Lexie Lou Officially Retired
Toronto icon and 2014 Canadian Horse of the Year Lexie Lou has officially been retired from racing, according to trainer Mark Casse.
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Lexie Lou to Keeneland November
2014 Canadian Horse of Year is likely done racing, but trainer Mark Casse said a final decision is still to come.
Genetics Test Clarifies EVA Risk in Stallions
Even if a stallion shows resistance to equine viral arteritis, annual vaccinations are essential, say researchers.
Kitten's Joy's First Sire Son in Europe
Ramsey Farm secured eight lifetime breeding rights when it sold Bobby's Kitten to Lanwades Stud.
Reporting Star Heads Commonwealth Turf
Bettors will have a challenge sorting out the improving horses from the ones who displayed earlier talent and could be ripe for a rebound in the Commonwealth Turf Cup Stakes (gr. IIT) Sept. 24 at Laurel Park.
Champion Benny the Bull at Swifty Farms
The 13-year-old son of Lucky Lionel has been relocated from Florida to Indiana. He has sired two grade I winners and a champion in Puerto Rico.
Yearling Average Trends Among Top Sires
Looking at how North American yearling averages have changed since 2012 among the top 10 Keeneland September sires by average price through Sept. 19.
Casse to Watch Woodbine Mile from Churchill
Trainer Mark Casse has never before missed a race with the magnitude of the Ricoh Woodbine Mile (Can-I) when he has a contender with the status of champion Tepin, but he will today.
Consignors High on Animal Kingdom Yearlings
The first yearlings by Darley's Kentucky Derby winner have been lauded for their intelligence.
Orb Combines Quality and Value
First-crop yearlings by Claiborne Farm's son of Malibu Moon are attractive with "great walks," say breeders and consignors.
Shanghai Bobby's First Crop Rich in Athletes
Yearlings by the champion son of Harlan's Holiday have been largely well-received during Book 1 of the Keeneland September yearling sale.
Leading French Sire Linamix Dies at 29
Group I-winning son of Mendez sired 73 black-type winners, including 1995 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Sagamix.
New Indiana Breeders Group to Host Expo
The free event will be held Nov. 19 at Indiana Grand Race Course
Desert Party Sold to Partnership
The 10-year-old son of Street Cry will remain in New York and will stand at Irish Century Farm near Saratoga Springs.
Grade I Winner Stopchargingmaria Retired
Reigning Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I) winner Stopchargingmaria has been retired from racing, according to Shannon Potter, president of Town and Country Racing.
Offlee Wild Dies of Heart Attack at 16
The son of Wild Again sired champion She Be Wild and multiple grade I winner Bayern. He had been relocated to Turkey for the 2015 breeding season.
Boden Leaves Calumet to Set Up Consultancy
Charlie Boden, who served as Calumet Farm's racing manager and stallion season sales director since August 2015, is returning to his bloodstock roots with Charles H. Boden Thoroughbreds Inc.
First Defence, United States to Saudi Arabia
Grade I winner First Defence, sire of multiple grade I winner and champion Close Hatches, will stand at Haif Stud alongside United States.
Union Strike Rolls Home in Debutante
Union Strike became freshman sire Union Rags' first graded stakes winner at the highest level in the Sept. 3 Debutante Stakes (gr. I) at Del Mar. American Cleopatra, a full sister to American Pharoah, was second. The final time was 1:23.22.
'Sweet', 'Pretty' Dead Heat in Spinaway
A battle between two daughters of Tapit that unfolded midstretch in the $350,000 Spinaway Stakes (gr. I) resulted in a dead heat between Pretty City Dancer and Sweet Loretta. The final time was 1:24.18.
Keane Stud Acquires Second-Crop Sire Dublin
Keane Stud has acquired controlling ownership of second-crop sire Dublin; The Lumber Guy sold to stand in Chile.
Renowned Vet John Kenney Dies at 79
The son of legendary Kentucky farm manager Charles A. Kenney was an accomplished Thoroughbred and Standardbred veterinarian.
Strike Charmer Bests Lady Eli in Ballston Spa
Lady Eli rebounds from life-threatening injury to finish second by three-quarters of a length in the Woodford Reserve Ballston Spa (gr. IIT) to Strike Charmer, a Courtlandt Farm homebred by Smart Strike, who won in a stakes record time of 1:38.77.
A.P. Indian Gets Second Grade I in Forego
A.P. Indian, a son of Indian Charlie, won his second consecutive grade I sprint in stakes record time in the Priority One Jets Forego Stakes at Saratoga. The final time was 1:20.99. The 6-year-old gelding is a Green Lantern Stables homebred.
