Calder Casino & Race Course said it is lifting a ban on horses shipping into and out of its property, effective 12:00 a.m. the morning of March 23.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Tugger, the first mare bred to two-time champion sprinter Benny the Bull, is in foal.
Monday, March 22, 2010A horse that was suffering from an apparent neurological illness died on the morning of March 22 at Calder Casino & Race Course, Calder officials said.
Monday, March 22, 2010
The auction is scheduled for April 19-22 in Central Florida.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Buy-back rate drops, falling to 28.7% from 41.1% last year.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Kaleem Shah is the colt's new owner, and Bob Baffert will train him.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
The dark bay or brown juvenile goes to Padua Stables for $275,000.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Big price comes soon after the start of the March sale.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010Here is a list of horses that could sell for a lot of money.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Presious Passion was the biggest winner during the 50th annual Florida-bred awards banquet March 15. The 7-year-old Royal Anthem gelding was honored as the 2009 Horse of the Year
Tuesday, March 16, 2010Some barns have been busy in the days leading up to the auction, which is the largest of the five major select juvenile sales based on the number of horses cataloged.
Monday, March 15, 2010What horses do the buyers like? Here's a list of 2-year-olds that were attracting a lot of attention before the auction started.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Exchange Rate colt stops the clock in :21 March 14 in Central Florida in second of two under tack shows.
Sunday, March 14, 2010Halo's Image, Florida's leading sire in 2004 and 2006, died after suffering an apparent heart attack while covering a mare March 12 at the Appleton family's Bridlewood Farm near Ocala, Fla.
Sunday, March 14, 2010Half-brother to grade III winner Conveyance works a quarter mile in :21 1/5.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
OBS officials want to give buyers more time to look at the auction's horses.
Friday, March 12, 2010There are 340 horses in the catalog, making it the largest of the five major select sales of 2-year-olds in training.
Friday, March 12, 2010Rate of return on investment grows, rising to 91.9% from only 39% for the 2009 edition of the auction.
Thursday, March 11, 2010Show pushed back because of heavy rain to March 13 and 14 in Central Florida.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
During the first full month of operation, slot machines at Calder Casino & Race Course placed third in pre-tax revenue among the five pari-mutuel casinos in southeast Florida.
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Tampa Bay Derby (gr. III) winner and 2008 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) starter Big Truck was euthanized after suffering an injury while training at Tampa Bay Downs March 4.
Monday, March 08, 2010
The Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training March 2 was as refreshing as a cool ocean breeze on a hot summer day, providing the recession-battered Thoroughbred auction business with some relief.
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Reiley McDonald purchases the bay juvenile for Brushwood Stables.
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
The Florida auction, which has fancy pedigrees, is scheduled for March 2 at Calder Casino and Race Course.
Monday, March 01, 2010Other horses expected to bring high prices at the Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training include the progeny of Sky Mesa, Tapit, Bernardini, and Empire Maker.
Monday, March 01, 2010Sweetsouthernsaint, sire of Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) hopeful Storming Saint, has been sold and will stand at Haras El Aguila in Panama.
Monday, March 01, 2010
The auction has attracted a large group of domestic and foreign buyers.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Christie Bowling,a daughter of Tony Bowling and a granddaughter of Carl Bowling, dies in a car accident.
Sunday, February 28, 2010After reviewing the auction's catalog, here is a list of top prospects based on workout times, pedigrees, and yearling purchase prices.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
The Florida legislature will begin its two-month regular session March 2, with House Speaker Larry Cretul leading an effort to pass a pari-mutuel bill.
Saturday, February 27, 2010Four fillies are the quickest at an eighth of a mile during the under tack show for the Fasig-Tipton Florida select juvenile auction.
Friday, February 26, 2010Frank Stronach's Adena Springs Farm will hold its ninth sale of 2-year-olds in training April 18, the farm announced Feb. 26.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Participants in the February select juvenile auction were pleased with the changes in track maintenance, saying horses were less sore after the under tack show.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. February select sale of 2-year-olds in training suffered downturns in its key business figures of gross, average price, and median price for the second year in a row.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Let's Go Stable purchases the juvenile at the OBS February select auction.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Price surpasses sale-topping amount at 2009 edition of February juvenile auction.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Quiet All American and Splendid Sound were the big winners Feb. 15 in Central Florida, taking the richest races on the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. Day of Champions racing card.
Monday, February 15, 2010
The select auction is scheduled for Feb. 16 in Central Florida.
Sunday, February 14, 2010Bialy is first horse to carry the club's silver and teal colors.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Kingfield Stable runner is scheduled to make his 2010 debut in the Fountain of Youth (gr. II).
Sunday, February 14, 2010
The 3-year-old is one of the favorites for the Fountain of Youth (gr. II).
Saturday, February 13, 2010Here's a list of standouts based on pedigrees, yearling purchase prices, and workout times.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
The colt will compete in a 1 1/8-mile allowance race at Gulfstream Park.
Friday, February 12, 2010Fillies by Songandaprayer and Harlan's Holiday also shine in under tack show for February select juvenile auction.
Friday, February 12, 2010Grand opening held Feb. 11 at South Florida track.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Will offer clients' horses at the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Grade II winner Cowtown Cat's first reported foal is a colt born Jan. 27.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Denis of Cork, a graded stakes winner and third in the 2008 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), will enter stud at Tom Simon's Vinery near Summerfield, Fla.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010Ocala farm's show features Graeme Hall and Strong Hope.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010Prince Bobby B., a California stakes winner in the mid-1980s, died Jan. 19 of a heart attack in his paddock at Ann and Matt Springman's Spring Manor Thoroughbreds near Dunnellon, Fla.
Tuesday, February 02, 2010