The Week in Photos 6/20/2017
Stephen Foster, Wise Dan, Fleur de Lis Handicap, Summertime Oaks, Honeymoon, Matt Winn, Regret, Poker, Desert Stormer, Salvatore Mile, Pegasus, Wyndham Handicap, Moon Koon Handicap, and more.
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Astrology Filly Closes Out Strong OBS Sale
After a session topped by an Astrology filly bought by Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm for $300,000, the Ocala Breeders' Sales' 2-year-olds in training sale ended June 14 with double-digit increases in average and median prices.
Flat Drunk is First Starter, Winner for Flat Out
- By Alicia Wincze Hughes
- Thoroughbred Racing, Thoroughbred Breeding, Kentucky, Bloodstock & Markets
Spendthrift Farm stallion Flat Out is batting 1.000 in his young career in the breeding shed after his daughter, the aptly named Flat Drunk, became his first starter and first winner when she captured the first race on the card at Keeneland April 13.
Prayer for Relief Retired, Will Stand at Pleasant Acres
Zayat Stables' multiple graded stakes winner Prayer for Relief has been retired and will stand at Pleasant Acres Stallions in Morriston, Fla., the farm's owner said March 10.
Flat Out Colt Most Profitable Fasig-Tipton Pinhook
When trainer Mark Casse signed the sale ticket for a Flat Out colt on behalf of John Oxley at the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream 2-year-olds in training sale, the purchase price of $400,000 represented a profit of $310,000 for Q Bar J Thoroughbreds.
Pegasus Workers Drill Across Florida
Several contenders for the $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) coming up Jan. 28 at Gulfstream Park worked Jan. 21 throughout South Florida, led by champion California Chrome in the final breeze of his career.
Zayat, Romans Want to See Prayer for Relief in Pegasus
Multiple graded stakes winner worked five furlongs Jan. 14 in :59 1/5 at Gulfstream Park.
The Week in Photos for 11/29/2016
Clark Handicap, Cigar Mile Handicap, Remsen, Japan Cup, Demoiselle, Falls City Handicap, Golden Rod, Fall Highweight Handicap, Hollywood Turf Cup, Jimmy Durante, Kentucky Jockey Club, Mrs. Revere, My Charmer Handicap, Native Driver and more.
Gun Runner Overcomes Elders in Clark
Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys' Gun Runner handily defeated older horses to earn his first grade I victory Nov. 25, turning back longshot Breaking Lucky for a gate-to-wire score in the $500,000 Clark Handicap (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.
Can Gun Runner Beat His Elders in the Clark?
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Clark Handicap (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.
Noble Bird Brings Form Into Clark Handicap
Noble Bird, the horse who has had a most fitful relationship with consistency, brings some of his best recent form to the table in the $500,000 Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare (gr. I) at Churchill Downs Nov. 25.
Gun Runner, Valadorna Possible for CD Stakes
The complexion of two of the biggest stakes on Churchill Downs' fall schedule hinges on whether a pair of Breeders' Cup runners-up take one more stab at ending their 2016 campaigns on winning notes.
Spendthrift Farm Sets 2017 Fees
Into Mischief's fee rises, while Malibu Moon's drops
Flat Out Colt Tops Indiana Mixed Sale
A colt from the first crop of grade I winner Flat Out was sold for $20,000 to top the Oct. 30 mixed sale conducted at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis by the Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.
Churchill Downs Readies for 21-Day Fall Meet
Cooler temperatures and the leaves changing colors signify the return of live horse racing to the Louisville area as Churchill Downs, the historic home of Kentucky Derby day, readies to open its 127th Fall Meet Sunday, Oct. 30.
Noble Bird Heads Field of Eight in Fayette
The Noble Bird who turns jockey Julien Leparoux into a happy passenger is the one his connections hope shows up Oct. 29, when he headlines a field of eight entered in the Hagyard Fayette Stakes (gr. II) on the final day of the Keeneland fall meet.
Halfway Home and Rounding Third
In order to give some insight into what buyers might expect from how the freshmen sires of 2016 are doing, we’ve come up with some statistical compilations to project where they might be long-term.
Millionaire Mister Marti Gras Retired
Lothenbach Stable's homebred multiple graded stakes-winning millionaire Mister Marti Gras has been retired from racing and is ready to start his second career, trainer Chris Block said.
OBS Numbers Plummet During Open Session
There were no surprises at the first open session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s August yearling sale, as the free-fall in prices and large percentage of buybacks seen the previous day during the select sale continued at the Aug. 24 session.
Hips to Watch at OBS August Sale Day 2
A son of third-leading first crop sire Mission Impazible is among the yearlings that could attract buyers’ attention during the Aug. 24 second session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s August sale.
Wise Dan Honored With Comeback Award
The inaugural Rood & Riddle Comeback Award was presented to champion Wise Dan July 30 during Hats Off Day at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky.
Churchill Downs Sets Upcoming Stakes
Stakes schedules with combined purses of more than $3.2 million were announced July 27 by Churchill Downs for the Kentucky track's upcoming 2016 meets.
McCarthy, Trainer of General Quarters, Dies
Tom McCarthy, best known for training General Quarters, a former claimer who went on to win the 2009 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I), died July 21 after a battle with melanoma. He was 82.
Wise Dan to Receive Comeback Award
Two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan has been selected to receive the inaugural Rood & Riddle Comeback Award from the Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital near Lexington.
Rood & Riddle Comeback Award to Wise Dan
Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital has announced that an award honoring the remarkable Thoroughbred champion Wise Dan will be presented at Hats Off Day on July 30 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.
| Horse | Trainer | Breeder / Owner |
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| Alma d'Oro | Todd A. Pletcher |
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| Demarcation | Paul J. McGee |
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| Flat Out | William I. Mott |
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| General Quarters | Thomas R. McCarthy |
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| Headache | Michael J. Maker |
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| Mission Impazible | Todd A. Pletcher |
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| Mister Marti Gras | Chris M. Block |
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| Pleasant Prince | Bruce R. Brown |
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| Prayer for Relief | Dale L. Romans |
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| Ruler On Ice | Kelly J. Breen |
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| Stately Victor | Michael J. Maker |
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| Will's Wildcat | James E. Baker |
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| Wise Dan | Charles LoPresti |
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| Bashford Manor S. (G3) | CD | 6/30 |
| Debutante S. | CD | 6/30 |
| Kelly's Landing Overnight S. | CD | 6/30 |
