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Pollard's Vision's Fee Doubles

Pollard's Vision, who ranks third on the first-crop sire's list, will stand in 2010 for $10,000, up from $5,000 in 2009

 Thursday, December 03, 2009

Air Forbes Won Euthanized at 30

Air Forbes Won, the 1982 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) favorite who sired 49 stakes winners, was euthanized Nov. 19 at age 30 because of complications from the infirmities of old age.

 Thursday, December 03, 2009
Elite Squadron Retired to Wintergreen

Elite Squadron Retired to Wintergreen

Grade II winner Elite Squadron has been retired from racing for stallion duty in 2009 at Wintergreen Stallion Station near Midway, Ky.

 Monday, October 20, 2008
Greely Fined for Use of Muscle Relaxant

Greely Fined for Use of Muscle Relaxant

Trainer Beau Greely received a suspended 30-day ban and a $3,000 fine for medication rule violations after a horse in his care was found to have raced with carisoprodol, a skeletal muscle relaxant.

 Friday, August 01, 2008
Tres Borrachos Crashes Colonel's Party

Tres Borrachos Crashes Colonel's Party

Tres Borrachos found a great spot for his first victory over winners when he rallied boldly on the inside to upset Colonel John and Two Step Salsa as the longest shot in the field in the $355,495 Swaps Stakes (gr. II) July 12 at Hollywood Park.

 Saturday, July 12, 2008
Tres Borrachos Works for Preakness

Tres Borrachos Works for Preakness

With Andy Durnin up and trainer Beau Greely looking on from the grandstand, third-place Arkansas Derby (gr. II) finisher Tres Borrachos worked five furlongs in :59.60 at Churchill Downs May 7 in preparation for a start in the May 17 Preakness Stakes (gr. I).

 Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Borrego's First Foal Is a Colt

The first reported foal sired by grade I winner Borrego is a colt born Jan. 12 at Marion Montanari's Marion Hills Farm near Ocala, Fla.

 Monday, January 14, 2008
Wintergreen Keeps Borrego's Fee at $20,000

Wintergreen Keeps Borrego's Fee at $20,000

Borrego, a grade I-winning millionaire son of El Prado, will stand for a $20,000 stud fee, unchanged from 2007, at the Greely family's Wintergreen Stallion Station near Midway, Ky.

 Sunday, October 28, 2007

Millionaire Pollard's Vision's First Foal Is a Filly

The first reported foal by millionaire Pollard's Vision is a filly bred by Ben Glass and foaled Jan. 12 at Frank and Mattie Justice's Dell Ridge Farm near Lexington.

 Thursday, January 18, 2007

Borrego to Stand for $20,000 at Wintergreen

Grade I winner Borrego, who will enter stud in 2007 at Wintergreen Stallion Station near Midway, Ky., will stand for $20,000 live foal.

 Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Honour and Glory to Stand at Wintergreen Under Lease Deal

La Mission Stallion Station in Argentina has purchased Honour and Glory from Ashford Stud and will lease the 13-year-old stallion to stand at Wintergreen Stallion Station in Midway, Ky., for Northern Hemisphere breeding seasons.

 Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Borrego Retired; Will Stand at Wintergreen

Grade I winner Borrego has been retired from racing after undergoing surgery in early April to remove a chip from his right front ankle.

 Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Borrego Misses Work, Still Possible for Big 'Cap

Multiple grade I winner Borrego, who missed a recent workout while attempting to make the March 4 Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) without benefit of a prep race for trainer Beau Greely, has not been withdrawn from consideration for the race.

 Sunday, February 12, 2006

Borrego Aimed for Big 'Cap; No Prep Race

Borrego, who vaulted to the top of the handicap ranks last year with surprise victories in consecutive $1 million races on opposite coasts, will skip a prep race and train up to the $1 million Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) at 1 ¼ miles on March 4, trainer Beau Greely said.

 Sunday, January 29, 2006

Borrego to Race in 2006

Borrego, one of the best horses to race this year, will be back for next year.

 Friday, November 18, 2005

Narrow Window of Opportunity Leads to Busy Morning at Belmont Park

With a narrow window of opportunity between the rain that fell over the weekend and a forecast for another deluge within the next 24 hours, trainers of nearly two dozen horses pre-entered in the Oct. 29 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships put their charges through their final paces at Belmont Park Monday.

 Monday, October 24, 2005

Millionaire Pollard's Vision to Wintergreen Stallion Station

Pollard's Vision, a millionaire and four-time graded stakes winner, will enter stud at Wintergreen Stallion Station near Midway, Ky.

 Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Borrego Springs Pacific Classic Surprise; Del Mar Wagering Record Set

The infinite patience of trainer Beau Greely and jockey Garrett Gomez paid off Sunday when Borrego thundered down the center of the lane to capture the $1 million Pacific Classic (gr. I) before 30,741 at Del Mar.

 Sunday, August 21, 2005

Greely Eyes Big 'Cap for 'Rainmaker' Borrego

Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) candidate Borrego should be nicknamed "The Rainmaker."

 Sunday, February 13, 2005

Century City's First Foal Is a Filly

The first foal by grade II winner Century City arrived Feb. 2 at John Greely III's Wintergreen Farm near Midway, Ky.

