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Whispering Gallery No Secret in DRC Gold Cup

Whispering Gallery No Secret in DRC Gold Cup

Whispering Gallery took command at the top of the lane and drew off to an impressive 2 1/4 length victory in the DRC Gold Cup Sponsored by Dubai Duty Free (UAE-IIIT) at Meydan Racecourse March 10.

 Thursday, March 10, 2011
Better Than Honour: A Rare Jewel

Better Than Honour: A Rare Jewel

Amongst all the equine sapphires and emeralds selling at the 2008 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November select mixed sale, breeders are also going to be offered the chance to buy the equine equivalent of the Hope Diamond.

 Friday, October 31, 2008
Keeneland November Sale Bigger Than Ever

Keeneland November Sale Bigger Than Ever

Keeneland has cataloged 5,709 horses for its November breeding stock sale, setting a world record for a Thoroughbred auction. The total exceeds the previous mark of 5,555 for this year's Keeneland September yearling sale and is up by 294 lots from the former November sale mark of 5,415.

 Thursday, September 25, 2008
Keeneland Day One: A Playful Start

Keeneland Day One: A Playful Start

When the Keeneland September yearling sale opens in Lexington, things are going to get very interesting very quickly. Remember Playful Act (by Sadler's Wells), who brought a world record price for a broodmare of $10.5 million last November? Her first foal, a daughter of Giant's Causeway, is Hip No. 12 during auction's first session Sept 8.

 Sunday, September 07, 2008

Rich Pedigrees Offered at Keeneland

The catalogues for the 2008 Keeneland September yearling sale are ripe with potential superstars, but there are a few that will be looked at more closely than most based on famous family members.

 Friday, September 05, 2008
Playful Act  Booked to Street Cry

Playful Act Booked to Street Cry

Playful Act, whose $10.5-million price is the record for a broodmare or broodmare prospect sold at public auction, will be bred this year to Street Cry.

 Monday, February 04, 2008
Record Keeneland Auction Ends

Record Keeneland Auction Ends

Keeneland's record-setting November breeding stock came to a close Nov. 19, setting a new standard for gross receipts of $340,877,200.

 Friday, December 14, 2007
Playful Act Sets World Record as Keeneland November Opener Surges

Playful Act Sets World Record as Keeneland November Opener Surges

The opening session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale Nov. 5 featured Playful Act's world record auction price of $10.5 million, which made her the most expensive broodmare or broodmare prospect ever sold.

 Monday, November 05, 2007
World Record Set For Broodmare at Keeneland Sale

World Record Set For Broodmare at Keeneland Sale

English champion Playful Act shattered the world record for a broodmare or broodmare prospect sold at public auction when her price soared to $10.5 million Nov. 5 on the opening day of the Keeneland breeding stock sale.

 Monday, November 05, 2007

Group I Winner Virginia Waters to Be Bred to Giant's Causeway

English mile classic winner Virginia Waters has been retired from racing and is booked to leading second-crop sire Giant's Causeway.

 Monday, October 03, 2005

Shawanda Trounces Field In Irish Oaks

The Aga Khan's Shawanda trounced the field in the Darley Irish Oaks (Ire-I) at The Curragh Sunday in what jockey Christophe Soumillon called his "easiest group I winner."

 Sunday, July 17, 2005

Playful Act Game Winner of Ascot's Fillies Mile

Playful Act showed her Oaks credentials when she led nearly all the way in winning the Meon Valley Stud Fillies Mile (Eng-I) at Ascot Saturday.

 Saturday, September 25, 2004