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Zenyatta Has New Brother at Ashford Stud

A full brother to Horse of the Year Zenyatta was foaled April 9 at Ashford Stud in Lexington, according to Coolmore, which owns broodmare Vertigineux.

Nine Seven-Figure Horses Boost Inglis Sale

The three-day first session of the Inglis Easter yearling sale concluded April 11 with healthy increases in the three primary market indicators, boosted by a Australasian record-smashing half brother to Black Caviar.

Tampa Bay Derby Was Perfect for Street Sense

Hall of Fame trainer Carl Nafzger recalls choosing the Tampa Bay Derby as a steppingstone for Street Sense's Kentucky Derby (gr. I) success.

Elnaawi - A New Face for a New Year

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Pedigrees don't win races, but on paper, none of the new faces to emerge so far in 2013 looks better than Elnaawi.

Fastnet Rock Colt Brings $1.35 Million

A colt by leading Australian sire Fastnet Rock sold for $1,350,000 (approximately $1,427,155 US) Jan. 10 at Magic Millions, sparking fireworks at the second session of the Gold Coast yearling sale in Queensland.

Bernardini's Fee Stays at $150,000

Bernardini, the leading third-crop sire by 2012 progeny earnings, will stand in 2013 for the same $150,000 fee that he stood for in 2012.

Zenyatta's Half Sister in Debut at Hollywood

Eblouissante, a 3-year-old half sister to champion racemare Zenyatta, will make her career debut Nov. 16 in the fourth race at Betfair Hollywood Park.

Derby Winner Street Sense to Darley Japan

Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Street Sense will stand the 2013 season at Darley's farm in Japan, and Desert Party, a $2.1 million auction 2-year-old and a multiple stakes winner, will stand at Sequel Stallions in New York.

Two Seven-Figure Yearlings at Keeneland

About 90 minutes into the Sept. 10 first session of the Keeneland September yearling sale, the action really picked up with two seven-figure horses selling in short succession.

Fasig-Tipton Saratoga: John Sikura

Interview with John Sikura of Hill 'n' Dale, about their Street Cry colt, who sold for $1.2 million on August 6 at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale.

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F-T Saratoga Sale Opens With Price Declines

Based on pre-sale expectations, the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale fizzled more than it sizzled in its opening session Aug. 6 in upstate New York.

Street Cry Colt Fetches $1.2 Million at F-T

A Street Cry colt was the first seven-figure transaction at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale when he brought a final bid of $1.2 million from Sheikh Mohammed's bloodstock agent John Ferguson.

And Why Not Fires Oaks Bullet; 4 Others Work

Helen Groves' And Why Not fired a :46 4/5 bullet in a half-mile drill at Churchill Downs April 28. The daughter of Street Cry was one of five fillies that worked under the Twin Spires for the May 4 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I).

Sharp Susan Tops Easter Sale Opening Day

Sharp Susan and Mimi Lebrock commanded seven-figure prices as the William Inglis & Son Easter Broodmare sale opened April 17 in Australia with a super select session and supplementary offerings.

Street Cry Colt Commands Seven-Figure Price

A Street Cry half brother to three-time Melbourne Cup (Aust-I) winner Makybe Diva topped the third and final day of session one of the William Inglis & Son Easter yearling sale in Australia.

Champion Informed Decision Delivers Colt

Informed Decision, a 2009 Eclipse champion, delivered her first foal, a colt by Street Cry, at Arthur B. Hancock III's Stone Farm in Paris, Ky., on March 11.

Falls of Lora Much the Best in UAE Oaks

Falls of Lora stormed home to win the UAE Oaks Sponsored by The Saeed and Mohammed Al Naboodah Group (UAE-III) by 2 3/4 lengths at Meydan Racecourse Feb. 23.

English Champion Blue Bunting Retired

Blue Bunting, an English champion and classic winner for Godolphin, has been retired from racing.

Sci Fi Kin Tops Barretts Jan. Sale

Sci Fin Kin, dam of grade II winner Pretty Unusual, tops the Jan. 23 Barretts January mixed sale. The auction's average rises 14.2% over last year's figure.

Darley Doubles Bernardini's Fee to $150,000

Bernardini, who heads the second-crop sires' list by progeny earnings this year, will stand in 2012 at Darley's Jonabell Farm near Lexington for $150,000, double his 2011 fee of $75,000.

Lyric of Light Rallies for Fillies' Mile Win

Lyric of Light reeled in a gallant Samitar in the final strides to capture the $234,000 Shadwell Fillies' Mile (Eng-I) by a short head at Newmarket Sept. 23.

Irish Agent McCormack Buys Street Cry Colt

A Street Cry colt from the family of Horse of the Year Zenyatta was purchased by Irish bloodstock John McCormack for $750,000 during the second session of the Keeneland September yearling sale.

Leon Picks Up Street Cry Colt for $925,000

The colt is out of champion and multiple grade I winner Hollywood Wildcat.

Street Cry Colt Sold for $1.2 Million

A colt by Street Cry was purchased by prominent owner George Bolton for $1.2 million during the Sept. 11 first session of the Keeneland September yearling sale.