 Wednesday, February 02, 2005

Greely Named Racing Secretary at Golden Gate

Peter W. Tunney, vice president of California operations for Magna Entertainment Corp. , has announced the appointment of veteran racing official Sean Greely as racing secretary at Golden Gate Fields.

 Thursday, October 07, 2004

Imperialism Gets Post 7 for Super Derby

Imperialism, third-place finisher in this year's Kentucky Derby (gr. I), drew post seven Wednesday and has been installed as the 8-5 morning line favorite in Saturday's $500,000 Super Derby XXV (gr. II) for 3-year-olds at Harrah's Louisiana Downs.

 Wednesday, September 22, 2004

Greely's Borrego Returns in El Cajon Friday

C. Beau Greely's Borrego, who was last seen in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) May 15, returns to the races Friday in Del Mar's $75,000-added El Cajon Stakes for 3-year-olds. Seven will go to the post in the one-mile event.

 Wednesday, September 01, 2004

Bullet Work for Borrego; Rock Hard Ten Breezes

Two horses that are expected to take on Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Smarty Jones in Saturday's Preakness (gr. I) tuned up for the second jewel of the Visa Triple Crown with sharp works at Churchill Downs on Monday.

 Monday, May 10, 2004

Borrego Acclimates to Churchill Downs With Monday Workout

Borrego, the Arkansas Derby (gr. II) and Louisiana Derby (gr. II) runner-up, took to the track Monday at Churchill Downs for his first serious exercise at the Louisville, Ky. track as he worked three furlongs in :37 4/5.

 Monday, April 19, 2004

Millionaire Manndar's First Foal

Millionaire Manndar's first foal is a filly that arrived Feb. 8 at John J. Greely III's Wintergreen Farm near Midway, Ky.

 Sunday, February 15, 2004

TVG Sponsors Contest to Name Horse; Winner Shares Winnings

TVG network is sponsoring a "Name That Colt Contest" in which the winner will share in the ownership of the February 2002 foal who is scheduled to begin his racing career in 2004.

 Monday, December 15, 2003

Grade II Winner Century City to Wintergreen in Kentucky

Wintergreen Stallion Station announced that grade II winner Century City, who ran third in the NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) in what was his last start, has been retired and will enter stud for a fee of $12,500 live foal.

 Monday, December 01, 2003

Millionaire Manndar to Wintergreen Stallion Station in Kentucky

Multiple grade I winner Manndar will enter stud at Wintergreen Stallion Station near Midway, Ky.

 Thursday, December 12, 2002

Like a Hero Now Probable for Belmont Run

A day after his 1 1/2-length win in Thursday's $75,000 Alydar Stakes at Hollywood Park the connections of Like a Hero say the son of Pleasant Colony is a probable entrant for the Belmont Stakes (gr. I).

 Friday, May 24, 2002

Manndar Making Quick Recovery from Ankle Surgery

Recently retired $1-million earner Manndar is making a speedy recovery from ankle fusion surgery performed on the 5-year-old son of Doyoun in November.

 Sunday, December 16, 2001

Ecton Park's Fee Set at $15,000

John Greely IV and C. Beau Greely, owners of Wintergreen Stallion Station near Midway, Ky., announced Wednesday that the first-year stud fee for Ecton Park will be $15,000 live foal, payable Nov. 1.

 Wednesday, September 26, 2001

Sligo Bay Wins Cinema 'Cap in North American Debut

Columbine Stable's Sligo Bay made a late charge to post a one-length victory in the $108,600 Cinema Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Hollywood Park on Sunday. Ridden by Laffit Pincay Jr., Sligo Bay covered the 1 1/8-mile race for 3-year-olds in 1:48.40 on a firm turf course and paid $10.80, $5.20, and $3.20. Learing at Kathy finished second and returned $4.20 and $2.80.

 Sunday, May 20, 2001

Monmouth Park Horses Back On Track

Monmouth Park opened its stable area Monday and could be home to as many as 1,600 horses this season.

 Monday, April 02, 2001

Monmouth Park Horses Back On Track

Monmouth Park opened its stable area Monday and could be home to as many as 1,600 horses this season.

 Monday, April 02, 2001

Greely Horses Prepare for Breeders' Cup

As a Kentucky-born lover of Thoroughbred racing, Beau Greely counts his Kentucky Derby Day victory by Manndar in the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (GI) as one of the special moments in his young career. But that victory could drop a notch on his personal highlight reel if he has the Breeders' Cup Day he is hoping for at Churchill Downs on Nov. 4.

 Thursday, October 19, 2000

Five Star Day Impressive in Phoenix Win

Five Star Day led from the start and pulled away in the stretch to win the $269,750 Phoenix Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. III) by four lengths Saturday at Keeneland. Under Garrett Gomez, Five Star Day completed the six furlongs in a sizzling 1:07.90 on a fast track.

 Saturday, October 14, 2000

KTA/KTOB Elects Board of Directors

Though officers remain the same, there are several new members of the board of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association/Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders, which recently held its election.

 Friday, July 07, 2000