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Prints of Peace Sires First Winner

Prints of Peace came through with his first winner when his daughter Bells of Peace won Sept. 3 at Charles Town.

 Sunday, September 06, 2009

Black Tie Affair Going to Old Friends

Black Tie Affair, 1991 Horse of the Year, has been pensioned at Randy Funkhouser's O'Sullivan Farms near Charles Town, W.Va.

 Sunday, July 12, 2009

Ruth Funkhouser of O'Sullivan Farms Dead

Ruth Funkhouser, who played a major role in the founding of the West Virginia Thoroughbred Breeders Association, died Nov. 2 in a Ranson, W.Va., hospital.

 Thursday, November 09, 2006

Family Calling to O'Sullivan in West Virginia

Family Calling, West Virginia second-leading sire by 2006 progeny earnings, has been moved to the Funkhouser family's O'Sullivan Farms near Charles Town, W.Va.

 Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Race On Green to O'Sullivan in West Virginia

Race On Green, a winning son of A.P. Indy, will enter stud at the Funkhouser family's O'Sullivan Farms near Charles Town, W.Va.

 Thursday, December 22, 2005

Prized, Prints of Peace to O'Sullivan in West Virginia

Grade I winner Prized and 4-year-old Prints of Peace will stand in 2006 at the Funkhouser family's O'Sullivan Farms near Charles Town, W.Va.

 Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Champion Sprinter Housebuster Dead

Housebuster, the last two-time Eclipse Award-winning sprinter, died May 15 after he was taken to a veterinary clinic. The 18-year-old son of Mt. Livermore is represented as a stallion by 32 career stakes winners.

 Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Black Tie Affair to O'Sullivan in West Virginia

Black Tie Affair, 1991 Horse of the Year, has been relocated to the Funkhouser family's O'Sullivan Farms near Charles Town, W.Va., where he will stand for $7,500 live foal.

 Thursday, December 23, 2004

Housebuster to West Virginia; Black Tie Affair Might Follow

Housebuster, a two-time champion sprinter who stood the past breeding season at Blue Ridge Farm near Upperville, Va., will stand at the Funkhouser family's O'Sullivan Farms near Charles Town, W.Va.

 Monday, November 15, 2004

Trelawney-bred Fillies Run One-Two in Queensland Oaks

One of New Zealand's most famous studs, Trelawney, brought off a classic coup when fillies bred at the historic Waikato establishment finished one-two in the Queensland Oaks (Aust-I) June 5.

 Monday, June 07, 2004

Way West to O'Sullivan in West Virginia

Way West, whose progeny earnings are approaching $5 million, will stand at O'Sullivan Farms near Charles Town, W.Va.

 Tuesday, January 06, 2004

New Zealand Champion Jockey Retires

Champion Kiwi jockey Lance O'Sullivan stunned New Zealand racing yesterday with his retirement from the saddle.

 Wednesday, August 13, 2003

New Zealand Jockey Prodigy Breaks Total Wins Record

Michael Walker won New Zealand's jockey championship at age 16. Now a much older and wiser 17, Walker recently matched and will soon eclipse the country's record for most wins in a year.

 Thursday, May 24, 2001