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Grade I winner Play Fellow Dead

Play Fellow, who won more grade I stakes at 3 than any member of his foal crop, was euthanized Dec. 17 at Nuckols Farm near Midway, Ky., because of the infirmities of old age.

 Thursday, December 18, 2008
Kafwain to Stand at Hurstland

Kafwain to Stand at Hurstland

Tommy Town Thoroughbreds has purchased Kafwain from Sheikh Mohammed's Darley Stud. The 8-year-old son of Cherokee Run will stand in 2009 at Alfred H. Nuckols Jr.'s Hurstland Farm near Midway, Ky.

 Thursday, October 30, 2008
Pan American: Nicely Matched Field

Pan American: Nicely Matched Field

A wide-open field of eight has been entered for Saturday's $150,000 Pan American Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Gulfstream Park.

 Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Injured Jockeys Out Four to Six Months

Jockeys Sheldon Russell and Oliver Castillo both will be out four to six months after suffering injuries during separate spills March 22 at Laurel Park.

 Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Colonial '08 Meet Has 17 Stakes

Colonial '08 Meet Has 17 Stakes

Colonial Downs' 45-day summer meet will host 17 stakes worth $2.52 million, it announced Feb. 27.

 Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Romero Hospitalized, Kidney Removed

Romero Hospitalized, Kidney Removed

Randy Romero, a 2008 Hall of Fame jockey nominee, remains in the Baptist East Hospital in Louisville, Ky.

 Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Easyfromthegitgo Added to MRP

Easyfromthegitgo Added to MRP

Louisiana-based stallion, Easyfromthegitgo has been added to the Millennium Rewards program by Ro Parra, owner of Millennium Farm near Lexington.

 Friday, February 22, 2008
Grayson-JC Research to Fund $1.2 M

Grayson-JC Research to Fund $1.2 M

On Feb. 15, the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation approved a record allocation of $1,226,457 for equine research in 2008.

 Friday, February 15, 2008
Arlington '08: 27 Stakes, $5.5 M

Arlington '08: 27 Stakes, $5.5 M

Arlington Park released its stakes schedule for 2008, which includes 27 added-money races worth more than $5.5 million. The meet runs from May 2-Sept. 21.

 Friday, February 08, 2008
ROAP Coordinator Named

ROAP Coordinator Named

Jennifer Voss-Franco was appointed coordinator of racing officials for the Racing Officials Accreditation Program by chairman Stan Bowker Feb. 8.

 Friday, February 08, 2008

Farish Named Thoroughbred Club Honor Guest

William S. Farish, owner of Lane's End Farm, breeder of classic winners, and former United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, has been named honor guest of the Thoroughbred Club of America's 75th annual Testimonial Dinner.

 Saturday, October 07, 2006

Distorted Humor's Dam, Danzig's Beauty, Dead

Danzig's Beauty, dam of major sire Distorted Humor, was euthanized June 17 because of complications from three bouts of colic since delivering an Empire Maker filly April 27.

 Thursday, June 22, 2006

Kentucky Stallion Jambalaya Jazz Killed by Lightning

John C. Oxley's Jambalaya Jazz, a 13-year-old stallion standing at Charles Nuckols Jr. and Sons' Nuckols Farm near Midway, Ky., was killed by lightning in his paddock June 27.

 Tuesday, June 28, 2005

American Patriot to Stand at Hurstland

American Patriot, a 5-year-old son of Mr. Prospector from the female family of major turf sire Silver Hawk, will stand at Alfred Nuckols Jr.'s Hurstland Farm near Midway, Ky.

 Thursday, February 03, 2005

Ruhlmann Arrives at Old Friends

Ruhlmann, an eight-time stakes winner who earned better than $1.8 million, has arrived at Alfred Nuckols Jr.'s Hurstland Farm near Midway, Ky., as part of the Old Friends retirement program.

 Wednesday, December 22, 2004

Pyramid Peak to Nuckols

John C. Oxley's graded stakes winner Pyramid Peak will stand in 2005 at Charles Nuckols Jr. and Sons' Nuckols Farm near Midway, Ky.

 Tuesday, November 02, 2004

Guinevere's Folly, Granddam of European Champion Suave Dancer, Dies

Loyd Jones' Guinevere's Folly, whose grandson, Suave Dancer, was a French and Irish champion, died March 19.

 Thursday, April 08, 2004

Successful Stallion Stalwart Dies

Stalwart, a grade I winner who sired 55 stakes winners, died March 31.

 Sunday, April 04, 2004

Sportsman's Park Race Report: Battle Lines

California trainer David La Croix verbalized what most of the entrants were thinking in the days leading up to the April 6 Illinois Derby (gr. II) when he said he was looking for a "back door" to the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) for Fonz's.

 Saturday, April 06, 2002

KTA/KTOB Elects Board of Directors

Though officers remain the same, there are several new members of the board of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association/Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders, which recently held its election.

 Friday, July 07, 2000