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Shine On Dust and Diamonds in Sugar Swirl

Shine On Dust and Diamonds in Sugar Swirl

After finishing second to Groupie Doll in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) in November, Dust and Diamonds looms as a prohibitive favorite in the Adena Springs Sugar Swirl (gr. III) Dec. 8 at Gulfstream Park

 Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Afleeting Lady Powers to Falls City Victory

Afleeting Lady Powers to Falls City Victory

Afleeting Lady built a three-race win streak and gave trainer Dale Romans his 19th graded stakes score of the season when she powered to victory in the $162,450 Falls City Handicap (gr. II) Nov. 22 at Churchill Downs.

 Thursday, November 22, 2012
Afleeting Lady Fleet to the 'Turnback' Wire

Afleeting Lady Fleet to the 'Turnback' Wire

Afleeting Lady had things her way in the Turnback the Alarm Handicap (gr. III) at Belmont Park as she raced slightly off the pace set by All Due Respect before drawing clear in the final furlong to win by 3 1/2 lengths,

 Saturday, October 27, 2012
Matchmaker is First Graded Score for Laughing

Matchmaker is First Graded Score for Laughing

It was Laughing all the way -- down the stretch, at least -- in the $150,500 Taylor Made Matchmaker Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Monmouth Park July 29.

 Sunday, July 29, 2012
Pender Harbour One to Beat in Dominion Day

Pender Harbour One to Beat in Dominion Day

Pender Harbour, Canada's champion 3-year-old male of 2011, will try to make it two straight when he takes on five rivals in the Dominion Day Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine July 1.

 Thursday, June 28, 2012

Trainer Goldberg Registers 1,000th Victory

Trainer Alan Goldberg gained the 1,000th victory of his career April 24 when Blown Save was put up via disqualification at Philadelphia's Parx Racing.

 Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Team Valor, Santulli Buy Uruguayan Champion

Team Valor International and Richard Santulli have purchased Uruguayan champion miler Brujo de Olleros and will import the 4-year-old son of Wild Event from Uruguay Feb. 20.

 Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Straight Story in Big Upset in Autumn Stakes

Straight Story in Big Upset in Autumn Stakes

Richard Santulli's Straight Story, at 38-1 the longest price in a 10-horse field, made his synthetic surface debut a winning one when he captured the $150,000 Autumn Stakes (Can-II) at Woodbine Nov. 12.

 Saturday, November 12, 2011
Jones, Manfuso, Santulli Elected to BC Board

Jones, Manfuso, Santulli Elected to BC Board

In Breeders' Cup elections, the results of which were announced July 13, Bret Jones was elected to the 13-member board of directors, while Robert Manfuso and Richard Santulli were re-elected to the board.

 Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Six Candidates Seek Election to BC Board

Six Candidates Seek Election to BC Board

The Breeders' Cup announced there are six candidates seeking election for three positions to its board of directors: Bret Jones, Robert Manfuso, Garrett O'Rourke, Bill Oppenheim, Richard Santulli, and Barry Weisbord.

 Thursday, July 07, 2011

Daveron, Straight Story Win Belmont Stakes

Daveron and Straight Story captured a pair of grade III turf events that highlighted the Kentucky Derby Day card before 11,051 at Belmont Park May 7.

 Saturday, May 07, 2011
OBS Spring Sale Opens With Upswings

OBS Spring Sale Opens With Upswings

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training quickly built up some momentum and finished ahead of last year's pace in several important statistical categories on its opening day in Central Florida.

 Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Breeders' Cup Approves Longer Terms

Breeders' Cup Approves Longer Terms

During a special meeting April 13, the Breeders' Cup members and trustees approved changes to the organization's by-laws, including longer terms for members and directors.

 Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Mizzen Mast Colt Commands $350,000 at OBS

Mizzen Mast Colt Commands $350,000 at OBS

A Mizzen Mast colt became the highest-priced horse sold during the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training so far, bringing $350,000 early in the afternoon of the auction's opening session.

