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Slideshow: Progeny of Candy Ride

• January 13, 2015

Candy Ride continues the series of training offspring of sires, which can be found in the Jan. 17, 2015 issue of The Blood-Horse. view slideshow

Keeneland September Sale Set to Test Market

• By Glenye Cain Oakford
• September 8, 2014
• Sales, Kentucky

Keeneland's September yearling sale Sept. 8-21 is widely expected to maintain recent momentum in the Thoroughbred market with good balance between supply and demand.

Heaven Szent Delivers at CARMA-Sponsored Show

• By Tracy Gantz
• April 14, 2014
• West Region, Off Track Thoroughbreds

Heaven Szent, a 14-year-old who never won a race under his registered name of General Attack, was the star of the April 12-13 Thoroughbred Classic Horse Show at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, Calif.

Sweet Swap Scoots to San Simeon Success

• By Jack Shinar
• April 13, 2014
• Racing, West Region

Favored Sweet Swap became a graded stakes winner over his favored hillside turf course with a front-running tally in the $100,000 San Simeon Stakes (gr. IIIT) April 13 at Santa Anita Park.

Exhi, Nephrite Added to Park Stud Roster

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• December 1, 2013
• Breeding, Northeast Region, Midwest Region

Grade II winner Exhi and Irish group victor Nephrite have been added to the stallion roster of Park Stud in Orangeville, Ontario, owners Michael and Laurel Byrne announced Nov. 30.

Park Stud Closes Breeding Shed for 2013

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• June 13, 2013
• Breeding, Northeast Region, Midwest Region

A recent outbreak of EHV-1 at Woodbine Racetrack, has caused Park Stud to end the breeding this year for all its stallions. There has been no detection of the virus at Park Stud, closing early is a preventative measure.

OTTB: Stone Cold Angel and Liberian Freighter

• By Esther Marr
• May 31, 2013
• Off Track Thoroughbreds

Tracy Gantz guest blogs about the Thoroughbred Classic Horse Show in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. read blog

Grade I Winner Sidney's Candy Gets First Foal

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• January 17, 2013
• Breeding, Kentucky

The first reported foal by grade I winner Sidney's Candy is a colt born Jan. 17 at Kenny Troutt's WinStar Farm near Versailles, Ky.

WinStar Offers Complimentary Breeding Seasons

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• January 4, 2013
• Breeding, Kentucky

WinStar Farm will conduct drawings for its "Breed to Win" promotion, rewarding supportive breeders with a complimentary 2013 season to 12 stallions, the farm announced Jan. 4. The drawings will be held Feb. 9.

Obviously Proves Best in Arroyo Seco Mile

• By Jack Shinar
• October 6, 2012
• Racing, Breeders' Cup, West Region

Favored Obviously led all the way in winning the $150,000 Arroyo Seco Mile (gr. IIT) in a very fast time over the Santa Anita Park turf course Oct. 6 and seems likely for next month's Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT).

Obviously, Mr. Commons Back for Arroyo Seco

• By Jack Shinar
• October 4, 2012
• Racing, Breeders' Cup, West Region

Irish-bred Obviously, a nose better than Mr. Commons in the Del Mar Mile Handicap, is the likely favorite once again in the Arroyo Seco Mile (gr. IIT) as he goes for his third straight win on the turf Oct. 6 at Santa Anita.

Little Mike Ships West for Shoemaker Mile

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• June 27, 2012
• Racing, West Region

Little Mike will try to make it consecutive grade I victories on turf when he makes his California debut in the $300,000 Shoemaker Mile June 30 at Betfair Hollywood Park.

44-1 Wilkinson Wakes Up for American Shocker

• By Jack Shinar
• May 26, 2012
• Racing, West Region

In search of firm turf, Wilkinson wound up in the Southern California barn of Jeff Mullins, who sent the 4-year-old colt out to spring a 44-1 shocker in the $150,000 American Handicap (gr. IIT) at Betfair Hollywood Park.

Mr. Commons Heads Field of 11 in American

• By Jack Shinar
• May 23, 2012
• Racing, West Region

Mr. Commons returns from a layoff of nearly three months to face 10 opponents in the $150,000 American Handicap (gr. II) on the Betfair Hollywood Park turf May 26.

First Mare in Foal to Victor's Cry

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• March 20, 2012
• Breeding, Northeast Region

Stakes winner/stakes-placed producer Itstartswithadream is the first reported mare to get in foal to grade I winner Victor's Cry.

New WinStar Stallions Get First Mares in Foal

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• March 6, 2012
• Breeding, Kentucky

Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) winner Drosselmeyer, who stands at Kenny Troutt's WinStar Farm near Versailles, Ky., and fellow WinStar stallion Sidney's Candy have had their first mares pronounced in foal.

WinStar Sets 2012 Fees for Expanded Roster

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• November 11, 2011
• Breeding, Kentucky

WinStar Farm announced 2012 fees for its expanded roster of stallions, led by North America's leading sire Distorted Humor, who will stand for $100,000 (stands and nurses) and will breed an exclusive book of 100 mares.

Victor's Cry, Wilburn Acquired by Spendthrift

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• November 10, 2011
• Breeding, International, Kentucky

Grade I winner Victor's Cry and grade II victor Wilburn have both been retired from racing and purchased by B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm.

Goldikova Draws Rail in Quest for Fourth Mile

• By Lenny Shulman
• October 31, 2011
• Breeders' Cup, Kentucky

An audible groan went up from the table of traveling lads from France at the Breeders' Cup World Championships post-position draw when it was announced three-time Mile (gr. IT) winner had drawn the rail.

Pletcher's Classic Pair Drill at CD

• By Evan Hammonds
• October 30, 2011
• Breeders' Cup, Kentucky

Mike Repole's pair of Uncle Mo and Stay Thirsty get in their final tune-ups at Churchill Downs for the Nov. 5 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I). Both colts went five furlongs.

BC Mile Hopeful Sidney's Candy Works

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• October 25, 2011
• Breeders' Cup, Kentucky

Sidney's Candy, a TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) hopeful, covered a half mile on firm turf in :50 at Churchill Downs Oct. 25. He is trained by Todd Pletcher for WinStar Farm and Rubio Stable.

Jeranimo Gets Jump in Oak Tree Mile Victory

• By Jack Shinar
• October 8, 2011
• Racing, West Region

Always close to the leaders, Jeranimo got the jump on Mr. Commons and proved to be too much for the 4-5 favorite to handle, winning the $150,000 Oak Tree Mile (gr. IIT) in brisk fashion at Santa Anita Oct. 8.

Gio Ponti Back on Track, Repeats in Turf Mile

• By Jason Shandler
• October 8, 2011
• Breeders' Cup, Kentucky

Castleton Lyons Farm's Gio Ponti rallied past Get Stormy and Sidney's Candy in deep stretch to win the $600,000 Shadwell Turf Mile (gr. IT) for the second consecutive year Oct. 8 at Keeneland.

THS: Shadwell Turf Mile 2011

• October 6, 2011

Jason, Tom, and James Scully of TwinSpires.com handicap the Shadwell Turf Mile and First Lady Stakes from Keeneland. watch video

Fields Taking Shape for Keeneland Stakes

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• October 3, 2011
• Racing, Kentucky

Multiple Eclipse Award winner Gio Ponti returns to Keeneland on Oct. 8 as he seeks to defend his title in the $600,000 Shadwell Turf Mile (gr. IT), one of nine graded stakes over the Lexington track's opening weekend.