Breeding News

YESTERDAY June 19, 2013
King of the Roxy’s first winner comes at Lone Star Park
The first starter for multiple Grade 2 winner and freshman sire King of the Roxy was a winner on June 16 when Prince of the Roxy drew away to win a maiden claiming race at Lone Star Park.
Millkom, Grade/Group 1 winner and sire, dead at 22
Millkom, a top-level winner in Europe and the U.S. who later sired Grade/Group 1 winner Milk It Mick, died on Monday at Girsonfield Stud in Northumberland, England. He was 22.
June 18, 2013
Lane's End names Cornett-IMS agency of record
Cornett-IMS will assume the lead on marketing and communications for Lane's End Farm, the Versailles, Ky., breeding and racing operation announced Tuesday.
War Front colts stand out on opening day at Royal Ascot
Although Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom faltered in his attempt to make history at Royal Ascot, Kentucky breeding still played a prominent role as the famed race meeting opened on Tuesday in England.
First winners arrive for Dunkirk
The young sire Dunkirk, who continues to find commercial success as the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s June sale of 2-year-olds in training unfolds, was recently represented by his first two winners on the track, in Mexico and in Washington, respectively.
June 17, 2013
CTHS honors Ontario’s leading breeders, stallions
The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society’s Ontario Division honored its champion owners, breeders and sires of 2012 on Friday at Copper Creek Golf Club in Kleinberg, Ontario.
DRF Breeding Weekend Wrap: Fort Larned and Verrazano return to form, Paynter astounds in comeback
The return of Verrazano to top form in Sunday’s Grade 3 Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth only adds to the intrigue going forward, as does Code West’s continued improvement, evidenced in his first stakes win at Churchill Downs. Both sophomores, racing for top ...
June 15, 2013
DRF Breeding Standout: Fort Larned's half-brother shines on Foster undercard
Lent, a half-brother to Breeders' Cup Classic winner Fort Larned, set the stage for a big night for his connections, defeating a field of well-bred runners in a maiden special weight event Saturday night at Churchill Downs, just hours before his famed ...
Star Guitar scores four-peat as Louisiana Horse of the Year
Bayou circuit legend and all-time Louisiana-bred earnings leader Star Guitar was named Louisiana Horse of the Year for the fourth consecutive year last week. The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association held its annual meeting on June 8 at Fair ...
June 14, 2013
Heavenly Prize, champion and prominent producer, dead at 22
Heavenly Prize, a multiple Grade 1 winner and champion for Ogden Phipps who went on to become a successful broodmare, died earlier this year. The daughter of Seeking the Gold, who was boarded at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky., was 22.