Frank Lyons

Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in Mare Case

• By Ron Mitchell
• October 29, 2014
• Thoroughbred Sales

A Fayette (Lexington) Circuit Court jury failed Oct. 28 to reach a verdict in a lawsuit filed over the disputed purchase of the broodmare Love Me Only for $2.1 million in 2011.

Ashford Execs Testify in Love Me Only Trial

• October 23, 2014
• Thoroughbred Sales, Kentucky

Executives of Coolmore Stud and its U.S. entity Ashford Stud were on the witness stand Oct. 23 during the fourth day of a trial over the disputed sale of the broodmare Love Me Only in 2011.

Laughing Brings Smiles to Connections

• By Lenny Shulman
• October 30, 2013
• Thoroughbred Racing, Breeders' Cup

Laughing brings an undefeated record for 2013 into the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT) for trainer Alan Goldberg and owner Richard Santulli.

Love Me Only Brings $2.1 Million at Keeneland

• By Ron Mitchell
• November 8, 2011
• Thoroughbred Sales, Kentucky

Frank and Jane Lyon's Summer Wind Farm paid $2.1 million for the Sadler's Wells mare Love Me Only, consigned as Hip No. 383 by Eaton Sales, during the Nov. 8 session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

TVG Offering Additional Workouts on Web

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• October 25, 2007

TVG is making exclusive video of selected daily workouts of Breeders' Cup contenders available to TVG subscribers through the network's Web site, the company announced Oct. 25.

TVG to Provide Extensive Coverage of Keeneland's Fall Meet

• October 3, 2007

TVG will provide extensive live television coverage of Keeneland's fall race meeting, including live trackside broadcasts every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during the first three weekends of the 17-day meet.

Stevens to Join Louisville Thoroughbred Club Derby Party

• April 14, 2006
• Thoroughbred Racing, Triple Crown

The Louisville Thoroughbred Club invites all Kentucky Derby (gr. I) fans to gather at the Kentucky Derby Museum April 28 to raise a glass with three-time Kentucky Derby winning jockey Gary Stevens and several of the Thoroughbred industry's top racing analysts as they toast America's greatest race and dice out the odds and chances of all the 132nd Derby contenders.

Grade I Winner Castledale to Crestwood

• December 21, 2005
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Castledale, a grade I winner on dirt and turf, will enter stud at Pope McLean's Crestwood Farm near Lexington.

Breeders' Cup Simulcast Show Offered Internet to Foreign Residents

• October 25, 2005
• Breeders' Cup

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association announced Tuesday that, for the first time, the official "Breeders' Cup Simulcast Show" -- the video sent to racetracks and other wagering facilities from the Breeders' Cup site -- will be available on the Internet live via streaming video on Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships Day Saturday.

Multiple Grade I Winner Castledale Retired

• By Jack Shinar
• September 2, 2005
• Thoroughbred Racing, Thoroughbred Breeding

Castledale, a grade I winner on both dirt and grass, has been retired due to deterioration of his front ankles, his owners said Friday.

Castledale Masters 'Meadows Turf in SF Mile

• By Jack Shinar
• April 23, 2005
• Thoroughbred Racing

Grade I winner Castledale shot through an opening between horses to the lead in the $111,250 San Francisco Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IIT) and held on for a narrow victory over Adreamisborn Saturday on the Bay Meadows turf.

TVG To Offer Wraparound Breeders' Cup Coverage

• October 8, 2004
• Breeders' Cup

TVG will offer extensive pre-and post-2004 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships coverage, beginning on Saturday, October 23, with the first of six, one-hour airings of "The Works."

Rock Hard Ten Freshened, Bound for Swaps

• June 24, 2004
• Thoroughbred Racing

Rock Hard Ten, one of the leading 3-year-olds in the nation, galloped on the main track at Hollywood Park on Thursday with an eye toward the $400,000 Swaps Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr.II) July 10.

Castledale Headed for Swaps Stakes

• June 18, 2004
• Thoroughbred Racing

Castledale, upset winner of the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I), is training well for a projected return in the $400,000-added Swaps Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. II) on July 10, co-owner Frank Lyons said Friday.

An Unlikely Life with Horses for Frank Lyons

• By Margaret Ransom
• April 29, 2004
• Triple Crown

For as far back as he can remember, Frank Lyons wanted to spend his life with horses. The 40-year-old native of Ireland used his entire youth to prepare for a career as a horse trainer. He's now putting that preparation to use as a TVG analyst and as a co-owner of Castledale.

Trainer Speak: Notes from the Trainers Dinner

• By Evan Hammonds
• April 28, 2004
• Triple Crown

There were plenty of quips and comments from trainers and connections with Kentucky Derby (gr. I) hopefuls Tuesday night at the annual Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders trainers' dinner in Louisville.

Castledale Works, Mullins to Decide Sunday

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• April 24, 2004
• Triple Crown

Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) winner Castledale worked six furlongs in 1:12 Saturday morning at Santa Anita, trainer Jeff Mullins sounding as though he was leaning toward a run in the Kentucky Derby.

West Coast: Castledale Breezes, Derby Decision Awaits

• By Margaret Ransom
• April 14, 2004
• Triple Crown

Castledale was put through his first work since winning the April 6 Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) on Wednesday, breezing five furlongs in :59 3/5 over Santa Anita's fast main track.

Wild Win for Upsetter Castledale In SA Derby

• By Jack Shinar
• April 3, 2004
• Triple Crown

In a wild stretch run, Castledale, a 30-1 shot, edged Rock Hard Ten by a head to win the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (gr. I), the West Coast's major 3-year-old steppingstone to the Kentucky Derby (gr. I).

TVG's "The Works" Begins Friday

• October 17, 2002
• Breeders' Cup

TVG announced Oct. 17 that its popular program, "The Works," sponsored by the NTRA and Breeders' Cup, will kick off the network's coverage of the 2002 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships tomorrow with the first of seven, one-hour shows airing from 11 a.m.-noon (EDT) through Thursday, Oct. 24.

TVG to Televise Keeneland July Sale

• June 28, 2002
• Thoroughbred Sales

TVG has announced it will offer exclusive live coverage of the Keeneland July Select Yearling Sale.

Commentary: TVG Has Another Winner in Keeneland Sale Show

• July 11, 2001
• Thoroughbred Sales

Until TVG's show "The Sales" aired on July 1, the best way for a buyer to prepare for a sale without visiting the farms selling yearlings was to sit down with a sales catalogue and a sales supplement. This all changed with TVG's new program, a preview of the Keeneland July 2001 selected yearling sale. It highlights the yearlings offered at this sale like no advertisement or pedigree page could ever do.

TVG's "The Works" Return

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• April 18, 2001
• Triple Crown

TVG today announced its broadcast schedule of live events from Churchill Downs surrounding the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) and the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), highlighted by "The Works."

TVG to Televise, Take Wagers on Dubai World Cup

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• March 16, 2001
• Thoroughbred Racing

TVG announced on Friday that it would feature exclusive live U.S. television coverage and in-home wagering on the sixth running of the $6-million Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) from Nad Al Sheba Racecourse in Dubai, U.A.E. on Saturday, March 24, 2001.