Cavorting on Top in Personal Ensign
Stonestreet Stables' Cavorting came out on top in a cavalry charge down the stretch of the $750,000 Personal Ensign Stakes (gr. I), the first of six grade I races on the Aug. 27 Travers Day card. The final time for the 1 1/8-mile race was 1:48.61.
Love the Chase to Sell at F-T November
Owner Perry Martin said he's sell the dam of California Chrome, in foal to Tapit, in order to buy more mares to support 'Chrome as a stallion next year.
New Stakes Winner Gets Scat Daddy to 75
A Chilean race won by Gran Villano initially reported as a stakes did not meet black-type criteria, so Mister Nofty became Scat Daddy's 75th stakes winner in the Aug. 24 Grover Buddy Delp Memorial Stakes.
Valor Farm Adds Stonesider to Roster
With the closure of Lane's End Texas, Valor Farm acquired a couple stallions owned entirely or in part of Robert and Janice McNair. The further consolidate, the McNairs decided to relocate Stonesider from New York.
Weak OBS August Sale Fails to Recover
The rough start at the Ocala Breeders' Sale Co.'s August yearling sale never smoothed out, with overall statistics during the second day of the two-day open session as sobering as the first.
Trainer Brown Captures 1,000th Win
New York-based trainer Chad Brown celebrated his 1,000th win Aug 24 when heavily favored Mr Maybe won the $100,000 John's Call Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
Flintshire Looking Strong for Sword Dancer
Son of Dansili will be making his 16th start in graded/group stakes
Up With the Birds at Home in Sky Classic
With his 12-race losing streak broken, Canadian Horse of Year looks to build on recent stakes success.
Last-Out Stakes Winners Meet in Play the King
Three stakes winners all possessing an affinity for Woodbine, success at seven furlongs, and with multiple stakes wins so far this year will face off Aug. 20 in the Play the King Stakes (Can-IIT).
One Fine Dream is Iowa Derby Heavyweight
Plenty backing up the Woke Up Dreamin gelding's 3-5 morning line
Lady Aurelia in Top Form for Prix Morny
Scat Daddy filly gets her final U.S. work at Keeneland Aug. 11 and will ship to France Aug. 13. Stablemate Acapulco will miss the Nunthorpe Stakes (Eng-I), however, due to a foot issue.
Schwartz, Brown Have Sea Calisi in Beverly D.
Owner-trainer team is dangerous with turf females
Tapit Leads F-T Saratoga by Average, Median
Nine Tapit yearlings averaged $713,889
Saratoga Sires by Earning Potential
Sires of earners of $250,000 or more from 2011-13 crops
Part 2: Raising the Bar on Quality
New systems are in place to monitor the quality of black-type stakes
Part 1: Evolution of Black Type
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Pride of Dubai Will Shuttle to Ireland
Pride of Dubai, the only horse to win both Australia’s William Hill Blue Diamond Stakes (Aus-I) and Inglis Sires Produce Stakes (Aus-I), will reverse shuttle to Coolmore Stud’s Irish headquarters for the 2017 season.
Spendthrift Sells Victor's Cry, Wilburn
Spendthrift Farm confirmed the sale and relocation of second-crop sires Victor's Cry and Wilburn from its stallion station near Lexington.
Seeking the Gold Dies at 31
Claiborne Farm sire, euthanized due to the infirmities of old age, produced 91 stakes winners and five champions.
Sunday Silence Dominates Broodmare Sires
Sunday Silence has more than $21 million in '16 progeny earnings
Dr. Charles Giles Focused on Quality
Dr. Charles Giles, from his band of eight mares, has bred graded stakes winners Mokat and Acapulco.
What's Going On Here: Laying a New Foundation
Stallion Register to adopt black-type rules
Lightning Strike Kills Brilliant Speed
Grade I-winning freshman sire stood at Three Chimneys Farm, the longtime home of his sire, Dynaformer.
The Cherokee Run-Empire Maker Cross
Rise of Empire Maker and his sons and grandsons is good for Cherokee Run as a broodmare sire.
Belmont Return May Help Effinex in Suburban
Effinex looks to rebound and reclaim his title July 9 in the $500,000 Suburban Handicap (gr. II) at Belmont Park, while Eagle aims to break through after two consecutive runner-up efforts in graded stakes.
Little Mike Returns After Extensive Care
With an ongoing horse neglect case involving trainer Maria Borell and her father grabbing headlines, Carlo Vaccarezza hopes the return of his turf star Little Mike after a two-year hiatus sends a different message—that most racehorse owners care.
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