Remembering City Zip and His Epic Hopeful
Let’s make a horse racing movie. You know, the kind they used to make in the 1940s and ‘50s. It doesn’t matter if the plot is implausible. People love this kind of stuff.
Keyword: Lane's End Farm
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What's Going On Here: Visiting Ours
Horse Country Tours and a visit to A.P. Indy on the occasion of his 28th birthday.
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Guest Suite Taking Farish, Howard on Classic Ride
Five starts into his career, Guest Suite is threatening to take his connections down the path of most resistance with the grandest of rewards.
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Unified to Lane's End Upon Retirement
Son of Candy Ride won three of four starts in 2016, including two graded stakes
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What's Going On Here: Pillars
Thoroughbred racing is fortunate to count within its ranks human pillars that have done yeoman’s work.
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Zenyatta Bred to Medaglia d'Oro
Jerry and Ann Moss' Zenyatta, the 2010 Horse of the Year, was bred to Medaglia d'Oro the morning of May 2, according to Zenyatta.com, the mare's official website.
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Eagle Wears Down Noble Bird in Ben Ali
W. S. Farish's homebred Eagle broke through for his first graded stakes win April 16 and kept an unbeaten record at Keeneland intact in the $200,000 Ben Ali Stakes (gr. III).
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Zenyatta's War Front Colt Dies
Zenyatta's colt by War Front, born April 10, died April 13 due to meconium aspiration syndrome.
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Influential Sire Kingmambo Euthanized
Breed-shaping sire Kingmambo has been euthanized at 26 due to the infirmities of old age, Lane's End Farm announced Jan. 20. The influential stallion stood his entire career at the Kentucky operation.
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Honor Code Named Champion Older Dirt Male
Honor Code earned his Eclipse Award the old-fashioned way. He campaigned from late winter until the fall, didn't duck the competition, and won prestigious and historic grade I events in New York.
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Tonalist Retired to Lane's End
Four-time grade I winner Tonalist has been retired to Lane's End Farm, according to a Dec. 9 release. The son of Tapit will stand the 2016 season for an advertised fee of $40,000.
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Mr Speaker Retired, Will Stand at Lane's End
Grade I winner Mr Speaker has been retired from racing and will stand at Lane's End near Versailles, Ky. for the 2016 season. His first-year fee is set at $10,000.
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Cigar Mile Next for Tonalist
Robert Evans' Tonalist, fifth in the Oct. 31 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), will likely start next in the Nov. 28 Cigar Mile (gr. I). Also, a deal in 2014 for Lane's End to acquire an interest in the colt has been canceled.
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Liam's Map, Honor Code Now at Lane's End
Liam's Map and Honor Code, multiple grade I winners this year, are both settling in at Lane's End Farm where they are taking up residence as new stallions of 2016 after their respective efforts in the Breeders' Cup.
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Curlin to Hill 'n' Dale in 2016
Two-time Horse of the Year Curlin will relocate from Lane's End to John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farm for the 2016 breeding season, majority owner Stonestreet Farm announced Sept. 2.
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Lenny's Place: A P Edition
American Pharoah and A.P. Indy star in this episode of Lenny's Place. Lenny has an exciting interview with trainer Bob Baffert and they discuss the emotional roller-coaster of the past year.
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Longform: Long Live the Queen
The legacy of one of the modern era's best-known Thoroughbred stars continues to this day as two-time Breeders' Cup winner and 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta maintains a devoted fan following.
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Old Friends' Farm Office Robbed and Trashed
Thieves broke into the office of the Old Friends Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown and stole about $300 and a TV.
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Champion Sire Smart Strike Euthanized
Smart Strike, a two-time champion sire in North America, was euthanized March 25 at Lane's End Farm near Lexington after succumbing to a case of laminitis. He was 23.
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March Madness: Streaking Pin Oak Stable
Pin Oak Stable rides a hot streak with two graded stakes winners this month, a $950,000 sale 2-year-old by sire Broken Vow, and general manager Clifford Barry-bred Florida Derby (gr. I) hopeful Itsaknockout.
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Preakness Winner Pine Bluff Confirmed Dead
Pine Bluff, winner of the 1992 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) and a multiple graded stakes winner for breeder Loblolly Stable, has been confirmed dead by his final owner, Danny Fred Duncan of Duncan 21 and Change Farm in Texas.
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Leading Freshman Sire of 2014: Quality Road
2014 Leading Freshman Sire Quality Road at Lane's End, including comments from Bill Farish about Quality Road and his offspring.
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Podcast: Top Breeders of 2014
Hear five of the top North American breeders discuss what has put their breeding programs among the elite Thoroughbred producers since 2000.
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Noble Mission at Lane's End Farm
Frankel's full brother shows for the media at a press event at Lane's End Farm, where he has entered stud for 2015.
