Jacks Masterpiece First Winner for Smiling Tiger
The first winner for freshman sire Smiling Tiger, Jacks Masterpiece ran away to a 4 1/2-length score at Pleasanton in his debut June 24.
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California Sire Benchmark Dead at 26
Longtime California sire Benchmark was euthanized June 23 due to the infirmities of old age, according to a release from Ballena Vista Farm. He was 26.
Stormin Fever Euthanized at 23
The son of Storm Cat sired Canadian Horse of the Year Biofuel and 28 other black-type stakes winners.
Energetico to Dunvegan Stud in Alberta
Son of Mutakddim will stand for CAN$3,000 in 2018.
Disco Rico and His Record-Setting Son Disco Partner
The most impressive performance on the Belmont Stakes card was by a somewhat unheralded New York-bred by the name of Disco Partner.
International Sire Elusive Quality Pensioned
Darley's 24-year-old son of Gone West retired with 126 black-type stakes winners
Malibu Moon Hits Black-Type Century Mark
Spendthrift Farm's Malibu Moon reached an important milestone June 17 when his 3-year-old daughter Shimmering Aspen became his 100th black-type stakes winner worldwide.
Liaison Gets First Winner with Vicente's Shadow
Spendthrift Farm's freshman sire Liaison, the grade 1-winning son of Indian Charlie, had his first winner June 18, when Vicente's Shadow rallied strongly to win a 4 1/2-furlong maiden special weight by a length at Emerald Downs.
Breeder Hargus Sexton Dies at 96
Hargus Sexton, who along with his wife, Sandra, bred dozens of stakes winners, died at his farm outside Versailles June 15 at the age of 96.
Spirit of Shanghai First Winner for Shanghai Bobby
William Peeples' Spirit of Shanghai became the first winner for her sire Shanghai Bobby when she took a maiden claiming race for juvenile fillies at Santa Anita Park June 18 by a length.
Indian Evening's First Winner Goes Gate-to-Wire
Kimberlea K held a 5 1/4-length lead to score decisively on debut at Golden Gate Fields June 17, giving freshmen sire Indian Evening his first winner.
Freedom Child Gets First Winner in Limited View
Freshman sire Freedom Child was represented by his first winner June 17, when Maryland-bred Limited View soared clear of her competition in a five-furlong maiden special weight at Laurel Park.
Feisty Embrace is First Winner for Brethren
Freshman sire Brethren picked up his first winner June 16 at Evangeline Downs, where his daughter Feisty Embrace captured a five-furlong maiden special weight in the day's first race.
Grade 1 Winner Wrote to Shuttle to New Zealand
Northwest Stud of Ocala, Fla., is sending 2011 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) winner Wrote to New Zealand for the shuttle season, it was announced June 16.
Humphrey Named Honor Guest for TCA Testimonial Dinner
Thoroughbred owner and breeder and current chairman of Churchill Downs Inc. G. Watts Humphrey Jr. will be Honor Guest at the Thoroughbred Club of America's 2017 testimonial dinner Sept. 29 at Keeneland Race Course.
Swagger Strike First Winner for Sire Swagger Jack
Swagger Jack, a grade 1-winning son of two-time leading sire Smart Strike, saw his first winner June 11 when Swagger Strike drew off to a 2 3/4-length victory in the fifth race at Camarero Race Track.
I'm Corfu First Winner for Freshman Sire Corfu
Florida-based freshman sire Corfu picked up his first winner June 13 when I'm Corfu delivered a front-running victory in a five-furlong race June 13 on the all-weather track at Presque Isle Downs.
Mastery Retired After Claiborne Farm Arrival
Undefeated grade 1 winner Mastery has been retired after arriving at Claiborne Farm June 12, according to representative Bernie Sams. The 3-year-old son of Candy Ride (ARG) will begin stud duty at the Kentucky operation in 2018.
Earth First Winner for Claiborne's Orb
Claiborne Farm's freshmen sire Orb had his first winner June 11 when Earth won in his debut at Gulfstream Park.
Happy River is First Winner for Prospective
Freshman sire and grade 2 winner stands at Ocala Stud. Happy River also was his first starter.
Tapit Brother Retired to Stud at O'Sullivan Farms
Aldrin is a winning half brother by Malibu Moon and a $1 million 2-year-old in training purchase.
Solid Strike
Smart Strike’s biomechanical profile reveals he was a natural two-turn individual with as much power as stride, the kind of horse that can get out there and stalk and then keep going until the rest are left behind.
First Starter Gets It Done for Freshman Sire El Padrino
Pennsylvania freshman sire El Padrino's first starter became his first winner June 8 at Delaware Park, where longshot Whereshetoldmetogo rallied in the stretch to win by 2 1/2 lengths.
Racing Loses One of its Greats: Holy Bull Dead at 26
Holy Bull was 1994 Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old. "If you were putting together your fantasy horse stable for the last 25 years, you'd have to have Holy Bull in your top five," Godolphin USA president Jimmy Bell.
