Tim Bryant to Lead Churchill's New Gaming Center
Bryant, a former Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots executive, was named as president and general manager of Derby City Gaming.
Keyword: Kentucky
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Giant's Causeway Dead at 21
The European champion racehorse and champion sire died April 16 at Ashford Stud, where he was born. A three-time leading North American sire; his progeny have won 178 black-type stakes including 104 graded/group stakes to date.
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Sistercharlie Fresh Off Bench in Jenny Wiley
Her last start was a runner-up finish in the July 8 Belmont Oaks Invitational (G1T) at Belmont Park, but Peter Brant's Sistercharlie was primed for a big effort April 14 in the $350,000 Coolmore Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland.
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Triple Chelsea Upsets Lady Aurelia in Giant's Causeway
The 5-year-old daughter of Hat Trick dug deep to run down European champion Lady Aurelia in the final sixteenth of the $100,000 Giant's Causeway Stakes at Keeneland.
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Promises Fulfilled, Coach Rocks Work at Churchill Downs
Promises Fulfilled, winner of the March 3 Xpressbet Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2), and Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) winner Coach Rocks both turned in maintenance moves for trainer Dale Romans April 14 at Churchill Downs.
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Stonestreet's Good Mojo Creates Good Magic
Good Magic brings the Stonestreet dream to fruition
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Capo Bastone's First Winner Comes at Keeneland
Adena Springs Kentucky's grade 1 winner and freshman sire Capo Bastone got his first winner April 11 at Keeneland, where his son Hargus won in his first start by 2 1/2 lengths.
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TCA Co-Beneficiary of Derby, Oaks Handicapping Benefit
Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) has been named the co-beneficiary of the Charitable Impact Group's Kentucky Oaks and Derby Handicapping Benefit Dinner presented by LUXAIR Jets.
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Bolt d'Oro Strong in Final Drill for Santa Anita Derby
Ruis Racing's Medaglia d'Oro colt drew on even terms with a workmate in mid-stretch after he tracked about two lengths behind early, hit the wire in 1:01 1/5 in front by a neck, and surged into his gallop out with powerful strides.
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Quip, Monomoy Girl Beat Weather in Keeneland Works
Both out early April 1 to beat the threat of rain, Quip completed his major preparations for the $1 million Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G2) while Monomoy Girl put in her last work ahead of the Ashland Stakes (G1) coming up April 7 at Keeneland.
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Pitino Sticks to Guns as KY Oaks Looms for Coach Rocks
Pitino was fired as Louisville's coach Oct. 16 following a federal investigation into fraud claims against the Cardinals basketball program. He then told people he would never return to Kentucky.
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Derby Hopeful Runaway Ghost Boosts Ghostzapper
Sunland Derby (G3) winner Runaway Ghost topped a trio of black-type winners for Adena Spring Kentucky's 18-year-old stallion Ghostzapper March 25 at Sunland Park.
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2018 TOBA Seminars and Clinics Schedule
TOBA's first ownership seminar is April 22 at Keeneland.
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Talks Ongoing About Returning Take Charge Indy to U.S.
The son of A.P. Indy was sold to the Korea Racing Authority in November 2016, but WinStar Farm has an option to buy him back.
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Hazit, Ride a Comet Headline Jeff Ruby at Turfway
Oddsmaker Mike Battaglia has made John Oxley's Ride a Comet and Hazit, who races for Eclipse Thoroughbreds and Coolmore partners, 5-1 co-favorites on the morning line for the $200,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) March 17 at Turfway Park.
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Kentucky Makes a Breeders' Cup Tax Incentive Permanent
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has signed legislation that makes permanent a Breeders' Cup World Championships tax incentive.
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Wilson, Roethemeier Join Keeneland
Kyle Wilson and Dean Roethemeier have been hired as sales associates effective March 19.
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From a Single Broodmare to Promises Fulfilled
From his initial band of one modest broodmare, Jacobs has now bred four black-type winners and just celebrated an important milestone as the breeder of a graded stakes winner.
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Thoroughbred Center Barn Quarantined After EHV-1 Case
The Kentucky Office of State Veterinarian has confirmed a diagnosis of Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 to be affecting horses housed in barn 3 at The Thoroughbred Center in Lexington.
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Prominent Owner/Breeder Franklin Groves Dies at 87
Groves, who was honored with an Eclipse Award as outstanding breeder in 1989, owned North Ridge Farm and Man o' War Farm.
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Owner Raymond H. Cottrell Sr. Dies at 84
Decorated Army officer Raymond H. Cottrell Sr., a successful auto dealer in Kentucky who owned Thoroughbreds for more than 25 years, including grade 1 winner Prince Arch, died Feb. 5 at age 84.
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As a Gelding, Overdriven Starts New Career
Former stallion has begun retraining at New Vocations.
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Breeders' Cup Championships Adds Juvenile Turf Sprint
The Breeders' Cup announced Feb. 5 the promotion of the undercard Juvenile Turf Sprint to the Breeders' Cup World Championships program.