 Tuesday, March 15, 2011
BC Board Forms Search Committee

BC Board Forms Search Committee

Tom Ludt, a Breeders' Cup director, will chair the organization's search committee for a successor to president and CEO Greg Avioli.

 Monday, March 07, 2011
Strike a Deal Steals Dixie in Comeback Race

Strike a Deal Steals Dixie in Comeback Race

In his first start in more than 10 months, Strike a Deal wired the field for jockey Ramon Dominguez in the $200,000 Dixie Stakes (gr. IIT), registering a bit of larceny in the race preceding the Preakness Stakes (gr. I).

 Saturday, May 15, 2010

Louisiana Stallion Sefapiano Dies

Sefapiano, sire of 22 stakes winners, died Jan. 2 of a heart attack at Daniel Chicola's Landlock Equine Center near Coushatta, La.

 Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Santulli Replaces Bell on Jockey Club Board

Richard Santulli has been elected to the board of stewards of The Jockey Club, filling the position vacated by Reynolds Bell Jr. at the expiration of his four-year term, it was announced Aug. 22.

 Saturday, August 22, 2009
HOF Stakes: Straight Story in the Right Spot?

HOF Stakes: Straight Story in the Right Spot?

After trainer Alan Goldberg watched the results of the Secretariat (gr. IT) for 3-year-olds at Arlington Park last weekend, he knew he'd made the right decision to skip the race in Chicago with Richard Santulli's Straight Story.

 Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Santulli Resigns as NetJets CEO

Santulli Resigns as NetJets CEO

Owner Richard Santulli has stepped down as chairman and CEO of NetJets, the jet-rental company he created, to "pursue other interests." Santulli was elected in July to serve on the Breeders' Cup board of directors.

 Tuesday, August 04, 2009
NetJets to Sponsor Annual TOBA Awards Dinner

NetJets to Sponsor Annual TOBA Awards Dinner

The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced Aug. 3 that NetJets will be the presenting sponsor of the 2009 TOBA National Awards Dinner to be held Sept. 11 at Spendthrift Farm near Lexington.

 Monday, August 03, 2009
BC Has New Board Members; Farish Still Chair

BC Has New Board Members; Farish Still Chair

There are some new faces on the Breeders' Cup board of directors after an election held July 9, but Bill Farish will remain chairman of the organization.

 Thursday, July 09, 2009

Breeders' Cup Board Nominees Announced

The Breeders' Cup announced July 1 that 10 individuals are on the ballot for the election of six positions to its board of directors.

 Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Casner: Build on KY Derby Sponsorships

Casner: Build on KY Derby Sponsorships

A top Thoroughbred owner said NetJets' sponsorship of jockeys in the May 2 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) is something that can be built upon, and that owners will work with jockeys on future endeavors.

 Thursday, May 07, 2009

Owners Want Input in Sponsorship Deals

Some owners who had horses in the grade I Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands are questioning the manner in which a corporate sponsorship tied to charitable causes was handled, but the Jockeys' Guild said the parties followed proper procedure.

 Wednesday, May 06, 2009

NetJets to Sponsor King's Bishop Stakes

NetJets and the New York Racing Association announced a marketing partnership for the 2008 Saratoga meet during a press conference in the Belmont Park press box June 6.

 Friday, June 06, 2008

NetJets Announces Partnership with NYRA

NetJets, the world's leading private aviation company, has reached an agreement with the New York Racing Association for an extensive, multi-tiered presence at Saratoga Race Course for the 2008 racing season, which runs from July 23 to Sept. 1. The deal includes under-the-rail signage, race sponsorship, and hospitality, and was reached in conjunction with ABC Regional Sports Sales.

 Friday, June 06, 2008

Past the Preps

By Ray Paulick - Hard evidence points to the Arkansas Derby (gr. II) as the most productive Triple Crown prep race in 2004 and '05, with Smarty Jones and Afleet Alex each going on to sweep two-thirds of the Triple Crown after taking Oaklawn Park's signature event.

 Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Japanese Grade I Winner Seeking the Pearl Dead

Seeking the Pearl, a Japanese grade I winner who became the first Japanese-trained horse to win a race in Europe, died June 10 at William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Ky.

