F-T Sale Ends With a 19% Increase in Gross
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale, which ended its three-day run Oct. 27 in Lexington, generated results that were "totally expected," according to the auction firm's chairman Walt Robertson.
Headlines for Wednesday, October 27, 2010
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Zenyatta, Goldikova Steal BC Headlines
Zenyatta and Goldikova will attempt to make history in their respective Breeders' Cup races.
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Back to the Dirt: Compelling Breeders' Cup
The main focus this year, of course, will be on "Mighty Mare"--Zenyatta--who hopes to conclude her amazing career in the Classic with her 20th victory in as many starts, and the French femme fatale, Goldikova.
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Enriched Takes Shot at Cal Cup Classic
A reduced California Cup program featuring seven stakes for state-bred horses worth a total of $700,000 are on tap for the Oak Tree Racing Association's 21st annual event to be held at Hollywood Park Oct. 30.
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Awesome Gem Will Run in BC Marathon
West Point Thoroughbred didn't waste any time in pulling a switch with Awesome Gem and Tropic Storm, both of whom will run in their second preference races.
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Peters Leaving Three Chimneys
Robert N. Clay's Three Chimneys Farm announced Oct. 27 that stallion seasons and matings specialist Anne Peters has decided to go out on her own.
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Formosina Sets the Pace at Tattersalls
The winner of this year's Ladbrokes.com Railway Stakes (Ire-II) was sold for 320,000 guineas ($531,714 in U.S. funds).
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Gonksi Colt Shines in Magic Millions Opener
A Gonski colt brought the top price of Aust$180,000 ($177,690 in U.S. funds) during the opening session of the Magic Millions national horses in training sale on the Gold Coast of Australia Oct. 27.
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Stately Victor, Exhi Face Elders in Fayette
Stately Victor, who scored his career biggest win at Keeneland in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) this spring, returns to the Lexington racetrack as one of the favorites for the closing day $150,000 Fayette Stakes.
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BC Stallion Analysis by Racing Surface
Be prepared for the Breeders' Cup with our analysis of how the progeny of stallions represented in the Breeders' Cup World Championships have fared on dirt and turf at Churchill Downs.
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Florida Horsewoman Gail Gee Dies
Gail Gee, owner of Derby Daze Farm near Ocala, Fla., died Oct. 26 in Ocala.
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Pletcher Optimistic for a Big Breeders' Cup
Todd Pletcher has pre-entered 11 horses -- more than any other trainer at the two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships to be held Nov. 5-6 at Churchill Downs.
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Coal Play to McMahon in New York
Graded stakes winner Coal Play, who finished a close second to Big Brown in a grade I stakes, has been retired from racing and will enter stud in 2011 at Joe and Anne McMahon's McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds.
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Racing, Promote Thyself - By Stacy Bearse
The consequences of ignoring a national marketing initiative won't be pretty.
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Rosie Napravnik Collects 1,000th Career Win
Jockey Rosie Napravnik earned the 1,000th win of her career when she guided odds-on favorite Laughing Charlie to victory in Delaware Park's fourth race Oct. 27.
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Peach of an Idea - by Mike Mullaney
An AHC study says Atlanta ranks behind only Lexington and Ocala, Fla., in terms of horse ownership. By Mike Mullaney.
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BC Officials Expecting Record Two-Day Event
Breeders' Cup officials touted this year's pre-entries for the Nov. 5-6 World Championships at Churchill Downs the deepest in the history of the event.
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TRF Elects Pressman to Board of Directors
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation announced Oct. 27 the unanimous election of Hayward Richard Pressman to its board of directors.
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Tough Task to Pick the Favorites
With highly competitive fields from top to bottom, especially the Classic, this year's Breeders' Cup is loaded with intrigue.
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'The Works' Begins on TVG on Oct. 30
TVG's "The Works" program will be telecast live from Churchill Downs, beginning Saturday, Oct. 30, and continuing through Wednesday, Nov. 3, from 11 a.m.-noon EDT daily.
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Panel Withdraws Support of Research Project
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission's Equine Drug Research Council has withdrawn support and funding for one of six projects that it had approved for 2010.
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BC Makes a Few Changes in Race Order
Breeders' Cup has made a few changes to the race order for its Nov. 5-6 World Championships at Churchill Downs.
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Casamento Stakes Claim as Classic Favorite
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter<br />Does Shamardal's son Casamento have an Epsom Derby pedigree or will he peak at 10 furlongs? Alan Porter analyzes the prospects of one of Europe's hottest juveniles.
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A Little Warm Retired
Grade II winner A Little Warm, who suffered condylar fractures to both front legs during a routine gallop at Delaware Park Oct. 21, is recovering from surgery performed at the New Bolton Center.
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Breeders' Cup Pre-Entries, Download Here.
Breeders' Cup Pre-Entries, Download Here
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Wilson Named VP of The Jockey Club
Jason G. Wilson has been appointed vice president – business development for The Jockey Club.
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Most Averages Up at Scaled-Down Retama Meet
A greatly scaled-down meet offered fewer opportunities for horsemen but generated on-site gains at Retama Park, which wrapped up its live meet Oct. 23.
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Trail Talk: October 27, 2010
The Breeders' Cup Pre-Entries are out. Evan looks at the Filly and Mare Sprint, Filly and Mare Turf, Dirt Mile and Classic.Presented by Taylor Made Stallions. Download the Breeders' Cup Pre-Entries here.
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A Day with Zenyatta
