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Bold Warrior to Roseglade in Kentucky

Stakes-placed Bold Warrior will enter stud in 2013 at Hal Snowden Jr.'s Roseglade Farm near Wilmore, Ky.

 Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Champion Hollywood Wildcat Dies

Champion Hollywood Wildcat Dies

Hollywood Wildcat, who beat defending champion older female Paseana in the 1993 Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I) to clinch champion 3-year-old filly honors, died June 23.

 Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Leon Picks Up Street Cry Colt for $925,000

Leon Picks Up Street Cry Colt for $925,000

The colt is out of champion and multiple grade I winner Hollywood Wildcat.

 Sunday, September 11, 2011
Society Selection Sells for $1.85 Million

Society Selection Sells for $1.85 Million

Broodmare Society Selection was the first horse to crack the seven-figure price barrier at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, bringing $1.85 million early in the auction's opening session Nov. 8 in Lexington.

 Monday, November 08, 2010
Gross, Average Rise in F-T Sale's 2nd Session

Gross, Average Rise in F-T Sale's 2nd Session

Median price declines 35.5% and the buy-back rate increases.

 Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Hollywood Wildcat's Daughter Brings $310,000

Hollywood Wildcat's Daughter Brings $310,000

A filly by Hard Spun is the highest-priced horse sold so far during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale.

 Tuesday, October 26, 2010
F-T Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale Has Quality

F-T Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale Has Quality

The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale bucked the generally negative trends in 2009, posting increases in gross, average price, and median price while many other auctions were suffering major setbacks.

 Saturday, October 23, 2010
Cowan Dispersal to Begin This Month

Cowan Dispersal to Begin This Month

Horses are scheduled to be sold during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale and the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

 Monday, October 11, 2010
Breeder/Owner Marjorie Cowan Dies

Breeder/Owner Marjorie Cowan Dies

Marjorie Cowan, who raced homebred Breeders' Cup winners Hollywood Wildcat and War Chant with her husband, Irving, died Feb. 17.

 Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Love That Jazz Dead

Love That Jazz, a graded stakes winner/producer, died April 6 of complications from colic a day after foaling a Distorted Humor filly.

 Friday, June 06, 2008

War Chant's Half-Brother Margie's Wildcat to Stand at Roseglade

Margie's Wildcat, a 5-year-old son of Storm Cat out of the Kris S. champion mare Hollywood Wildcat, will stand at Hal Snowden Jr.'s Roseglade Farm near Wilmore, Ky.

 Monday, April 03, 2006

Love From Mom, Dam of Four Stakes Winners, Dead

Love From Mom, a multiple stakes producer for Irving and Marge Cowan, was euthanized in mid-February at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute near Lexington.

 Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Grade I Winner Society Selection Retired

Society Selection, a multiple grade I-winning homebred for Irving and Marge Cowan, has been retired from racing for broodmare purposes.

 Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Ministers Wild Cat to Stand at Tommy Town in California

California stakes winner Ministers Wild Cat will enter stud at Tom and Debbie Stull's Tommy Town Thoroughbreds near Santa Ynez, Calif.

 Thursday, July 07, 2005

Prado, Society Selection Ace Muddy Test

Society Selection unleashed a big sweeping move around the turn to win the $250,000 Test for 3-year-old fillies in a muddy romp Saturday at Saratoga Race Course, giving jockey Edgar Prado a sweep of the grade I stakes on the day.

 Saturday, July 31, 2004

Society Selection's Big Move Wins Comely

Favored Society Selection, who lost twice in graded stakes races at short odds at Gulfstream Park earlier this year, turned in a smashing effort Friday to win the $112,000 Comely (gr. III) for 3-year-old fillies at Aqueduct.

 Friday, April 09, 2004

Jerkens at it Again as Society Selection Takes Frizette

The "Giant Killer" H. Allen Jerkens did it again Saturday as Irving and Marjorie Cowan's Society Selection, under a patient ride by Ray Ganpath, came from well off the pace to run down Victory U.S.A. close to home in the $500,000 Frizette (gr. I) for 2-year-old fillies at Belmont Park Saturday.

 Saturday, October 04, 2003

Drysdale Targets Barrera for Ministers Wildcat

Irving and Marjorie Cowan's Ministers Wildcat, knocked off the Triple Crown path with a troubled trip in the April 19 Lexington Stakes (gr. II) at Keeneland, worked six furlongs in 1:13 handily over Hollywood Park's fast main track Wednesday morning.

 Wednesday, May 14, 2003

Ministers Wild Cat Adds Blinkers Saturday

Rapidly maturing Ministers Wild Cat, a colt who drifted in during the stretch run of his last two races, will wear blinkers for the first time in Saturday's $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (gr. I), trainer Neil Drysdale said.

 Sunday, March 30, 2003

Espinoza Gets to Know Ministers Wild Cat

Irving and Marjorie Cowan's Triple Crown hopeful Ministers Wild Cat worked seven furlongs in 1:27 1/5 with new jockey Victor Espinoza in the irons at Hollywood Park Friday morning.

 Friday, March 28, 2003

No Longer a Secret

Sea of Secrets hits big with first 2-year-olds as one colt sells for a record $2.7-million and another brings $250,000.

 Tuesday, March 11, 2003

El Camino Key to Ministers Wild Cat's Future

Ministers Wild Cat can validate his status as a Kentucky Derby contender with a victory Saturday in the $200,000 El Camino Real Derby (gr. III) at Golden Gate Fields.

 Thursday, March 06, 2003

Even Field Squares Off in Brown Bess

A well-matched field of nine fillies and mares will meet on the turf Saturday in the $100,000 Brown Bess Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Golden Gate Fields.

 Thursday, January 30, 2003

Son of Hollywood Wildcat Posts Impressive Win

Marjorie and Irving Cowan's Ministers Wild Cat, a 3-year-old colt out of Hollywood Wildcat by Deputy Minister, turned some heads in Saturday's fourth race at Santa Anita, defeating a $48,000 maiden special weight field by 7 1/2 lengths in a time of 1:22.57 for seven furlongs.

 Saturday, January 11, 2003

First Blush Sparkles in Spectacular Bid

Irving and Marjorie Cowan's First Blush, with Jorge Chavez riding, stormed from out of the pack to win Friday's $100,000 Spectacular Bid Stakes (gr. III) for 3-year-olds on opening day at Gulfstream Park.

 Friday, January 03, 2003

War Chant Retired, To Stand at Three Chimneys

Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) winner War Chant will not start in Sunday's Early Times Hollywood Derby (gr. IT) at Hollywood Park and will be retired to enter stud beginning next year, owner-breeder Irving Cowan confirmed Wednesday.

 Wednesday, November 22, 2000