Goldikova Named Cartier Horse of the Year
The Wertheimer family's Goldikova, who on Nov. 6 at Churchill Downs won her third consecutive Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT), was named Horse of the Year in the Cartier Awards.
Headlines for Tuesday, November 16, 2010
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A Derby Tease? Aces N Kings, Part II
Aces N Kings, sired by a teaser stallion, will run in the $1 million Delta Jackpot this weekend...
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WinStar Prospects Boost Keeneland Results
The consignment of racing, broodmare, and stallion prospects offered by Kenny Troutt's WinStar Racing headlined the Nov. 16 session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.
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Belmont Winner Da' Tara Sells for $180,000
Da' Tara, who captured the 2008 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), brought $180,000 Nov. 16 during the ninth session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.
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WinStar Stud Fees Announced
WinStar Farm Nov. 16 announced 2011 fees for its roster of stallions, led by leading Sire Distorted Humor, who will stand for $90,000 if paid by Nov. 1, 2011, or $100,000 live foal stands and nurses.
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West Coast Regional: Sharp Shooters
You look at Steve Bajer and John O'Hara moving around the sales at Keeneland each September and November, and they seem like two guys who took a wrong turn on the way to a fishing trip.
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Moments in Time - By Evan Hammonds
The other Breeders' Cup races Nov. 5-6 produced some fine -- and not so fine -- moments.
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International Relations - By Wendy Christ
Industry newbie, limited budget, I stretched to land a broodmare at the Keeneland November mixed sale in 2001.
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Additional NY Casino Under Negotiation
Just weeks after breaking ground on a new casino at Aqueduct racetrack, Gov. David Paterson is hoping to forge an agreement for a competing, Native American-owned casino 100 miles away in the Catskills region.
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Tapit's Fee Upped to $80,000
Tapit, who stands at the Beck family's Gainesway Farm near Lexington, has enjoyed such a successful season that his fee has been upped to $80,000 from $50,000.
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Santa Anita Stakes Schedule Finalized
Santa Anita Park, which is returning to a natural dirt track this season, has added $450,000 to its 3-year-old program. The track opens for its winter/spring season Dec. 26, and will offer 46 graded stakes.
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Pink Viper to Fanlew in Louisiana
Multiple stakes winner Pink Viper has been retired from racing and will enter stud in 2011 at Ray and Kathy Paul's Fanlew Farms near Sarepta, La.
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Special Section: Boarding (November 2010)
Care, Safety Key in Selecting Right Boarding Outfit
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Turfway Trims Purses to Maintain Stakes Slate
Faced with making a decision brought about by the battering of the Kentucky horse racing industry, Turfway Park has opted to cut some overnight purses in order to maintain a weekly stakes schedule.
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Summer Bird to Stand for $15,000
Summer Bird, the 2009 champion 3-year-old male, will begin his stallion career for $15,000 in 2011 at Ben P. Walden Jr.'s Pauls Mill near Versailles, Ky.
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ELCR Reports Success in Equine Land Conservation Efforts
As subdivisions, apartment complexes, and shopping centers continue to appear around every corner, the land that horse owners and enthusiasts use to ride, compete, and keep their horses on seems to disappear. Equine Land Conservation Resource (ELCR) is a national nonprofit working to advance the conservation of land for horse-related activity. In the past...
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Horses' Behavior and Welfare Negatively Impacted by Low-Fiber Diets
Despite the fact that horses evolved on a forage-based diet that is high in fiber and low in calories, some horse owners and trainers just can't resist feeding a low-fiber, calorie-dense diet.
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