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Glen Hill Farm's Filly is Flintshire's First Foal
Hill 'n' Dale Farms' Eclipse champion and five-time grade/group 1 winner Flintshire was represented by his first reported foal when Glen Hill Farm had a filly out of Last Resort born Jan. 18 in Kentucky.
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Gun Runner Settles in for Shift to Stud Career
Horse of the Year expected to visit test mares Jan. 31 or Feb. 1
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Sponsorship Changes Spiral Stakes to 'Jeff Ruby Steaks'
Jeff Ruby signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with Turfway Park, which has run its Kentucky Derby prep since 1972.
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Nyquist's First Foal is a New York-bred Filly
The first reported foal by Darley's grade 1-winning champion Nyquist was born Jan. 23 at Joe and Anne McMahon's McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds near Saratoga Springs. N.Y. The filly was bred by the McMahons.
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Texas Red's First Foals Born Jan. 23 in New York, Iowa
A New York-bred colt, and an Iowa-bred filly arrived Jan. 23.
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Real Solution to Blue Star Racing in Louisiana
Calumet Farm is leasing Real Solution to take advantage of the Louisiana-bred program.
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Fasig-Tipton Winter Supplemental Entries Now Online
Additional 30 entered to the sale, which will be held Feb. 5-6. Supplemental entries will be taken through Jan. 25.
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Hagyard Equine Merges With National Vet Network
Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington announced Jan. 19 a merger with Mixed Animal Veterinary Associates of North America, an umbrella organization for 22 equine, mixed animal, and companion animal veterinary practices in 11 states.
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Bay Filly is Hit It a Bomb's First Foal
Michael Wood bred the foal, born at Chasing the Sun Stables Jan. 17.
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Foal Uno is a Colt for Cinco Charlie
The colt was born Jan. 13 at Millennium Farms for breeder Toby Keith.
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Outwork's First Two Foals Born 90 Minutes Apart
A colt was born in New York and a filly in Kentucky Jan. 14.
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First Foal for Brody's Cause is a Colt
Chestnut colt was born at Wynnstay Farm near Winchester, Ky.
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Winchell Acquiring Potential Gun Runner Mates
Manager bought four mares at Keeneland January for $680,000
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American Pharoah Colt New Yearling Topper at $400,000
A bay son of American Pharoah, out of the multiple stakes producer Air France, became the top-selling yearling on the Jan. 8 opening day of the Keeneland January sale when agent Robbie Harris went to $400,000 for owners Alex and JoAnn Lieblong.
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Stradivarius New Keeneland January Session Topper
Five-year-old daughter of Street Cry is a half sister to graded winner Eskendereya and Balmont and is in foal to Medaglia d'Oro.
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Grayson-Jockey Club Research Gets WinStar Boost
WinStar Farm opened up the doors to its stallion barn and also showed off this year's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) winner Always Dreaming as part of a benefit for the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Nov. 28.
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Longtime Track Photographer Pat Lang Succumbs to Cancer
Lang worked more than 30 years as a track photographer in Ohio and Kentucky
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Stallions Announced for Jockeys and Jeans Auction
Live stallion seasons auction to be held Dec. 1 at Fasig-Tipton. Online auction will be held Nov. 24-30 on Starquine.com.
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Keeneland November Sale Concludes With Strong Results
Fierce competition for quality horses among an exceptionally deep buying bench generated healthy results as Keeneland's November breeding stock sale concluded Nov. 18.
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Protonico Moves to Darby Dan Farm
Protonico, a four-time graded stakes-winning son of Giant's Causeway, has moved to John Phillips' Darby Dan Farm near Lexington for the 2018 breeding season.
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Keeneland's Horses of Racing Age a Specialized Market
Racing rather than breeding will be foremost in the minds of many buyers deep into the eighth session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale Nov. 14, when 18 racing prospects will be offered.
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Bittersweet Keeneland Dispersal for Ben Walden Jr.
After three decades in the Thoroughbred business, Ben Walden Jr. is dispersing his stock of broodmares and foals at Keeneland's November mixed sale.
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Keeneland Average, Median Post Gains on Day 2
The second session of the Keeneland November sale saw a drop in gross, but increases in average and median prices Nov. 8 in Lexington.
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Gun Runner to Stud After the Pegasus World Cup
The son of Candy Ride will make his last start in Gulfstream Park's $16 million race then enter stud at Three Chimneys Farm.
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Quidura Brings $3.6 Million Late in Fasig-Tipton Sale
Trainer Chad Brown signed the ticket for the grade 2-winning daughter of Dubawi, who finished second by a head to Lady Eli in the Diana Stakes (G1). Quidura won or placed seven times in nine starts and earned $503,788.
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O'Meara to Join Stonehaven Steadings
Aidan O' Meara is the farm's new director of bloodstock and client development.
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Japanese Buyers Go to $3 Million for Catch a Glimpse
Canadian Horse of the Year and millionaire daughter of City Zip sold for $3 million to K I Farm in Japan at the Fasig-Tipton November sale. Catch a Glimpse won seven graded stakes, including two grade 1s, and retired with $1,853,615 in earnings.
