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Half Ours Sires First Winner

Half Ours, a grade II winner, sired his first winner when his daughter Zingwella won Thursday, April 21, at Gulfstream Park.

 Thursday, April 21, 2011

F-T NY Sale Holds Its Own During 1st Session

Gross, average, and median rise slightly; buy-back rate drops for New York-breds during first of two sessions Aug. 7 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

 Saturday, August 07, 2010
Half Ours to Clear Creek in Louisiana

Half Ours to Clear Creek in Louisiana

Grade II winner Half Ours will stand in 2010 at Val Murrell's Clear Creek Stud near Folsom, La.

 Sunday, November 29, 2009

Unbridled's Song Fee Down Slightly for 2010

Taylor Made Stallions announced its stud fees Nov. 24, with the majority seeing decreases, including a slight reduction for Unbridled's Song.

 Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Weanling, Stallion Prospects Lead Session

Weanling, Stallion Prospects Lead Session

A weanling filly and two stallion prospects brought final bids of $50,000 each to headline the Nov. 20 session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

 Friday, November 20, 2009
Smarty Jones Now a Broodmare Sire

Smarty Jones Now a Broodmare Sire

Champion Smarty Jones, whose first foals just turned 3, is the broodmare sire of a filly born Jan. 18 in Pennsylvania.

 Saturday, January 24, 2009

Stallion Video: Half Ours

Half Ours, by Avalyn Hunter

 Friday, January 25, 2008

Keeneland November Sale Larger Than Ever; More Than 5,400 Lots Cataloged

Keeneland's November breeding stock sale will have 15 sessions and 5,415 lots.

 Thursday, September 27, 2007
Record-Priced Half Ours to Taylor Made

Record-Priced Half Ours to Taylor Made

Half Ours, a record-priced purchase and grade II winner, has been retired from racing to stand in 2008 alongside his sire, Unbridled's Song, at the Taylor family's Taylor Made Stallions near Nicholasville, Ky.

 Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Jerkenses Post Met Mile Upset

Jimmy Jerkens and his Hall of Fame trainer father Allen pulled off a 1-2 upset in Monday's Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I) at Belmont Park.

 Monday, May 28, 2007

Pletcher Pins Hopes on Talented Duo in Met Mile

Leading trainer Todd Petcher, still in search of his first victory in the Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I), sends out a pair of talented colts in Lawyer Ron and Half Ours for Monday's $600,000 Memorial Day event at Belmont Park.

 Sunday, May 27, 2007

Silver Wagon Works Toward Metropolitan

Four Roses Thoroughbreds' Silver Wagon worked four furlongs in a bullet :47.81 handily Thursday morning at Aqueduct as he prepares for Monday's 114th running of the $600,000 Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I)--Belmont Park's traditional Memorial Day feature race

 Friday, May 25, 2007

Wanderin Boy Finds Alysheba Winner's Circle

Arthur B. Hancock III's Wanderin Boy made a successful return to the races Friday by scoring a 4 1/4-length gate-to-wire victory over Half Ours in the $112,300 Alysheba Stakes (gr. III) on a sloppy track at rainy Churchill Downs.

 Friday, May 04, 2007

Perfect Drift Looks to Snap 12-Race Skid in Alysheba

A winner of 11 races and more than $4.6 million in his stellar career, Stonecrest Farm's 8-year-old gelding Perfect Drift will nonetheless be trying to end a 12-race losing streak when he faces seven rivals in Friday's $100,000 Alysheba Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs.

 Thursday, May 03, 2007

Richter Scale BC Owned by Half Ours

Favored Half Ours remained unbeaten in five starts when he staved off the hard-charging Park Avenue Ball in the closing strides to take the $225,000 Richter Scale Breeders' Cup Sprint Championship Handicap (gr. II) by a half-length at Gulfstream Park Saturday.

 Saturday, March 03, 2007

Pletcher Sends Unbeaten Half Ours in Richter Scale

Trainer Todd Pletcher sends out 'live' contenders in all four of Saturday's stakes at Gulfstream Park. That includes the $225,000 Richter Scale Breeders' Cup Sprint Championship Handicap (gr. II) when he saddles Marie and Aaron Jones' undefeated 4-year-old Half Ours with John Velazquez aboard.

 Thursday, March 01, 2007

Half Ours, Sold for $6.1 Million, Returns to Winner's Circle

Half Ours eked out a victory in an allowance/optional claiming race at Aqueduct Thursday in his first start since being sold for $6.1 million at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

 Thursday, December 14, 2006

Keeneland November Sale Ends With Second-Highest-Ever Gross

An internationally broad base of buyers spent a near-record $313,843,800 for 3,147 lots during the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, which concluded Sunday.

 Sunday, November 19, 2006

Keeneland Breeding Stock Sale Soaring Near Midpoint

Some record prices, an increase in million-dollar horses, and the presence of the world's top buyers drove significant increases in totals as the Keeneland's November Breeding Stock Sale reached its midpoint Saturday.

 Saturday, November 11, 2006

Racing or Stallion Prospect Half Ours Tops Opening Session of Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale

The 14-day Keeneland November breeding stock sale kicked off with a bang when Half Ours was purchased by Aaron U. Jones for $6.1 million, which is a record for a horse in training sold at Keeneland.

 Monday, November 06, 2006

Half Ours All Business in Three Chimneys Juvenile

In the race on Kentucky Derby day anticipated nearly as much as the Derby itself, Half Ours showed what everyone already knew. Of juveniles that have started so far this year, he is the clear leader of the class.

 Saturday, May 07, 2005