 Monday, June 13, 2005

NetJets Renews Breeders' Cup Sponsorship

NetJets, the New Jersey-based private aviation company, has renewed its marketing partnership with the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and Breeders' Cup.

 Friday, March 18, 2005

Ipi Tombe's First Foal Is a Sadler's Wells' Colt

International champion Ipi Tombe produced her first foal, a colt by Sadler's Wells, Feb. 25 at John and Lady Carolyn Warren's Highclere Stud in Berks County in England.

 Tuesday, March 01, 2005

BC Winner Johar to Stand at Mill Ridge

Johar, who deadheated for first with High Chaparral in last year's John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT), has been bought privately by Richard Santulli and George Prussin's Jayeff B Stable for stud duty at Mill Ridge Farm near Lexington.

 Wednesday, April 14, 2004

BC Winner Johar to Stand at Mill Ridge

Johar, who deadheated for first with High Chaparral in last year's John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT), has been bought privately by Richard Santulli and George Prussin's Jayeff B Stable for stud duty at Mill Ridge Farm near Lexington.

 Wednesday, April 14, 2004

Dahlia's Daughter, Dahlia's Dreamer, Dies

Dahlia's Dreamer, one of four grade I winners from the great racemare and producer Dahlia (by Vaguely Noble), was euthanized Feb. 17 because of lymphangitis.

 Thursday, April 01, 2004

Capac Returns a Winner in Laurel Allowance

The much talked about Capac made a triumphant 3-year-old debut Wednesday, charging to the lead at the head of the stretch in a seven-furlong allowance race at Laurel, then drawing off to a convincing 3 3/4-length score.

 Wednesday, February 04, 2004

Mystery 3-Year-Old Capac Shows Up in Laurel Allowance Race

Just who is Capac? Why was Bob Baffert so determined to buy the son of Deputy Minister off one maiden victory in the slop? Why was Bobby Frankel also interested? Why did Richard Santulli finally buy quarter-interest for a mid-six-figure price? Perhaps we'll find out on Wednesday.

 Friday, January 30, 2004

Keeneland Sale Opens With Gains in Every Major Category

Boosted by competitive bidding from leading international buyers, the Keeneland September yearling sale began on a strong note Monday at the company's sales pavilion in Lexington, Ky. The average price was up 41.1%, the median rose 32.4%, and the RNA rate was 29.7%.

 Monday, September 08, 2003

New York AG Approves of NYRA Action on Security, Money-Handling

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said he came away from a one-hour meeting with New York Racing Association Chairman Barry Schwartz convinced that NYRA will now be taking steps to improve the operations he sharply criticized last month following a three-year investigation.

 Wednesday, July 02, 2003

Bell, Bramlage, Santulli Elected to Jockey Club

The Jockey Club on Friday announced the election of three new members: Reynolds Bell Jr., Larry Bramlage, D.V.M., and Richard Santulli.

 Friday, November 08, 2002

NetJets Named Title Sponsor of Breeders' Cup Mile

NetJets, a company headed by Thoroughbred owner Richard Santulli, has become title sponsor of the $1-million Breeders' Cup Mile.

 Monday, September 09, 2002

Major Winner Ciro to Japan

Five-year-old Ciro, a grade I turf winner in the U.S. and a group I winner in France, has been sent to Japan to stand at Yushun Stallion Station.

 Tuesday, February 05, 2002

Bunning to Speak at Breeders' Dinner

U. S. Senator Jim Bunning (R-Ky) will present the keynote speech when breeders of this year's Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships race winners are honored at an annual dinner to be held Jan. 6, 2002, at the Thoroughbred Club of America in Lexington, Ky.

 Friday, December 21, 2001

Jayeff B's Santulli In Elite Company at Berkshire Hathaway

Jayeff B Stable principal Richard Santulli is reportedly on the short list of Berkshire Hathaway executives who could become the company's chief executive officer should anything ever happen to company founder Warren Buffett.

 Wednesday, October 18, 2000