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Action This Day Going to Peru

The 2-year-old male champion of 2003 will stand the 2013 North Hemisphere season at Indiana Stallion Station before heading to Peru.

 Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Forestry to Shuttle to Peru

Forestry, sire of 2012 Eclipse Award finalist Shackleford, will shuttle to Claudio Pizarro's Haras El Catorce in Peru.

 Thursday, January 17, 2013
Peruvian-Bred Makes Breeders' Cup History

Peruvian-Bred Makes Breeders' Cup History

Almudena will become the first Peruvian-bred Breeders' Cup World Championships starter in the Nov. 2 Marathon (gr. II).

 Thursday, November 01, 2012

Peruvian Jockey to Ride at Monmouth Park

Another successful rider in Peru is preparing to ply his trade in the U.S. and has selected Monmouth Park for his domestic debut.

 Friday, May 25, 2012

Lido Palace to Stand in Peru

Lido Palace, a Horse of the Year in his native Chile and a grade I winner in the United States, has been sold to stand at Haras El Centauro in Peru.

 Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Stakes Winner Spin Master to Peru

Six-year-old Spin Master, a stakes winner and graded stakes-placed, has been sold for stallion duty to Hamide Stud, which is located near Lima, Peru.

 Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Drilling for Oil Reported Dead in Peru

Drilling for Oil, a graded stakes winner who was sent in July to Peru for stallion duty, was reportedly taken off a farm where he had arrived for stud duty only a few days earlier. The horse was found dead a few miles from the farm, having been butchered for his meat.

 Sunday, August 09, 2009

South American Simulcast Program Gets Under Way

Charlson Broadcast Technologies and affiliated groups have announced the opening South American off-track betting parlors and agencies that will commingle wagers in the United States and return percentages of revenue to the racing industry.

 Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Valdivia Wins Jockey Competition, Donates Proceeds to Jockey School, Charity

Jockey Jose Valdivia Jr. may have finished first in the Tarde de Jinetes de Campeones (Afternoon of Champion Jockeys) at Lima's Hipodromo de Monterrico Jan. 31, but he didn't bring home the $5,000 prize when he flew back to Santa Anita Wednesday morning.

 Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Prado, Bejarano and Velasquez Among Participants in Jockey Competition

Jockey Edgar Prado, an Eclipse Award finalist for outstanding rider last year, will face 11 other riders in the Tarde de Jinetes de Campeones [Afternoon of Champion Jockeys], at Lima's Hipodromo de Monterrico on Tuesday.

 Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Jockey Jose Valdivia Jr., Southern California's Rising Star

Jose Valdivia Jr. is a rising star in the bright constellation that is the Southern California riding colony. His recent win aboard Val Royal in the Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) showed the rest of the world what two continents have already learned--Valdivia, 27, is a profound talent who is carrying forth the grand racing tradition of his family.

 Wednesday, December 26, 2001