KY farm's new President and Chief Operating Officer. "Dan has been an integral part of our growth and success from the beginning. This new title more accurately reflects the role he plays in the management of Three Chimneys," said Three Chimneys Farm owner Robert Clay, in making the announcement.

Seattle Slew Returning to Breeding Shed

Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew is heading back to the breeding shed in 2001 after recovering from neck surgery in April and passing recent semen tests that indicate his fertility problems were temporary.