Zenyatta's Half Sister to Sell in November

Zenyatta's weanling half sister by Henrythenavigator will be offered at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale by Select Sales.

Son of Street Cry Sells for $625,000

The colt's dam is the Danzig mare Dance Swifty, a full sister to Canadian champion and Horse of the Year Dance Smartly.

Two More Saratoga Yearlings Sell for $500k+

Two more half-million dollar plus horses crossed the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga stage. A filly by Medaglia d'Oro brought $525,000, while a Street Cry colt brought $550,000.

Splash Point Soaks Rivals in UAE 2000 Guineas

Splash Point turned the tables on rival Zanzamar as he charged from well off the pace to win the $250,000 UAE 2000 Guineas Sponsored by Dubal (UAE-III) at Meydan Racecourse Feb. 10.

Older Female: Zenyatta In Another Romp

Jerry and Ann Moss' Zenyatta repeats as champion Older Female, collecting 237 first-place votes. The daughter of Street Cry won five of six in 2010, and retired at the end of the year 19-for-20.

TCA to Auction Stallion Seasons

The 21st annual Thoroughbred Charities of America select stallion season auction will be held Saturday, Jan. 8, at the Keeneland Entertainment Center in Lexington.

Zenyatta Adapting Smoothly to Farm Life

Zenyatta's transition from superstar racehorse to broodmare is going smoothly, according to William S. Farish.

Victor's Cry Earns Citation Surprise

Victor's Cry shot between horses past mid-stretch and won the $250,000 Citation Handicap (gr. II) in an 11-1 upset Nov. 27 over his favorite turf course at Hollywood Park.

Champion Zenyatta Retired

Jerry and Ann Moss' champion Zenyatta has been retired from racing. The 6-year-old Street Cry mare will be boarded at William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Ky.

Bernardini's Fee Upped to $75,000

Bernardini, who became the first freshman stallion in history to sire a grade I winner on dirt and a group I winner on turf, will stand in 2011 at Sheikh Mohammed's Darley near Lexington for $75,000.

Zenyatta Camp Exudes Confidence

Two days before Zenyatta puts her undefeated 19-race win streak on the line in the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), trainer John Shirreffs said he has no concerns that the 6-year-old mare will give her best effort.

Southdale Takes Rail to Durham Cup Triumph

Favored Southdale squeezed through an opening at the top of the stretch and cruised to a 3 1/4-length victory in the $170,065 Durham Cup (Can-III) on Woodbine's Polytrack Oct. 3.

19 Down, One Big One to Go for Zenyatta

For the third time in her career, Zenyatta three-peated in a grade I race when she used her patented late charge to post a half-length triumph in Oak Tree's $250,000 Lady's Secret Stakes (gr. I) at Hollywood Park Oct. 2

Through The Lens: The Sweet Life, Cont.

Anne Eberhardt gets a sweet surprise at Lane's End Farm.

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Better Than Honour Carrying Street Cry Filly

Better Than Honour, the 2007 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year, produced "an incredible" Street Cry filly earlier this year and she is back in foal to Street Cry and carrying another filly.

Zenyatta Streak at 18 With Hirsch Three-Peat

In what could be her final start in California, the great Zenyatta remained undefeated with her 18th consecutive win in rather routine fashion by a neck in the $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 7 at Del Mar.

Desert Party Retired; Will Stand at Darley

Multiple graded stakes winner Desert Party has been retired from racing and will stand at stud at the Maktoum family's Darley USA near Lexington.

Saratoga Slip: Sale Average Declines 13.8%

"I think tonight reality has set back in," said consignor Mark Toothaker of Legacy Bloodstock after the average declined 13.8% from a year ago during the first session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale.

Street Cry Filly Brings $775,000 at Saratoga

Co-breeder Helen K. Groves purchases the bay yearling, buying out her daughters.

Saratoga Catalog Has International Flavor

Fasig-Tipton officials have spiced up the latest edition of the Saratoga select yearling sale with more international flavor in the pedigrees of the horses that are cataloged.

Zenyatta Stands Alone With Record 17th Win

Thrilling another crowd with her spine-tingling late charge, the undefeated mare nabbed a determined St Trinians by a half-length for her 17th consecutive victory in the June 13 Vanity Handicap (gr. I) at Hollywood Park.

Victor's Cry Silences Shoemaker Foes at 21-1

Victor's Cry, with a perfectly timed ride from Corey Nakatani, nipped favorite Karelian by a short head to post a 21-1 stunner in the $250,000 Shoemaker Mile Stakes (gr. IT) on the Hollywood Park turf May 31.

Zenyatta Works Six Furlongs in 1:14 4/5

She is scheduled to make her next start in the June 13 Vanity Handicap (gr. I).

Serena's Song Produces Street Cry Filly

The 18-year-old mare, honored as champion 3-year-old filly in 1995, will be bred to Unbridled's Song.

Street Cry's Australian Fee Rises to $137,500

Street Cry to stand at Darley Australia for $137,500, which is 25% higher than his 2009 stud fee of $110,000.

Half Sister to Zenyatta's Dam in Aussie Sale

Mountcat is scheduled to be offered during the Magic Millions national broodmare auction while in foal to Street Sense.