GII Winner Forty Tales Retires to Sequel NY
Becky Thomas and Joe McMahon announced that multiple graded stakes winner Forty Tales will stand at Sequel Stallions near Hudson, N.Y. His 2014 fee will be $6,500 stands and nurses.
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Forty Tales wins the Amsterdam Stakes.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Forty Tales wins the Amsterdam Stakes.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Forty Tales wins the Amsterdam Stakes.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Forty Tales wins the Amsterdam Stakes.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Forty Tales wins the Amsterdam Stakes.
Photo: Coglianese Photos/Adam Mooshian
Forty Tales wins the 2013 Woody Stephens.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Forty Tales wins the 2013 Woody Stephens.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Forty Tales wins the 2013 Woody Stephens.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Forty Tales wins the 2013 Woody Stephens.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Forty Tales wins the 2013 Woody Stephens.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Forty Tales wins the 2013 Woody Stephens.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Forty Tales wins the Derby Trial Stakes.
Photo: Reed Palmer Photography/Churchill Downs
Forty Tales with John Bisono riding won the featured 7th race at Parx Racing on 1/5/13.
Photo: Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTOConnections
| Trainer | Todd A. Pletcher |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Joel Rosario |
| Owner | Perretti Racing Stable, LLC |
| Breeder | Randal Family Trust |
Pedigree
| Forty Tales View Five-Cross Pedigree | Tale of the Cat | Storm Cat |
| Yarn | ||
| Forty Love | Forty Niner | |
| Footy |
Auction History
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTKJUL2011 Hip 271 |
Yearling | Crupi's New Castle Farm | Paramount Sales, agent | $80,000 |
Nine Expected in Cigar Mile
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) winner Goldencents has been assigned 120 pounds and is the high weight among the nine expected starters for the Nov. 30 $500,000 Cigar Mile Handicap (gr. I) at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Pletcher's Cigar Mile Trio Breezes at Belmont
Trainer Todd Pletcher's three contenders for the Cigar Mile Handicap (gr. I)--Forty Tales, Capo Bastone, and Verrazano--took to the Belmont Park training track Nov. 17 to turn in their penultimate breezes prior to the race.
Blinkers Help Clearly Now to Bold Ruler Win
Uphill Stable's Clearly Now returned to his winning ways when he skillfully stalked the pace to score a 1 1/2-length triumph in the Oct. 26 Bold Ruler Handicap (gr. III) at Belmont Park.
Forty Tales vs. Strapping Groom in Bold Ruler
Todd Pletcher closer will have to catch the swift Strapping Groom in seven-panel test Oct. 26 at Belmont Park.
The Lumber Guy Seeks Repeat Win in Vosburgh
Barry Schwartz's New York-bred will try to regain his form of last year in six-furlong dash at Belmont Sept. 28.
Capo Bastone Delivers King's Bishop Shocker
Capo Bastone, a colt that had long failed to tap his potential, finally displayed his talent with a roaring finish to capture the $500,000 Foxwoods King's Bishop Stakes (gr. I) going away at odds of 28-1 Aug. 24 at Saratoga.
Rosario Out Six Weeks with Fractured Foot
Jockey Joel Rosario fractured a bone in his left foot and will be sidelined for six weeks. He will be replaced by Jose Lezcano on Orb in the Travers Stakes; a rider is still needed for Game On Dude in the Pacific Classic.
Forty Tales Faces 13 in Crowded King's Bishop
Forty Tales, winner of three straight graded stakes, will have his work cut out for him just trying to make his way through all the traffic in the $500,000 Foxwoods King's Bishop Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 24 at Saratoga.
Pletcher Stalwarts Shine in Saratoga Works
Trainer Todd Pletcher's dynamic duo of Palace Malice and Verrazano, leading contenders for the upcoming Travers Stakes (gr. I), took to the Saratoga Race Course main track Aug. 18 for their final workout before the race.
Forty Tales Tallies with Strong Amsterdam Run
Perretti Racing Stable's Forty Tales stamped himself as a prime contender for the Aug. 24 King's Bishop Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga when he took the Amsterdam (gr. II) on July 28 at the upstate oval.
Pletcher, Zito Colts Rematch in Amsterdam
Forty Tales and Declan's Warrior meet again after 1-2 finish in the Woody Stephens Stakes (gr. II) June 8.
Slideshow: 2013 Belmont Stakes Day
All the action leading up to the big race on Belmont Stakes day. View Slideshow
Forty Tales Rallies to Woody Stephens Victory
Forty Tales looks like he may be the best 3-year-old sprinter in the country after rallying to victory in the $400,000 Woody Stephens Stakes (gr. II) June 8 at Belmont Park.
Declan's Warrior Rolls Into Woody Stephens
Lucky Shamrock Stable's Declan's Warrior will try to extend his win streak to four races when he starts in what appears to be a strong edition of the $400,000 Woody Stephens Stakes (gr. II) June 8 at Belmont Park.
Forty Tales Were Revealed in Derby Trial
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
If Forty Tales is to achieve further fame it is far more likely that it will be as a sprinter rather than in the Classics.
Pletcher Not Pointing Winning Cause to Derby
Todd Pletcher will not enter Coolmore Lexington Stakes (gr. III) winner Winning Cause in the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) May 4 at Churchill Downs.
Derby Trial: Forty Tales Tops Pletcher Exacta
In what he surely hopes is an omen for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) a week hence, trainer Todd Pletcher takes the exacta in the Derby Trial on opening night at rainy Churchill Downs April 27.
KY Oaks Contenders Arrive at Churchill
Gulfstream Oaks (gr. II)winner Dreaming of Julia and undefeated Unlimited Budget arrived April 8 at 6:50 p.m. EDT at Churchill Downs, where they will continue their preparations for the May 3 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I).
Forty Tales Heads Thirteen in Swale Stakes
Perretti Racing Stable's highly regarded Forty Tales heads a group of thirteen sophomores who stay sprinting -- at least for now -- in the $150,000 Swale Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park on March 2.
Hutcheson: Honorable Dillon Prevails
Eddie Kenneally and Joe Rocco Jr. had a plan for Honorable Dillon, and the 3-year-old son of Tapit followed it right into the Gulfstream Park winner's circle Feb. 2 after winning the $150,000 Hutcheson Stakes (gr. II).
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