Kentucky Owner and Breeder Scott Ricker Dies
Scott Edward Ricker of Sunny Oaks Farm near Paris, Ky., died of cancer at the age of 59. Among the many Thoroughbreds foaled and raised at Sunny Oak was 1997 champion 2-year-old filly Countess Diana.
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Barn Fire Kills Sire of Countess Diana
A Sept. 25 fire at Velocity Farms near Benton, La., killed 12 horses, including Deerhound, sire of champion Countess Diana. The cause of the fire is being investigated.
Keeneland Up as Sale Winds Down
Gains were posted across the board during the second-to-last day of the Keeneland November mixed sale Nov. 18.
Champion Countess Diana Dead
Eclipse Award winner Countess Diana, whose Breeders' Cup win remains the third-largest margin of all time, was euthanized over the Memorial Day weekend at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital near Lexington.
Jill Byrne Joins TVG Full-Time
Jill Byrne, who has previously worked in studio and as an analyst and reporter on such TVG programming as "The Works" and "Trackside Live," will join the network as a full-time analyst beginning with TVG coverage of the Keeneland spring meet on April 2.
Top Threesome on Experimental Free Handicap (See Dual Qualifiers)
Eclipse Award winner Action This Day, Cuvee, and Ruler's Court accomplished enough as 2-year-olds last year to share top billing under the standard top weight of 126 pounds on the Experimental Free Handicap that was released Tuesday.
Countess Diana Foals A.P. Indy Colt
Champion Countess Diana produced her second foal, an A.P. Indy colt March 26 for Kenny Troutt and Bill Casner's WinStar Farm.
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