FTBOA Announces Settlement of Lawsuits
Settlements resolved three legal actions against the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association.
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Eric Mitchell has worked at BloodHorse since October 1999, joining the staff originally as a business writer. He is now covers stallion and farm news as Bloodstock Editor and manages BloodHorse MarketWatch, Stallion Register, and the Auction Edge sales guide.
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Scat Daddy is Leading OBS June Sire by Daylight
Ashford Stud's late sire represented by three averaging $344,667.
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Johannasan is Can The Man's First Winner
Johannasan, a gelded son of Spendthrift Farm's multiple stakes winner and freshman sire Can the Man, became his sire's first winner when he won a June 14 maiden special weight at Prairie Meadows by four lengths.
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Study Narrows Focus on How Furosemide Works
Learning how the medication works could lead to alternative treatments exercise-induced pulmonary hemmorhage.
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First Winner for Ireland's Gale Force Ten
The third start was the charm for Dom Carlos, a son of Irish freshman sire Gale Force Ten who became his sire's first winner when he won a five-furlong race June 8 at the Curragh by four lengths.
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How Ghostzapper's First Daughters Are Faring as Mares
Of Ghostzapper's first crop of 80 foals, 38 have become broodmares, including Stage Magic, the dam of Triple Crown hopeful Justify.
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Power Sisters: Preach and Yarn
Owner/breeder Tanya Gunther spied a potentially rich vein of talent while prospecting for mates for her family's graded-placed winner Stage Magic. A mating with Ashford Stud's Scat Daddy created a 4x4 inbreeding to the full sisters Preach and Yarn.
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Belvoir Bay Deserving Favorite in Monrovia
The 5-year-old daughter of Equiano remains undefeated this year and became Team Valor International's 300th syndicated black-type winner.
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Undefeated Mighty High is First G1 Winner for Pathfork
Filly is now a leading Equus Award candidate.
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Mind Your Biscuits Bringing Speed to Shadai
Shadai recently completed an outright purchase of Mind Your Biscuits, who will continue racing through the rest of 2018 and is expected to enter stud in Japan next year.
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Medaglia d'Oro Tops Midlantic Sire Rankings by Average
Similar to the most recent 2-year-olds training sale in Florida, a runner by Medaglia d'Oro stole the limelight at the tail end of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic juvenile sale in Maryland.
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Russian Winner Australian Prince is Australia's First
Australian Prince is an Alexander Nezhenets homebred. The colt, and a filly named Beyond Reason, were Australia's first starters May 19.
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Dubawi Ups His Game to 150 Black-Type Winners
Old Persian allowed Dubawi to reach his new milestone by winning the Betway Fairway Stakes at Newmarket May 19.
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Scat Daddy's Legacy Grows During Splendid Spring
Late sire has 100 black-type winners, 25 grade/group 1 winners
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Diviner is First Winner for Charm Spirit
Filly won by five lengths on Wolverhampton's synthetic main track.
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Dubawi and Singspiel Wield Powerful Cross
The cross of Dalham Hall Stud's top sire Dubawi with daughters by Singspiel has produced 26.7% black-type winners, including six graded/group winners.
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Derby 144's Broken Jinxes and Superstitions
The story lines woven through this year's Run for the Roses included debate about the power of the Apollo Curse and later a reference to a superstition that green is bad luck in racing.
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Ghostzapper's Big Oaks/Derby Weekend
Adena Springs sire had three winners as a sire, two grade 1 winners as a broodmare sire at Churchill Downs.
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Backyard Heaven Takes Down Always Dreaming in Alysheba
The 4-year-old son of Tizway won in his first start in stakes company.
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Dreaming Diamonds First Winner for Sire Cross Traffic
Dreaming Diamonds gave Spendthrift Farm's freshman sire Cross Traffic his first checkmark in the winner's column May 3, when she captured a 4 1/2-furlong maiden special weight at Churchill Downs in near gate-to-wire fashion by 3 1/4 lengths.
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Mae Never No is First Winner for Sire, Dam
Ice Wine Stable's homebred filly is by Coolmore Stud's freshman sire No Nay Never, who the stable also campaigned.
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Scat Daddy a Rare Sire with Four KY Derby Starters
Three stallions in Kentucky Derby history have had four starters in the same year. The last sire to accomplish this feat was Chicle in 1923.
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OBS April Has Second Year of Across-the-Board Records
The four-day 2-year-olds in training sale sold 66 horses for $250,000 or more and generated a 15.8% increase in median to a record $55,000.
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$1.1M Medaglia d'Oro Filly is Exclamation Point at OBS
Agent Steve Young acquired the filly, who is half sister to grade 1 winner Stormello and graded stakes winners My Best Brother and Gala Award, for an undisclosed client. "She brought what she was supposed to bring," he said.
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Stonestreet, e Five Racing Buy $800,000 Kantharos Colt
Bloodstock agent John Moynihan bought the fleet Kantharos colt (Hip 1164), which became the co-highest-priced horse at the Ocala Breeders' Sales April 2-year-olds in training sale. The colt was bred and sold by Ocala Stud, which stood Kantharos.
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Owner Ed Orr Stretches for $700,000 Munnings Colt
Colorado owner Ed Orr prevailed in a bidding war for the strapping bay colt that topped a lot of buyers' short lists. The colt was the most expensive horse the owner said he's ever bought at auction.
