Notable breeder Edward A. Cox Jr. dies at 83
Prominent owner and breeder Edward A. Cox Jr. died last month in his native state of Illinois. He was 83.
Nicole RussoApr 03, 2019
Prominent owner and breeder Edward A. Cox Jr. died last month in his native state of Illinois. He was 83.
In this year’s highly anticipated class of freshman sires, Spendthrift shuttle stallion Hampton Court was the first off the mark with a winner, as he looks to continue the legacy of his recently deceased sire Redoute’s Choice.
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah could be represented by his first starter on Friday evening, as he has an entrant at Dundalk in Ireland.
Grade 1 winner Diversify was honored as the New York-bred horse of the year and also took home special recognition from Daily Racing Form at New York Thoroughbred Inc.’s annual awards banquet this week in Saratoga Springs.
Stay Thirsty was trained by Todd Pletcher to win four graded stakes races, including a pair of Grade 1 events – and the horse wasn't done giving to his trainer just yet. On Saturday, with Pletcher watching from his Florida office, Stay Thirsty, who now stands in California, was represented more than 8,300 miles away by Coal Front, winner of the Group 2, $1.5 million Godolphin Mile at Meydan.
The New Vocations Thoroughbred adoption program has announced it has opened a satellite facility in Louisiana with the support of retired jockey Rosie Napravnik.
Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Hidden Scroll
Much has been made about the female side of Chasing Yesterday's family – after all, the Grade 1 winner is half-sister to Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. But both sides of the filly's family are outstanding. Chasing Yesterday, who earned her fourth straight stakes victory in Sunday's Sunland Oaks to punch her ticket to the Kentucky Oaks, is by perennial leading sire Tapit, who is off to a flying start in 2019.
The young stallion Bodemeister, already a classic sire, added another unique accomplishment to his growing resume Saturday when two of his daughters finished in a dead heat for the victory in the $75,000 Any Limit Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
Lookin At Lucky, winner of the 2010 Preakness Stakes and an Eclipse Award champion at ages 2 and 3, had a career year as a sire in 2018.