Ruler's Court Sires First Winner
The first winner by grade II winner Ruler's Court won by seven lengths Sept. 4 at Evangeline Downs in his first start.
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Gross, Average Gain at FT Texas Yearling Sale
Despite the struggles and uncertainty facing the racing and breeding industry in the Lone Star State, the Fasig-Tipton Texas Summer Yearling Sale recorded sizeable increases Aug. 30.
Smooth Air to Stand at Fanlew Farms
A multiple grade II winner, the son of Smooth Jazz earned $1,117,200.
Orthodox Retired to Stand in Louisiana
Grade III winner Orhtodox has been retired and will enter stud in 2011 at Lora Pitre's Peach Lane Farms near Opelousas, La.
Big Top Cat Sires First Winner
Graded stakes-placed Big Top Cat came through with his first winner when his daughter Ms Hard Cat won Aug. 13 at Evangeline Downs in her initial start.
Songandaprayer Filly Shines at Lousiana Sale
She and a Lydgate filly top the auction, each bringing $8,000.
Retired La. Stallion Bayou Hebert Dies
Bayou Hebert, who stood his entire career at Clear Creek Stud near Folsom, La., was euthanized June 16 because of complications from the infirmities of old age.
Osidy Filly Wins by 6 1/4 Lengths
First-crop filly Candi's Kitten, by graded stakes winner Osidy, scored by 6 1/4 lengths at Evangeline Downs June 11 in her second start.
Stakes Producer Two to Waltz Dies
Two to Waltz, dam of millionaire and graded stakes winner Two Step Salsa, was euthanized May 29 after a sudden illness.
Fair Grounds Will Have Thanksgiving Opener
The upcoming Thoroughbred meet will run 84 days, from Nov. 25 through March 8, 2011.
Evangeline Downs Set to Open April 7
The 2010 Evangeline Downs meet, which begins April 7, will feature 89 programs of night racing and a new 5:40 p.m. (Central) post time.
Buddy's Man Tops John Franks Juvenile Sale
Median remains about the same, but the average drops 7.6% from a year ago.
Mares in Foal to Chestertown Slew, Jagerman
Stakes winner My Pride n Joy is the first mare in foal to Jagerman (Fusaichi Pegasus -- Lost the Code, by Lost Code) and Rachele R's Angel is the first mare in foal to Chestertown Slew (Seattle Slew -- Hansel's Girl, by Hansel).
Erlton, Entepreneur to All Star
Stakes winners Erlton and Entepreneur will stand at Jack Hebert's All Star Thoroughbreds near Sulphur, La.
Fast Alex Sets His Sights on Bigger Things
Jim Tafel's 3-year-old Fast Alex may have put himself in the picture for the Louisiana Derby (gr. II) with a solid victory in an allowance race at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots March 1.
Tenpins to Elite Thoroughbreds
Grade II winner Tenpins has been relocated to Michele Rodriguez and Lee Daniel Thomas' Elite Thoroughbreds near Folsom, La.
Graded Winner Elusive Bluff to Red River
Unbeaten Elusive Bluff, a New York graded stakes winner at 2, has been retired from racing and will enter stud at Jay Adcock's Red River Farms near Coushatta, La.
Maximus Ruler Works Five Furlongs
The Roman Ruler colt is scheduled to run in the Risen Star Stakes (gr. II).
Bridgmohan Gets 2,000th Career Win
Jockey guides Outfitter to victory in first race Feb. 13 at the Fair Grounds.
Rachel Works; Pointed Toward FG Stakes
Majority owner Jess Jackson told Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots officials Rachel Alexandra is being pointed toward the $200,000 New Orleans Ladies Stakes for fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles March 13.
Rachel Alexandra in 4F Move at Fair Grounds
In her second work of the week, reigning Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra breezes four furlongs in :50 3/5 Feb. 6 in New Orleans.
Louisiana Stallion Sefapiano Dies
Sefapiano, sire of 22 stakes winners, died Jan. 2 of a heart attack at Daniel Chicola's Landlock Equine Center near Coushatta, La.
Robyn Dancer Euthanized
Robyn Dancer, who placed in the 1991 Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), was euthanized Dec. 21 after he kicked a stall wall and shattered his sesamoids in his hind leg.
General Quarters Set for Fair Grounds Return
General Quarters, winner of this year's grade I Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, returns to the races at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Dec. 26 in an allowance test at six furlongs.
Five Questions: Al Stall Jr.
We caught up with trainer Al Stall Jr. Dec. 14 as his last training set of the day went out and asked him five questions.
FG Creates Race to Lure Rachel Alexandra
Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has put together a $200,000 stakes race for older fillies and mares in hopes of luring Horse of the Year candidate Rachel Alexandra for her 2010 debut.
Franks Mem. 2YO Sale Set for March 21
The eighth annual John Franks Memorial 2-year-olds in training sale will be held March 21 at Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino in Louisiana.
