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Race Filly Zaftig Retired

Race Filly Zaftig Retired

John and Susan Moore's Zaftig, who ran third in the Sentient Flight Group Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, has been retired from racing.

 Tuesday, November 18, 2008

John L. Moore, Breeder of Mtoto, Dead

John L. Moore, Breeder of Mtoto, Dead

 Monday, September 29, 2008

Stored Sires First Winner

West Virginia sire Stored was represented by his initial winner when his son Copper Line won July 25 at Charles Town his first start.

 Monday, July 28, 2008
Roar to Stand in Argentina

Roar to Stand in Argentina

Roar, a successful California stallion, has been purchased for stallion duty at Raul Lottero's Haras La Esperanza in Argentina.

 Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Roar to Stand in Argentina

Roar, a successful California stallion, has been purchased for stallion duty at Raul Lottero's Haras La Esperanza in Argentina.

 Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Easter Yearling Sale Soars on Day 2

If what Inglis & Sons CEO Mark Webster said is true about day three of the national Easter yearling sale being the best, then the Tuesday, April 22 session will be pure theater of the highest standard.

 Monday, April 21, 2008
Australian Jockey George Moore Dead

Australian Jockey George Moore Dead

The American equivalent would have been Bill Shoemaker, or in more recent times Pat Day. That's the sort of lofty esteem that international jockey George Moore was held in. Australia's greatest rider, George "Cotton Fingers" Moore, died Jan. 8.

 Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Rainbow Quest, Robellino Dead

Rainbow Quest, Robellino Dead

Successful stallions Rainbow Quest and Robellino were euthanized in England.

 Monday, July 09, 2007

Viva Pataca Prevails in Audemars Piguet QEII Cup

Viva Pataca showed his best to win the Audemars Piguet QEII Cup (HK-I) at Sha Tin Sunday. His achievement can be measured by the fact that in second and third were the horses that won the world's richest turf races in Dubai last month: the mighty Hong Kong star Vengeance Of Rain and Japanese champion Admire Moon.

 Sunday, April 29, 2007

Christmas Kid Won't be Kidding Around in Bonnie Miss

Not much has weighed on the mind of trainer Jimmy Jerkens when it comes to Edward Evans' Christmas Kid, but he has some slight distance concerns as the daughter of Lemon Drop Kid tries the Saturday's $150,000 Bonnie Miss Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park.

 Friday, March 09, 2007

Grade II Winner Prospect Bay to Naylee in West Virginia

Prospect Bay, a grade II winner by Crafty Prospector, has been relocated to Rene Moore's Naylee Farm near Summit Point, W.Va.

 Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Indiana House Committee Approves Slots at Racetracks

Up to 5,000 slot machines could draw crowds to Indiana's struggling horse racing tracks -- and bring in millions for the state -- under a proposal advanced by a House committee Wednesday.

 Thursday, February 15, 2007

Millionaire Crafty Shaw's First Foal Is a Filly

Millionaire Crafty Shaw's first reported foal is a filly born Jan. 26 at Douglas Arnold's Buck Pond Farm near Versailles, Ky.

 Sunday, January 28, 2007

Barbaro Injury Highlights Need for Laminitis Research Funding

Barbaro's quest for the Triple Crown turned into a fight for his life, bringing much public attention to the fragility of horses' legs and feet.

 Friday, August 25, 2006

Millionaire Pollard's Vision to Wintergreen Stallion Station

Pollard's Vision, a millionaire and four-time graded stakes winner, will enter stud at Wintergreen Stallion Station near Midway, Ky.

 Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Grade II Winner Regal Sanction to Metropolitan in New York

John and Susan Moore, who raced grade II winner Regal Sanction, have donated the 6-year-old son of Regal Classic to a foundation they established to help raise money for equine charities.

 Monday, January 03, 2005

Hoosier Park Meet Ends With Handle Declines; Attendance, Purses Up

The 59-day Thoroughbred meet at Hoosier Park that included a one-day jockey protest ended Sunday with declines in wagering and increases in on-track attendance and purses.

 Tuesday, November 23, 2004

The Euros: Will They Make the Trip?

European horsemen, like the vast majority of Americans, will be Texas strangers this year, as the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships comes to Lone Star Park for the first time. The question is, will they be willing to journey into the unknown to run at a track that has never hosted a grade I stakes? Preliminary indications say yes.

 Tuesday, September 28, 2004

Here and There...

Racing and breeding news and information: Hoosier Park increases purses... Lopez sidelined for rest of the year.

 Friday, September 24, 2004

Pollard's Vision Team Doesn't Lack Heart

In David Moore's family, horse racing becomes a hobby at an early age. Moore was introduced to the sport by his grandfather, Charles (Crip) Moore, at age six. His 7-year-old daughter, Charlotte, is already a fan--she names his horses, including Kentucky Derby contender Pollard's Vision.

 Thursday, April 29, 2004

Bill Would Increase Subsidy to Indiana Racetracks

Indiana's horse racing industry may have another opportunity to secure more financial stability. An amendment introduced and passed in the Senate Finance Committee Feb. 19 would increase the annual subsidy to the industry from $27 million to $44 million. It goes to the full Senate for consideration.

 Friday, February 20, 2004

Call Me Lefty Named Sam Houston Horse of the Meet

Call Me Lefty, winner of two Texas Stallion stakes, was voted horse of the meet for the 2002/03 Sam Houston Race Park meeting. The 3-year-old Texas-bred is owned and bred by the Christine S. Moore Family Limited Partnership and is trained by Tommie Morgan. He was also named top 3-year-old of the meet.

 Friday, March 28, 2003

New Zealand Premier Yearling Sale Gross, Average Down; Median Up

The three-day premier yearling sale conducted by New Zealand Bloodstock that ended today saw a decline in both gross and average from a year ago.

 Wednesday, January 29, 2003

Mixed Results for Hoosier Park Meet

Hoosier Park broke a record for all-sources handle during its 70-day meet that ended Dec. 3, but also reported declines in on-track handle, attendance, purses, and starters per race.

 Wednesday, December 05, 2001

Iron Deputy Best in Huntington Stakes

Iron Deputy won for the second time in three career starts, scoring a four-length victory Sunday in the $82,500 Huntington Stakes at Aqueduct.

 Sunday, November 25, 2001

Outofthebox Preps for Flamingo Start; Voodoo Works at Belmont

Outofthebox, preparing for $250,000 Flamingo Stakes (gr. III), worked five furlongs over a sloppy Gulfstream Park strip Sunday in 1:00 flat, handily. Gotham Stakes (gr. III) third-place finisher Voodoo worked three furlongs in :36 2/5 while breezing on a Belmont Park training track listed as "good."

 Sunday, April 01, 2001