Articles posted January 7, 2014

Absent Dispersal, Keeneland Figures Decline

• By Glenye Cain Oakford
• January 7, 2014
• Thoroughbred Breeding, Thoroughbred Sales, Kentucky

The second of four sessions saw declines across the board when compared with an equivalent session last year that featured two million-dollar horses.

Grass Champion Sunshine Forever Dies

• By BloodHorse Staff
• January 7, 2014
• Kentucky, Off Track Thoroughbreds

Champion grass horse Sunshine Forever died Jan. 7 at Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm near Georgetown, Ky. A necropsy will be performed to determine the cause of the 29-year-old stallion's death.

Clever Cry Represented by First Winner

• By BloodHorse Staff
• January 7, 2014
• Thoroughbred Breeding, Southwest Region

Clever Cry, a 7-year-old son of Street Cry, was represented by his first winner Dec. 27 when Artist Cry posted a victory in her second start at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.

Mucho Macho Man's Dam Tops at Keeneland

• By Ron Mitchell
• January 7, 2014
• Thoroughbred Sales, Kentucky

Ponche de Leona, the dam of 2013 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) winner Mucho Macho Man, was purchased by Brushwood Stable for $775,000 to become the new sale-topper at the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale.

Maktoum Challenge Kicks Off Dubai Carnival

• By Myra Lewyn
• January 7, 2014
• Thoroughbred Racing, International

The countdown to the world's richest race--the $10 million Dubai World Cup (UAE-I)--begins Jan. 9 with the first of 10 meetings of the Dubai World Cup Carnival at Meydan Racecourse.

Lukas to Receive Eclipse Award of Merit

• By BloodHorse Staff
• January 7, 2014
• Thoroughbred Racing, Breeders' Cup, Triple Crown

D. Wayne Lukas, the most successful trainer in the history of horse racing, will be honored with the Eclipse Award of Merit for a lifetime of outstanding achievement in the Thoroughbred industry.

Eclipse Awards Events to Benefit Charities

• By BloodHorse Staff
• January 7, 2014
• Southeast Region

A series of special events leading up to the Eclipse Awards, will benefit a range of racing-related charities, including the Gulfstream Thoroughbred Aftercare Program and Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund.

TASS Awards Banquet Set for Jan. 11

• By BloodHorse Staff
• January 7, 2014
• Mid-Atlantic Region, Off Track Thoroughbreds

The Thoroughbred Alliance Show Series Awards Banquet will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 11 at Laurel Park.

Slideshow: The Week in Photos for 01/07/2014

• January 7, 2014
• Thoroughbred Racing

Aqueduct, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park, Winter Scenes, Laurel Park & more. View Slideshow

Kitten's Joy: 2013 Leading Sire

• January 7, 2014

Footage of Kitten's Joy, who led the general sire list for 2013.

ABR Mobile Marketing Tour Renewed

• By BloodHorse Staff
• January 7, 2014

The Jockey Club announced it will continue the America's Best Racing mobile marketing tour with a team of six brand ambassadors embedded in key racing markets throughout 2014 and 2015.

What's Going On Here: Weighing the Juvenile

• By Eric Mitchell
• January 7, 2014

Since 1984 only six 2-year-old males have become champions without winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile; the 2013 championship may add another read blog

The Week in Photos for 1/7/2014

• January 7, 2014

Aqueduct, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park, Winter Scenes, Laurel Park & more.

Causes and Treatment Options for Hemospermia

• By Alexandra Beckstett, The Horse Managing Editor
• January 7, 2014
• Horse Health

Does your breeding stallion have a tinge of blood in his semen after a routine collection for artificial insemination? Or do you notice physical lesions on his genitalia during pre- or post-breeding washing? These are tell-tale signs of hemospermia—literally, blood in the semen—a condition that is not only detrimental to fertility, but can als...