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Noble Mission at Lane's End
Frankel's full brother shows for the media at a press event at Lane's End Farm, where he has entered stud for 2015.
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Zenyatta: Champion Mother
Learn more about Zenyatta's life as a broodmare in this companion piece to 'Long Live The Queen," Tracy Gantz's Breeders' Cup longform at www.BloodHorse.com/Zenyatta.
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Weanling Daughter of Champion Zenyatta Dies
The team connected to champion Zenyatta reported a saddening loss Oct. 29 when a weanling War Front filly out of the 2010 Horse of the Year was euthanized following an Oct. 28 paddock accident at Lane's End Farm.
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Long Live The Queen
The legacy of one of the modern era’s best-known Thoroughbred stars continues to this day as two-time Breeders’ Cup winner and 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta maintains a devoted fan following.
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Lane's End Acquires Interest in Tonalist
Lane's End Farm has purchased an interest in Robert S. Evans' two-time grade I-winning 3-year-old Tonalist.
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Lemon Drop Kid and Bill Farish
Bill Farish talks about the career of Lemon Drop Kid and what he has meant to the Thoroughbred industry.
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Keeneland Gross, Average Decline Slightly
The Keeneland September yearling sale ended Sept. 21 with slight declines in gross and average but equaled last year's $50,000 record for median in a market roughly level with that of 2013.
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Keeneland September Yearling Sale Wrap 2014
Evan Hammonds recaps the two week Keeneland September yearling sale with numbers, sale toppers, and leading participants. Also, comments from Keeneland's Associate Director of Sales Tom Thornbury. Sponsored by Taylor Made Sales
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EquiLottery Wins Support From Kentucky Farms
EquiLottery, a game based on the results of live races, has picked up support from leading Thoroughbred breeding farms in Kentucky, president and chief executive officer Brad Cummings said Sept. 11.
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Pedigree Analysis: Zipping Right Along
The biggest surprises for City Zip offspring may be the improvement of most of his runners with maturity and the affinity many seem to have for turf.
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Zenyatta and 2014 War Front Foal at Lane's End
The Blood-Horse team was on location August 12, 2014 to film champion Zenyatta and her offspring for an upcoming longform.
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Zenyatta to Receive Year Off from Foaling
Zenyatta.com reports Horse of the Year Zenyatta will not be bred this year.
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Easter Filly for Horse of the Year Zenyatta
Zenyatta, the 2010 Horse of the Year, produced her third foal when a War Front filly was born at Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Ky., early Easter Sunday, April 20, near Versailles, Ky.
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Lane's End to Sponsor Queen Elizabeth Cup
William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm has entered into a multi-year agreement with Keeneland to become the signature sponsor of the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (gr. IT).
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Stallion Season Auction at Lane's End Farm
Lane's End Farm in Versailles, Ky., will be hosting a breeders' open house and a stallion season silent auction to coincide with the Fasig-Tipton February sale.
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Union Rags' First Foal Is a Colt
The colt was born at William Shively's Dixiana Farm and is out of Shively's stakes winner Gleaming.
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The Factor's First Reported Foal is a Filly
The first reported foal for freshman sire The Factor was a filly born Jan. 16, Lane's End Farm announced.
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Last Dance: A.P. Indy's Last Crop
The last crop of Lane's End Farm's champion and leading sire A.P. Indy turns 3 this year.
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Belong to Me Pensioned at Lane's End
Lane's End Farm confirmed Nov. 6 its 24-year-old stallion Belong to Me has been pensioned.
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Morning Line to Stand at Lane's End in 2014
Morning Line, a grade I-winning son of Tiznow, will stand at Lane's End Farm in Kentucky for 2014. The Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) runner-up will stand for $10,000.
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Keeneland to Offer Robsham Stables Dispersal
E. Paul Robsham Stables, which bred and raced grade I stakes winners such as Awesome Maria and R Heat Lightning, will completely disperse its breeding stock at Keeneland's 2013 November sale.
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Zenyatta Confirmed in Foal to War Front
The 2010 Horse of the Year is carrying her third foal after delivering a colt by Bernardini and a son of Tapit, according an announcement on Zenyatta.com.
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Miner's Mark, 23, Euthanized
Miner's Mark, a grade I winner and the first foal out of the legendary Personal Ensign, was euthanized April 30 at Blue Ridge Farm in Virginia. The son of Mr. Prospector was 23.
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Zenyatta Foals Tapit Colt
Zenyatta, the 2010 Horse of the Year, produced her second foal April 1, Team Zenyatta confirmed via Twitter.
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Twirling Candy's First Foal Is a Filly
The first reported foal by record-setting grade I winner Twirling Candy is a bay filly out of the A.P. Indy mare Silent Moccasins.
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Embur's Song Out of Keeneland Sale
Embur's Song, the Canadian champion who was expected to attract strong buyer attention at the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale, has been withdrawn from the Lexington auction that runs from Jan. 7-11.
