Into Mischief was among the leading juvenile sires of 2017 by a number of measures, and is again establishing a stellar season with his young runners, standing out on both coasts as Del Mar and Saratoga opened their boutique summer meetings over the past week.
Lady Aurelia, champion 2-year-old in Europe for 2016, has been retired from racing, leaving trainer Wesley Ward’s barn at Keeneland late Wednesday morning to begin life as a broodmare at Stonestreet Farm.
Honour and Glory, a Grade 1 winner by Relaunch who has stood the last five years in Uruguay, died on Tuesday at Haras Rapetti stud farm in Uruguay after fracturing his femur, according to South American news reports.
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Multiple Grade 1 winner Oscar Performance will retire to his birthplace, Mill Ridge Farm in Lexington, Ky., at the end of this racing season to begin his stud career in 2019.
Queen's Plate heroine Wonder Gadot added another feather to sire Medaglia d'Oro's cap, and her classic victory did so in fitting style. Not only is she the latest standout filly for the Darley stallion, but she also displays his hallmark versatility.
The turn of the calendar to July means the rapid approach of the boutique summer meetings at Del Mar and Saratoga, which annually unveil some of the nation's best-bred 2-year-olds. This year, a half-sister to a Triple Crown winner will be based at each track, adding extra anticipation.
Two of the most successful broodmares of the 21st century continued to deliver on Saturday, when both were represented by a new graded stakes winner.
For the last several years, Coolmore has obviously been looking for a successor to their aging super stallion Galileo. Mastercraftsman, by Danehill Dancer, has proven himself a good sire, but not in Galileo’s class, and Galileo’s sons Australia, Churchill, Gleneagles, Highland Reel, Ruler of the World, and The Gurkha are too young to have made a mark as yet.
