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 Jewel Sent After Sunshine Distaff Heist

Jewel Sent After Sunshine Distaff Heist

Evening Jewel, a finalist for 2010 champion 3-year-old filly, faces seven Cal- and Fla-breds in the $300,000 Sunshine Millions Distaff Jan. 25. The 1 1/16-mile race will be run over the new dirt surface at Santa Anita Park.

 Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Avenue of Flags, 22, Dies in New Mexico

Son of Seattle Slew was the sire of 20 stakes winners including last year's Breeders' Cup Turf Sprinnt winner California Flag

 Saturday, May 22, 2010
Worldly Manner Dead

Worldly Manner Dead

Grade II winner Worldly Manner, who was purchased privately by Godolphin in the fall of his 2-year-old season in 1998, died April 26 from a heart attack while covering a mare in Texas.

 Monday, April 26, 2010

Golden Eagle Broodmare Fantastic Look Dead

Fantastic Look, a grade I winner/producer, died May 29 after foaling a Salt Lake colt the same day at Betty Mabee's Golden Eagle Farm near Ramona, Calif.

 Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Stormin Fever to Golden Eagle

Stormin Fever to Golden Eagle

Stormin Fever, who has sired the career earners of $17.1 million, has been purchased by Betty Mabee and her son Larry to stand at their Golden Eagle Farm near Ramona, Calif.

 Thursday, October 02, 2008
Major Dispersals, Reductions on Tap at Keeneland

Major Dispersals, Reductions on Tap at Keeneland

The Keeneland November sale will include dispersals or major reductions by Adena Springs, Swettenham Stud, Golden Eagle Farm, the partnership of retired trainer MacKenzie Miller and the late Smiser West, and California owner Stan E. Fulton.

 Friday, November 02, 2007

Golden Eagle Escapes California Wildfires

Despite surrounding property being ravaged by wildfires that have spread throughout Southern California, it was business as usual Monday, Oct. 22, at the Mabee family's Golden Eagle Farm in Ramona, near San Diego.

 Monday, October 22, 2007

Golden Eagle Farm to Decrease Horse Inventory, Relocate

Golden Eagle Farm owners Betty Mabee and her son Larry Mabee announced Aug. 7 a six-month plan to reduce their horse inventory along with an extended timeline to sell their San Diego County-based farmland.

 Wednesday, August 08, 2007

New Mexico Stallion Prospector Jones Dead

Prospector Jones, a prominent New Mexico stallion with 16 stakes winners, has died because of colic complications.

 Monday, January 22, 2007

California Stallion General Meeting Dead

General Meeting, one of California's top sires for years, was euthanized Dec. 15 because of skin cancer near his testicles.

 Monday, December 18, 2006

Acey Deucey, Western Hemisphere Retired

Multiple stakes-winning distaffers Acey Deucey and Western Hemisphere have been retired from racing and both are booked to Unbridled's Song.

 Monday, February 13, 2006

Stakes Producers Fantastic Girl, Sophisticated Girl Euthanized

Fantastic Girl and Sophisticated Girl, who resided as pensioners in the same field at Betty Mabee's Golden Eagle Farm near Ramona, Calif., were euthanized in November because of the infirmities of old age.

 Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Event of the Year to Magali in California

Millionaire Event of the Year will stand in 2006 at Rich and Gaby Sulpizio's Magali Farms near Santa Ynez, Calif.

 Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Canadian Stallion Half a Year Dead

Half a Year, who was an English champion miler, was euthanized this summer due to complications from colic.

 Friday, July 29, 2005

California Stallion General Meeting Pensioned

General Meeting, one of California's leading sires since the 1990s, has been pensioned because of severe arthritis in his neck.

 Thursday, April 21, 2005

Grade II Winner Yearly Report Retired; Booked to Gone West

Yearly Report, a homebred grade II winner for Betty Mabee's Golden Eagle Farm, has been retired from racing and is booked to Gone West.

 Wednesday, February 02, 2005

Adena Springs Repeats as Leading North American Breeder

For the second consecutive year, Adena Springs tops the list of leading individual breeders in North America in 2004 with earnings of $14,225,036, according to statistics released Friday by The Jockey Club Information Systems.

