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Runhappy has first starter as sire Thursday at Churchill Downs

As more racing jurisdictions begin to emerge from their pandemic-forced shutdowns, there are more of the traditional early-season opportunities for juveniles – and therefore, more runners starting out for freshman sires. That’s obvious at Churchill Downs, where the second week of the track’s belated spring meeting features Kentucky’s first 2-year-old races, and the first entrants for several freshman sires, including Eclipse Award champion sprinter Runhappy.

Nicole RussoMay 19, 2020

Zenyatta delivers Candy Ride filly

Two foals with close connections to champions arrived over the weekend in Kentucky. Love the Chase, dam of 2014 and 2016 Horse of the Year California Chrome, delivered a colt from the first crop of Accelerate on Saturday at Atlas Farm in Nicholasville. One day later, 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta delivered a filly by leading sire Candy Ride at Lane’s End Farm in Versailles.

Nicole RussoMay 17, 2020

Jockey Club limit on stallion books draws mixed reaction

Triple Crown winner Justify was tied as the most active stallion in North America in his first season at stud in 2019. The young stallion covered 252 mares, many of them top-level winners or producers, according to The Jockey Club's Report of Mares Bred. Justify's first foals are arriving this season – but when his first sons enter stud some handful of years from now, the rules, competition, and market they face will be quite different.

Nicole RussoMay 14, 2020

Northview Stallion Station to sell Pennsylvania property

Northview Stallion Station, a perennial leader in the Mid-Atlantic region, will sell its Pennsylvania property and consolidate its operations on its Maryland division, it announced Monday.

Nicole RussoMay 11, 2020

War Front-Tapit cross strikes with Halladay

Tapit and War Front are both standout individuals in the North American sire ranks and have been rivals atop the commercial leaderboard on this continent. The two stallions are starting to combine for success together as well, with recent stakes winner Halladay one example of their lines being crossed.

Nicole RussoMay 11, 2020

Jockey Club puts limit on book size for stallions

The Jockey Club board of stewards has, for the first time, adopted a rule that limits the number of mares allowed to be bred to some Thoroughbred stallions in North America, it announced on Thursday. The rule puts a cap of 140 mares bred annually for stallions born in 2020 or after. The Jockey Club put no cap on stallions born before 2019.

Nicole RussoMay 07, 2020

Hill 'n' Dale acquires breeding rights to Charlatan

Hill 'n' Dale Farm has acquired the future breeding rights to Kentucky Derby hopeful Charlatan, who remained unbeaten with a dominant victory in a division of the Arkansas Derby last Saturday.

Nicole RussoMay 06, 2020

Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Nadal

Blame scored the biggest victory of his career going 1 1/4 miles beneath the twin spires of Churchill Downs. A decade later his son Nadal is in position to chase another major victory going that classic distance at Churchill, as he remained unbeaten by winning a division of the Arkansas Derby.

Nicole RussoMay 06, 2020

Hamazing Destiny leads Arkansas sires

Arkansas has been one of the centers of the racing world over the past two months as Oaklawn Park hosted some of the biggest names in racing during its meeting. The meet, which closed Saturday, has helped put Starfish Stallions resident Hamazing Destiny atop the current Arkansas sire standings.

Nicole RussoMay 04, 2020

Nadal adds another Grade 1 tally for sire Blame

Blame was foaled on May 2, 2006. Exactly 14 years later – and a decade after Blame's championship season – his son Nadal became his fifth career Grade/Group 1 winner when capturing a division of the Arkansas Derby.

Nicole RussoMay 04, 2020

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