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'Good Money for Good Horses' at Positive OBS Sale
The first three sessions' gross sales are tracking 7.9% ahead of 2017 at $51,550,500, and the average price of $96,718 is 8.1% higher than at this point in 2017 More significantly, the collective median is tracking 22% ahead of last year at $55,000.
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War Front Colt Tops OBS Day Three at $725,000
Katsumi Yoshida bought the colt out of grade 1-placed, group winner River Belle, who is the dam of three black-type runners. The colt worked in :21.1 during the Ocala Breeders' Sales April 2-year-olds in training sale under tack show.
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Off the Hook Strategy Pays Off With $625,000 Colt
The colt bought by Phoenix Thoroughbreds is one of two dozen homebreds offered by Off the Hook in its consignment at the Ocala Breeders' Sales April 2-year-olds in training sale.
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Owner Jeff Drown Gets Candy Ride Filly for $650K at OBS
Minnesota owner will send the filly, out of stakes-placed Minesave, to trainer Chad Brown in New York. Brandon and Ali Rice's RiceHorse Stable consigned the filly, who worked in :21.1 at the under tack show.
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OBS Sets Record as Lows Buy Session-Topper
Robert and Lawana Low, who campaign undefeated Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Magnum Moon, spent $750,000 on their next two-turn hopeful April 25 and topped the second session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales April 2-year-olds in training sale.
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Malibu Moon Filly Goes to Peter Fluor for $700,000
Bloodstock agent Marette Farrell signed the ticket on Fluor's behalf for the striking dark bay daughter of Malibu Moon out of Just Joyful, a half sister to champion and grade 1 winner Boston Harbor and black-type winner Cloudburst.
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Protest Over Barretts Sale Horse Draws Attention at OBS
Nearly a dozen protesters with seven-foot-tall signs disparaging a consignor at the ongoing Ocala Breeders' Sales April 2-year-olds in training sale greeted participants April 25 as they headed to the second session of the four-day auction.
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Lows Go to $750,000 to Secure Tapit Colt at OBS
Owners Robert and Lawana Low spent $750,000 on Hip 352, their next two-turn hopeful during the second session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales April 2-year-olds in training sale.
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Yoshida Buys Good Magic Half Brother for $700,000
A Speightstown half brother to Good Magic, the champion 2-year-old of 2017, sold for $700,000 during the second session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales April 2-year-olds in training sale April 25.
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Fletcher Kick-Starts OBS Sale with $800,000 Filly
A Quality Road filly from the family of top sire and dual Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner Tiznow set the bar at $800,000 during the opening session April 24 of the four-day Ocala Breeders' Sales April 2-year-olds in training sale.
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Top Colt, So Far, Goes to Alex Lieblong for $550,000
Owner Alex Lieblong said the colt impressed him by working :10 into a stiff headwind during the under tack show. The colt will go to trainer Ron Moquett.
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Quality Road Filly Sets the Bar at $800,000
Owner/breeder Frank Fletcher bought the filly (Hip 95) whose third dam is Cee's Song, the dam of Tiznow, Budroyale, Tizdubai, and Tizbud.
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Young Goes to $475,000 for Arch Filly from Off the Hook
Bloodstock agent Steve Young bought the filly for an undisclosed client early in the opening session April 24 at the Ocala Breeders' Sales April 2-year-olds in training sale
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Cat Burglar Retired to Barton Thoroughbreds
Multiple graded stakes-placed, black-type winner Cat Burglar has been retired sound from racing and will enter stud for the 2018 season at Barton Thoroughbreds in Santa Ynez, Calif., for $2,500.
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WinStar Holds Strong Hand in KY Derby as Breeder
Kenny Troutt's WinStar Farm is the breeder of three Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) contenders with Bolt d'Oro, Noble Indy, and Quip locked into the 20-horse field for the May 5 classic race in Louisville.
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Slade Power's First Winner Arrives at Newmarket
Strings of Life won her debut going five furlongs April 18 by half a length.
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Giant's Causeway Dead at 21
The European champion racehorse and champion sire died April 16 at Ashford Stud, where he was born. A three-time leading North American sire; his progeny have won 178 black-type stakes including 104 graded/group stakes to date.
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Stonestreet's Good Mojo Creates Good Magic
Good Magic brings the Stonestreet dream to fruition
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Adorable Analia is First Winner for The Apache
Sire is multiple group 1 winner who competed in top company in four countries.
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Capo Bastone's First Winner Comes at Keeneland
Adena Springs Kentucky's grade 1 winner and freshman sire Capo Bastone got his first winner April 11 at Keeneland, where his son Hargus won in his first start by 2 1/2 lengths.
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Da Big Hoss Retired to Stud at Poplar Creek
The multiple graded stakes winner and son of Lemon Drop Kid earned more than $1.5 million during his racing career.
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It's All In the Family
From a well-bred mare that only made one start, Richard Leahy's Oak Bluff Stables is building a small but powerful breeding operation. He bred Xpressbet Florida Derby (G1) winner Audible and graded-placed stakes winner Governor Malibu.
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Owner/Breeder James Coulter Dies at 71
Owner/breeder James Coulter, who campaigned graded stakes winner and 2014 Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) starter Sugar Shock, passed away March 20 at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, Ill., north of Chicago. He was 71.
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Peacocks' All-In Plan Led to Runaway Ghost
After more than 50 years in horse racing, the Peacock family focused their entire breeding operation on one mare. The plan could not be working any better.