 Friday, January 07, 2005

Favored Yearly Report Out of La Brea Due to Minor Injury

Yearly Report, the 6-5 morning line favorite for Monday's $250,000 La Brea Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita, was scratched due to a minor ankle injury, trainer Bob Baffert reported Monday morning.

 Monday, December 27, 2004

Avenue of Flags to Double LL in New Mexico

Avenue of Flags, who has sired the career earners of $11.7 million while standing his entire career at the Mabee family's Golden Eagle Farm near Ramona, Calif., has been sold and will take up stallion duty at Double LL Farm near Bosque, N.M.

 Tuesday, May 18, 2004

Grade I Winner Excellent Meeting Dies During Colic Surgery

Elizabeth Moran's Excellent Meeting died March 23 during colic surgery at Rood and Riddle equine hospital near Lexington.

 Tuesday, April 06, 2004

On This Date....

Feb. 13, 1999
Excellent Meeting at Santa Anita

 Friday, February 13, 2004

California Champions Announced; HOY Named Monday

California will announce its 2003 Horse of the Year Monday; the three finalists are Continental Red, Excessivepleasure, and Joey Franco The annual awards dinner will be held at the Sacramento Sheraton Grande Hotel.

 Friday, February 06, 2004

Adena Springs Topped Breeders' Earnings List in 2003

Adena Springs, with earnings of $11,550,052, heads the list of leading individual breeders in North America in 2003, according to statistics released Monday by The Jockey Club Information Systems, Inc.

 Monday, January 12, 2004

Sellers Scores Comeback Win at Churchill

Shane Sellers' first win since August of last year came aboard a half-sister to grade I winner Excellent Meeting.

 Wednesday, October 30, 2002

Mabee Funeral Tuesday; Del Mar Memorial Service Next Tuesday

A private funeral service for owner-breeder John Mabee will be held Tuesday, with a visitation scheduled for Monday and a memorial service to be held next Tuesday, May 7.

 Friday, April 26, 2002

Mabee Transferred to Care Facility

Owner-breeder John C. Mabee, the former president and chairman of the board of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club who suffered a stroke April 14, has been transferred to a care facility just two miles from the track.

 Wednesday, April 24, 2002

Golden Eagle Farm's Mabee Suffers Second Stroke

Owner-breeder John C. Mabee suffered his second stroke in two years Sunday and was listed in critical condition Friday while breathing with the aid of a respirator.

 Saturday, April 20, 2002

Grade I Winner Victory Ride Suffers Fracture

G. Watts Humphrey Jr.'s Victory Ride was vanned off the Saratoga track Saturday after being pulled up during a morning work. The 3-year-old daughter of Seeking the Gold, who won the July 28 Test Stakes (gr. I) in her most recent start, suffered a condylar fracture of her right front leg.

 Saturday, August 18, 2001

Victory Ride Passes Xtra Heat in Test Stakes

Victory Ride rebounded from her lone defeat to hand Xtra Heat just her third loss in 17 career starts in Saturday's $250,000 Test Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga.

 Saturday, July 28, 2001

Golden State's Best? May be the Mabees

Golden Eagle Farm owners John and Betty Mabee have bred more than 200 stakes winners.

 Monday, July 09, 2001

General Challenge Reportedly Sidelined With Injury

Golden Eagle Farm's homebred General Challenge will miss his scheduled start in the July 7 Bel Air Handicap (gr. II) at Hollywood Park after the 5-year-old gelding suffered an undisclosed leg injury while training last week, according to a North County Times report.

 Monday, July 02, 2001

Former Claimer Wins Ascot Handicap

Designed for Luck rebounded from a 20-length defeat in the Del Mar Derby (gr. IIT) to win the $100,000 Ascot Handicap (gr. IIIT) Saturday at Bay Meadows. Designed for Luck, the 3-2 favorite, closed from fifth-place to win by a length at the wire over Tender Offer. The 3-year-old gelded son of Rahy completed the 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.85 over firm turf.

 Saturday, October 21, 2000

Notable Career Avenges Debutante Loss with Oak Leaf Win

Golden Eagle Farm's homebred 2-year-old filly Notable Career set all the fractions en route to a four-length win in the $200,000 Oak Leaf Stakes (gr. I) Sunday at Santa Anita. Euro Empire finished second, a neck ahead of Cindy's Hero.

 Sunday, October 08, 2000