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Grade I winner Buddha's First Foal Born at Pennston in Florida

The first reported foal sired by grade I winner Buddha is a filly born Jan. 17 at John Penn's Pennston Farm near Ocala, Fla.

 Friday, January 23, 2004

Franks Estate to Offer 200 Mares in February

Alta Franks, the widow of John Franks, has begun the reorganization of her husband's Thoroughbred holdings. Mrs. Franks plans a reduction, but not a complete dispersal, beginning with the sale of about 200 broodmares at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale Feb. 8-9 in Lexington.

 Wednesday, January 07, 2004

Mongoose to Signature Stallions in Florida

John Sikura of Hill 'n' Dale Farm near Lexington has announced that Mongoose, the Grade I-winning son of perennial leading sire Broad Brush, who stood the 2003 season at Hill 'n' Dale, will be moved to Florida to stand the 2004 breeding season at William Schettine's Signature Stallions near Reddick, Fla.

 Friday, November 14, 2003

Doneraile Court to Hill 'n' Dale in Kentucky

John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farm has purchased prominent first-crop sire Doneraile Court and will stand him for $15,000 live foal.

 Wednesday, November 05, 2003

Theatrical's Fee Stays Same

John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farm, which earlier released a $50,000 fee for incoming stallion Vindication, will keep major stallion Theatrical at $75,000.

 Wednesday, October 01, 2003

Point Given's Full Sister, Half-Sister to Top-Selling Filly Scratched From Keeneland September

Two top fillies are out of the Keeneland September yearling sale.

 Friday, September 05, 2003

Champion Vindication Retired to Hill 'n' Dale in Kentucky

With trainer Bob Baffert reporting that Vindication's training schedule is just too tight to make the Oct. 25 Breeders' Cup Classic, Powered by Dodge (gr. I), Satish and Anne Sanan's Padua Stables announced the early retirement of the unbeaten 2-year-old champion male of 2002.

 Monday, August 11, 2003

Top Freshman Sire Stormy Atlantic to Hill 'n' Dale in Kentucky

Stormy Atlantic, who ranks ninth on the leading first-crop list by progeny earnings, will be relocated to John G. Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farm near Lexington

 Thursday, December 19, 2002

Hill 'n' Dale Buys Breeding Rights in Breeders' Cup Winner Vindication

John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farms has bought a portion of the breeding rights in pro tem 2-year-old male leader Vindication from Satish and Anne Sanan's Padua Stables

 Friday, December 13, 2002

Mongoose To Stand at Hill 'n' Dale

Gary and Mary West's Grade 1 winner Mongoose has been retired and will stand at John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farm near Lexington.

 Friday, November 08, 2002

Buddha to Stand for $15,000 at Hill 'n' Dale

Buddha, who won this year's Wood Memorial Stakes (gr. I), will enter stud at John G. Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farm near Lexington

 Friday, October 11, 2002

Superstar Seattle Slew Dead at 28

Seattle Slew, the only horse to win the Triple Crown while undefeated, died Tuesday morning at Hill 'n' Dale Farm near Lexington.

 Tuesday, May 07, 2002

Slew 'Feeling Right at Home'

It didn't take long for Seattle Slew to start acting like his old self at John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farms near Lexington, Ky.

 Thursday, April 11, 2002

Serena's Tune Retired on High Note

Serena's Tune, the first foal from champion Serena's Song, won the March 16 Victoria Lass Handicap at Fair Grounds in her last start. She will be bred this spring to Storm Cat.

 Sunday, March 17, 2002

El Corredor Retires to Hill 'n' Dale

Grade I winner El Corredor has arrived at John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farm near Lexington, where he will enter stud for a syndicate for $20,000 live foal.

 Wednesday, November 07, 2001

Keeneland's First Session: Down, But Not Out

The market didn't collapse during the first session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale. But it was clear from the early results the auction would not keep pace with last year's edition, which established a November record for average price and piled up gross revenues of more than $300 million for the second time in its history.

 Tuesday, November 06, 2001

A P Valentine's Dam Brings $4-Million

They saved the best for last during Monday's opening session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, as two of the day's top prices came in the waning moments of the day. In the end, Brushwood Stable's Elizabeth Moran went away with the top prize, purchasing the dam of grade I winner A P Valentine for $4-million.

 Monday, November 05, 2001

Hill 'n' Dale Buys Interest in Theatrical

John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farms has purchased a 25% interest in major stallion Theatrical and announced a 2002 fee of $100,000 for him.

 Wednesday, August 29, 2001

Answer Lively Retired to Hill 'N' Dale

Answer Lively, the champion juvenile colt of 1988 was who reported as retired in June, will stand in 2001 at John Sikura's Hill 'N' Dale Farm near Lexington.

 Tuesday, September 12, 2000
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