A filly by Triple Crown winner and leading freshman sire American Pharoah and out of Broodmare of the Year Leslie's Lady sold for $8.2 million, among the top prices in the history of the Keeneland September yearling sale, as the auction's marquee Book 1 portion closed its three-day run on Wednesday with major gains.
“Giving horses a second chance to be winners” is the noble credo that the Finger Lakes Thoroughbred Adoption Program lives by.
Seth Klarman of Klaravich Stables was named the National Owner of the Year and John D. Gunther of Glennwood Farm was named the National Breeder of the Year as the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association honored industry participants at its annual awards dinner over the weekend in Lexington, Ky.
Grade 1 winner and young sire Take Charge Indy will be repatriated from Korea to stand at WinStar Farm in 2020, the farm announced over the weekend.
The Jockey Club is considering a rule that would limit the amount of mares that an individual stallion can cover during a North American breeding season beginning in 2021, a limitation that would have significant impacts on the breeding industry.
The late Arch made his legacy apparent on the final Saturday of the summer’s marquee race meetings, represented by graded stakes winners as a sire, sire-of-sires, and broodmare sire.
Monday marked not only closing day at Saratoga, but the end of an era, as pioneering racing partnership Dogwood Stable, in partnership with Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, was represented by its final runner.
This summer's marquee summer race meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar, which traditionally unveil promising 2-year-olds, provided a major opportunity for this year's highly anticipated class of freshman sires led by Triple Crown winner American Pharoah to step up – and step up, they did.
The Grade 3, $700,000 Runhappy Turf Sprint is expected to feature Eclipse Award champion Stormy Liberal, who has led a renaissance for his sire Stormy Atlantic.
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Thoroughbreds are prized for the bravery and athleticism, making them a natural fit for the sport of eventing, described as the triathlon of equestrian sport. Indeed, a number of Thoroughbreds are set to compete at the United States Eventing Association’s American Eventing Championships this week at the Kentucky Horse Park.