Champion Rafeef Retiring to Highlands Stud
Son of Redoute's Choice honored as Highveld Horse of the Year, champion sprinter, and champion older horse for the 2016-17 season.
Two Milestones for Invincible Spirit
Invincible Spirit passed two significant milestones June 3 when his 3-year-old son Inns of Court won the Prix du Palais-Royal (G3). The colt became both the 100th black-type winner and 50th graded/group winner for sire.
First Winners for Champ Pegasus, Bind, Ez Effort
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- Thoroughbred Breeding, Thoroughbred Racing, Midwest Region, Southeast Region, West Region
June 2 was a busy day for freshmen, as Champ Pegasus, Bind, and Ez Effort were represented by their first winners.
California Chrome's Last Full Sibling Nears Debut
Faversham, the last full sibling to California Chrome, is scheduled to run for the first time June 16 at Santa Anita Park.
Justin Phillip Gets First Winner in a Romp
New York-bred What a Catch wins first start by 5 1/2 lengths at Belmont Park.
Maclean's Music Meeting High Expectations
Maclean’s Music is a powerful miler-type who closely resembles his sire physically and biomechanically.
The Remarkable Triple Crown Series of 2009
Only other year dominated by first-crop 3-year-olds since 1973
Arrogate's Dam Bubbler in Foal to Tapit
Cross between Distorted Humor daughters and Tapit has already produced a grade 1 winner.
Rubilinda Impresses as Frankel’s First US Winner
Don Alberto Stable's homebred Rubilinda became the first winner in the United States for her sire Frankel when she showed an impressive turn of foot to go last to first in a May 27 maiden special weight at Belmont Park.
First Starter is First Winner for Intello
Intello, winner of the 2013 Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby, G1) and a freshman sire, got his first winner with his first starter May 25 when his daughter Sonjeu took a maiden race by 2 1/2 lengths at Tarbes Racecourse.
First Black-type Winner for Freshman Havana Gold
Tweenhills Farm & Stud's freshman sire Havana Gold garnered his first black-type winner May 25 when his son Havana Grey won the Better Odds With Matchbook National Stakes by a length at Sandown Park in England.
Freshman Flashpoint Gets His First Winner
Louisiana freshman sire Flashpoint's first runner eventually become his first winner when Flashy Coop took a five-furlong maiden claimer May 19 at Hipodromo de las Americas in Mexico City.
Treasure Beach Gets First Winner in Indiana
Tigerbeach won his third start by 3 3/4 lengths at Indiana Grand.
Leslie's Lady in Foal to American Pharoah
Clarkland Farm's blue-hen mare is the dam of multiple champion Beholder and grade 1-winning sire Into Mischief.
Classic Empire to Coolmore on Retirement
In a deal brokered by Justin Casse prior to the Triple Crown, champion 2-year-old male Classic Empire will enter stud at Coolmore's Ashford Stud when he's retired from racing.
A Trio of Sire Firsts
Freshman sires Espoir City and Lethal Force get their first winners, while second-crop sire Bated Breath gets his first black-type stakes winner.
Grade 1 Winner, Sire Devil His Due Dies at 28
Devil His Due, multiple Grade 1 winner and sire of 40 black-type stakes winners, including Dubai World Cup winner Roses in May, was euthanized at Margaux Farm due to the infirmities of old age May 22
In Excess Connected to Past Two Kentucky Derby Winners
For the second year in a row, the late In Excess—a former juggernaut on the California stallion scene--has figured in the first three generations of a Kentucky Derby Presented By Yum! Brands (G1) winner.
Unbridled Redux
That Always Dreaming came home on top in the Derby might not have surprised handicappers. However, the result underscored the importance of this rapidly emerging branch of a line which is often misidentified as that of Fappiano, sire of Unbridled.
Empire Maker, Distorted Humor Progeny Thrive at Pimlico
Bodemeister's first starters at Pimlico this weekend
Course Change for Hit It a Bomb, Shuttling to Argentina
Son of War Front will stand at perennial leading Argentine breeder Haras Firmamento
Champion Tepin Confirmed in Foal to Curlin
Two-time Eclipse Award winner conceives on single attempt for this season.
Unusual Heat Dies at 27
The son of Nureyev was a six-time leading sire in California and led the sire standings by California-conceived turf runners 13 times.
Breeding to Race: A Survival Plan
Longtime New Zealand owner/breeder Peter Neilson discusses breeding to race as an effective cost-recovery strategy in a polarized commercial market and offers a short list of valuable stallion prospects to consider.
Montjeu Gets 125th Black-Type Winner
Top international sire Montjeu got his 125th black-type stakes winner May 14 when Irish-bred Red Cardinal won a two-mile group stakes at Hoppegarten in Germany.
Arms Runner First Black-Type Winner for Overdriven
Arms Runner became the first black-type winner for his sire, Ocala Stud stallion Overdriven, with a 1 1/2-length victory for Rockingham Ranch May 13 in the $101,690 Desert Code Stakes at Santa Anita Park.
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