Breeder and consignor Gerry Dilger, known for his involvement with Kentucky Derby winners Nyquist and Always Dreaming, has died at age 61 following recent cardiac troubles.
Florida-bred Chance It, who has never been worse than second in six starts, won the Florida Sire In Reality Stakes at 1 1/16 miles in his 2-year-old finale and stepped into open company to win the Mucho Macho Man Stakes at a mile in his 3-year-old debut. Those two stakes wins routing show that he has already outrun his pedigree, which is heavily slanted toward speed.
Grade 1 winner and influential broodmare Preach, whose stakes horses included prominent sire Pulpit, has died, owner and breeder Claiborne Farm reported on Wednesday night. The pensioned daughter of Mr. Prospector was 31.
Pam and Marty Wygod's homebred Modernist has now won consecutive races at 1 1/8 miles following his front-running score in a division of the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds. The colt is continuing to display the stamina bred into him from both sides of his family, including a female family that has been kind to the Wygods.
Country House, who was last seen in the winner's circle at Churchill Downs after being declared the winner of the Kentucky Derby via an unprecedented disqualification, has been retired following a bout with laminitis, according to a statement issued by his connections on Friday evening.
There are always surprises along the Kentucky Derby trail – and this year's Derby Watch coverage kicks off fresh with one of those – Sole Volante
Alittlebitearly, the dam of Breeders' Cup Classic winner Bayern, has died at Helen Alexander's Middlebrook Farm in Kentucky after delivering a healthy filly by Nyquist. The Thunder Gulch mare was 18.
Breeding sheds officially open this week across Kentucky, with farms looking to get their new young stallions off to a strong start with the best mares possible in what has become an increasingly competitive landscape.
New York-bred Friend Or Foe is fashioning an unconventional stallion career in his adopted state of Virginia, with his offspring continuing to flourish back in his home state to make him a leading sire.
European Horse of the Year and perennial leading North American sire Giant's Causeway died in 2018 – but the legacy of his family is very much alive.
