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Blazonry, Southern Africa to California

Blazonry, Southern Africa to California

Graded stakes winners Blazonry and Southern Africa will stand in 2009 at Randy Leighton's Running Horse Farm near Stevinson, Calif.

 Thursday, December 18, 2008

David Copperfield, Majorbigtimesheet Sire First Winners

Stakes winners David Copperfield and Majorbigtimesheet were represented by their first winners June 30.

 Sunday, July 01, 2007

Najran's First Winner Scores at Hollywood

Grade III winner Najran was represented by his first winner when his son Sky Cape won May 20 at Hollywood Park in his initial start.

 Monday, May 21, 2007

Royal Anthem Relocated to Ireland

Royal Anthem, a major runner in England and North America, has been relocated from the U.S. to Ireland to stand at Tullogher House Stud in County Kilkenny.

 Friday, December 08, 2006

Storm Cat's Son Tropical Storm to Walmac

Tropical Storm, who is closely related to successful sire Hennessy, has been relocated to John T.L. Jones III and Robert Trussell's Walmac Farm near Lexington.

 Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Crafty Friend to Walnford in New Jersey

Grade II winner Crafty Friend will stand in 2007 at Walnford Stud near Allentown, N.J.

 Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Grade II Winner Blazonery to Hopewell

Blazonry, a grade II-winning sprinter by Hennessy, will enter stud at Rick Trontz' Hopewell Farm near Midway, Ky.

 Sunday, November 20, 2005

Stakes Winner Wild Zone to Hopewell

Wild Zone, sire of four stakes winners this year, has been relocated to Rick Trontz' Hopewell Farm near Midway, Ky.

 Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Forestry Colt Tops Midlantic Sale Opener

Texan Jim McIngvale went to $275,000 to acquire a Forestry colt to top Monday's first session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern fall yearling sale in Timonium, Maryland.

 Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Storm Cat's Son Tropical Storm To Hopewell

Tropical Storm, a 5-year-old son of Storm Cat out of grade I winner Pearl City, will stand at Rick Trontz's Hopewell Farm near Midway, Ky.

 Thursday, March 10, 2005

Record Miler Najran's First Foal

The first reported foal sired by American record-equaler Najran is a filly out of the Spend a Buck mare Changing Fortunes.

 Tuesday, February 01, 2005

Volponi's First Foal Is a Filly

The first reported foal by millionaire Volponi is a filly born Jan. 21 at Lakland North, owned by Lewis and Brenda Lakin and Becky Thomas, near Hudson, N.Y.

 Sunday, January 30, 2005

Royal Anthem's First Winner

Royal Anthem, a grade/group I winner, came up with his first winner when his Irish-bred son Sin Verguenza won Aug. 3 in Naples in Italy.

 Thursday, August 05, 2004

Souvenir Copy to Golden Eagle in California

Souvenir Copy, who began his stallion career at Rick Trontz' Hopewell Farm near Midway, Ky., arrived Tuesday at Betty Mabee's Golden Eagle Farm near Ramona, Calif.

 Tuesday, August 03, 2004

Mary Kay Johnson Dies at 79; Co-owner of Volponi

Mary Kay Johnson, wife of Hall of Fame trainer Phil "P.G." Johnson and a member of the family-owned Amherst Stable, which raced Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) winner Volponi in partnership, died Tuesday night at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, N.Y., of an apparent heart attack.

 Wednesday, May 26, 2004

Skip Away Down to $15,000

Skip Away, 1998 Horse of the Year, will stand the 2004 for $15,000, down $5,000 from his past fee, at Rick Trontz' Hopewell Farm near Midway, Ky.

 Tuesday, October 28, 2003

David Copperfield Retired to Hopewell

David Copperfield, a grade III turf winner who has not started this year, has been retired and will stand in 2004 at Rick Trontz' Hopewell Farm near Midway, Ky. No stud fee was announced for the 6-year-old son of Halo.

 Friday, September 05, 2003

'Old Friends' May Bring Back Strike the Gold, Sea Hero

The wheels are in motion to bring Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winners Strike the Gold and Sea Hero back to the United States from Turkey, where both have been standing at stud.

 Monday, July 21, 2003

Hopewell Farm Files Suit to Recover Skip Away Breeding Fees

Hopewell Farm is suing to recover $79,500 in breeding fees and taxes from Irish American Bloodhorse Agency, which bred two mares to 1998 Horse of the Year Skip Away.

 Friday, February 08, 2002

Royal Anthem Shines in Breeding Shed

Multiple grade I winner Royal Anthem has gotten off to a promising start as a stallion. The first-year sire has had 29 mares pronounced in foal, 28 of those on only one cover.

 Friday, March 30, 2001