The popular New Mexico-bred Peppers Pride, who won all 19 of her starts, was euthanized last week after a battle with laminitis, leaving behind a handful of runners who have yet to hint at her accomplishments on the racetrack - but also two youngsters by promising young sires.
The third annual Real Rider Cup, a charity jumping challenge bringing together Thoroughbred racing personalities with ex-racehorses in order to raise awareness of their capacity as sporthorses, features a new venue and a slightly new look this season.
Into Mischief is the first of North America's elite stallions to have his 2020 pricing revealed, with his advertised stud fee climbing to $175,000, Spendthrift Farm announced Sunday night.
Classy 'n Smart was a Canadian champion for Sam-Son Farm, and went on to become one of the foundation mares for the dominant Ontario-based operation.
Last week, The Jockey Club floated a controversial proposal to limit stallions to 140 mares bred in a single North American season, and to some in the breeding industry, the measure could not come soon enough. Others disagree.
Spendthrift Farm will add five newcomers, including Grade 1 winners Mitole, Omaha Beach, and Vino Rosso, to its ever-bourgeoning stallion roster in 2020, the farm announced Thursday night.
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.
