David Shimmon

Giant Ryan, The Factor Go for the Gold

• March 30, 2012
• International, Dubai Carnival

Giant Ryan and The Factor, the U.S. representatives in the Dubai Golden Shaheen, have worked well on the Tapeta surface at Meydan Racecourse and appear primed for big efforts.

Millionaire Roman Ruler Retired to Hill 'n' Dale

• November 1, 2005
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Millionaire Roman Ruler, a leading member of his generation at two and three, has been retired for stallion duty at John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farms near Lexington.

Roman Ruler to Hill 'n' Dale Upon Retirement

• August 8, 2005
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Roman Ruler, winner of the Aug. 7 Haskell Invitational Handicap (gr. I), will stand at John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farms near Lexington upon his retirement.

Santa Anita Derby Winner Buzzards Bay Sells for $725,000

• By Ron Mitchell
• July 18, 2005
• Thoroughbred Sales

Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) winner Buzzards Bay was purchased by Gary and Wendy Broad for $725,000 Monday at the conclusion of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky yearling sale in Lexington, Ky.

Saratoga Sale Topper to Stand in Oklahoma

• November 5, 2004
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Distinction, who topped the 2000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling sale at $4.2 million, has been retired and will stand in Oklahoma.

Roman Ruler Explodes on the Scene For Baffert

• By Steve Haskin
• June 20, 2004
• Thoroughbred Racing

Bob Baffert has been talking up his exciting 2-year-old Roman Ruler for quite a while, and the colt justified all the high praise by winning first crack out in grand style at Hollywood Park on Saturday.

D'wildcat Retired to Windfields in Canada

• May 15, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Grade I winner D'wildcat has been retired to Windfields Farm near Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

Graded Winner Ocean Terrace Retired

• May 12, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Ocean Terrace, who won the El Camino Real Derby (gr. III) in March in his third start, has been retired from racing.

Hess Catching Up With Ocean Terrace

• March 21, 2003
• Thoroughbred Racing, Triple Crown

Knowing that the last horse to win the Kentucky Derby who did not race at 2 was Apollo in 1882, trainer Bob Hess Jr. admits he might have rushed Ocean Terrace before the $700,000 son of Saint Ballado made his debut on Dec. 26.

View Tremendous for Ocean Terrace

• March 8, 2003
• Thoroughbred Racing, Triple Crown

Ocean Terrace stamped himself as a leading Kentucky Derby contender when he scored an impressive victory in the $200,000 El Camino Real Derby (gr. III) Saturday at Golden Gate Fields.

Windfields Buys Interest in D'wildcat

• January 20, 2003
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Windfields Farm in Canada has purchased a half-interest in grade I winner D'wildcat

Editor's Note Colt Beats $4.2-Million Saratoga Sale Topper at Spa

• August 16, 2001
• Thoroughbred Racing

Last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale topper, a Seattle Slew colt named Distinction purchased for $4.2 million by Californian David Shimmon, was soundly beaten in his second career start, a six-furlong maiden special weight race for 2-year-olds at Saratoga on Thursday. The winner of the race was first-time starter Coach Knight, an Anthony Dutrow-trained son of Editor's Note who was a $75,000 purchase at an Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2-year-old sale this March.

OBS Spring Sale Sets Records For Gross And Average

• By Deirdre B. Biles
• April 27, 2001
• Thoroughbred Sales

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's spring auction of 2-year-olds in training established sale records for gross revenue and median price during its four-day run that ended April 26 in Florida. In addition, the auction's record for the highest-priced horse was equaled when a Grindstone filly sold for $550,000 on the final day. The mark first was set in 1998, when Kaaren and Hays Biggs purchased Etbauer, a son of Silver Deputy who won the 1999 Rebel Stakes (gr. IIII).

D'Wildcat to Stretch Out in Lone Star Derby

• By Steve Haskin
• March 28, 2001
• Triple Crown

D'Wildcat, a brilliant 10 1/2-length winner of the 7-furlong Swale Stakes in his last start, will stretch out to 1 1/8 miles in the $500,000 Lone Star Derby Apr. 7, trainer Bob Hess told The Blood-Horse Wednesday.

Barretts Downturn Coincides With Stock Market Decline

• By Deirdre B. Biles
• March 21, 2001
• Thoroughbred Sales

On March 12, the Nasdaq composite index sank below 2000 and the Dow Jones industrial average experienced a staggering 436-point drop. The following day, Barretts conducted its select sale of 2-year-olds in training and suffered one of its worst financial beatings ever. The gross, average, and median all declined sharply. The buy-back rate climbed to its second-highest level in the auction's history. And the sale failed to produce a seven-figure horse for the first time since 1996. Just a coincidence? Gerald McMahon didn't think so. The Barretts president saw a direct link between Wall Street's crash and his California-based company's plummeting fortunes.

Lukas to Train Quartet for New Buyer Shimmon

• By BloodHorse Staff
• January 22, 2001
• Thoroughbred Racing, Thoroughbred Sales

David Shimmon, the California entrepreneur who has been one of the Thoroughbred industry's leading yearling buyers since emerging at the Keeneland July sale in 1999, has elected to have D. Wayne Lukas train four of his purchases from last year, including a $4.2 million Seattle Slew colt who topped Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga yearling sale.

$4.2 Million Colt Buoys Record Spa Sale

• By Ray Paulick
• August 11, 2000
• Thoroughbred Breeding, Thoroughbred Sales

Fasig-Tipton's annual Saratoga yearling auction ended with plenty of fireworks Thursday night: a Seattle Slew colt whose $4.2 million hammer price was the second-highest in the sale's history; a filly by Hennessy selling for $1.8 million, the highest filly price since the high-flying 1980s; and a final session average of almost $400,000.