Liquidity to Steffee Stallion Station in LA
Grade I stakes-placed Liquidity has been retired from racing for stallion duty at Jed Steffee's Steffee Stallion Station near Folsom, La.
Rachel Alexandra Pointed to Spring Return
Stonestreet Stables and Harold McCormick's Rachel Alexandra arrived in Louisiana Nov. 27 but probably won't race until March or April.
Half Ours to Clear Creek in Louisiana
Grade II winner Half Ours will stand in 2010 at Val Murrell's Clear Creek Stud near Folsom, La.
Polish to Pomerosa in Louisiana
Polish, a 10-year-old son of Danzig, will stand at John Pomier's Pomerosa Farms near Duson, La.
Polish Relocated to Louisiana
Polish, a 10-year-old winning son of Danzig has been relocated to John Pomier's Pomerosa Farms near Duson, La. and will stand for a fee of $1,000 in 2010.
Gulfstream Changes Date of Florida Derby
Gulfstream Park said Nov. 16 it has changed the dates of the grade I Florida Derby and grade II Fountain of Youth Stakes, and created a new stakes day for sprinters.
My Friend Max Relocates to Averett Farm
My Friend Max has been relocated from Elite Thoroughbreds to Averett Farm in Loranger, La. for the 2010 breeding season.
Millennium, Moon Lake Farm Announce Alliance
Ro Parra's Millennium Farms near Lexington and John Turner's Moon Lake Farm near Elm Grove, La. have announced an alliance between their operations. Turner's farm will be renamed Millennium Farms at Moon Lake.
Mulvihill Named to Fair Grounds Post
Jim Mulvihill, a New Orleans, La., native, has been named communications and pari-mutuel marketing manager at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, which opens for live Thoroughbred racing Nov. 6.
Behindatthebar to Stand at Judice Farm
Behindatthebar, who won three of five lifetime starts including the Coolmore Lexington Stakes (gr. II) in 2008 in his last outing, will stand in 2010 at Perry Judice's Judice Farm near Sunset, La.
Fair Grounds to Offer Simulcasts in HD
Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots will offer high definition (HD) simulcasts of all of its races when the New Orleans track opens its 2009-10 Thoroughbred meet Nov. 6.
Two Millennium Stallions to Louisiana in 2010
Millennium Farms announced that two of its Kentucky-based stallions, Scrimshaw and Woke Up Dreamin, will relocate to Moon Lake Farm in Louisiana for the 2010 breeding season.
Taffy Davenport Tops Lousiana Mixed Sale
Taffy Davenport, who finished second in the 1998 Delaware Oaks, brought the top price of $6,000 during the Breeders Sales Company of Louisiana's mixed sale Oct. 17 at Serenity Farm in Folsom, La. Hay Hollow Racing Stable purchased the 14-year-old daughter of Miswaki from Simpson Farm, agent.
Teton Forest to Elite Thoroughbreds
Teton Forest has been purchased by Michele Rodriquez and Lee Thomas' Elite Thoroughbreds for stallion duty at the Folsom, La., farm.
Costa Rising to Stand at Clear Creek
Three-time Louisiana champion Costa Rising will enter stud at Val Murrell's Clear Creek Stud near Folsom, La.
Placid Fund Colt Tops Day Two of LA Sale
Peek a Blue Too, a colt by Placid Fund out of the Bayou Hebert mare Lucky Bayou, topped the second day of the Breeders Sales Co. of Louisiana yearling sale Sept. 29.
Colt, Filly Top First Day of Louisiana Sale
A colt and a filly each brought $55,000 to top the first session of the two-day Breeders Sales Co. of Louisiana yearling sale Sept. 28 in Monroe, La.
Gemma's Star to Fanlew in Louisiana
Multiple stakes winner Gemma's Star will stand in 2010 at Kathy Paul's Fanlew Farms near Sarepta, La.
La. Derby and Florida Derby to Compete?
It appears the Louisiana (gr. II) and Florida (gr. I) Derbies will be run on the same day in 2010.
Chestertown Slew to Fanlew in Louisiana
Chestertown Slew, a stakes-placed son of Seattle Slew, will enter stud in 2010 at Kathy Paul's Fanlew Farms near Sarepta, La.
Louisiana Mixed Sale Set for Oct. 17
Breeders Sales Company of Louisiana will conduct a mixed auction on Oct. 17 at Serenity Farm in Folsom, La. The deadline to enter horses is Aug. 14. Consignment forms can be downloaded from the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association Web site: www.louisianabred.com.
Jagerman to Fanlew in Louisiana
Jagerman, a $1.1 million Saratoga sale yearling, will enter stud in 2010 at Kathy Paul's Fanlew Farms near Sarepta, La.
Chatain to Moon Lake in Louisiana
Graded stakes winner Chatain has been purchased for stallion duty by John Turner from William S. Farish's Lane's End Texas.
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