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The late Harvey Clarke found glory as a classic breeder when I'll Have Another won the 2012 Kentucky Derby, then put on a courageous performance to win the Preakness Stakes. Clarke won't be here to see it, but his family stable's homebred Gosger, from the same family as I'll Have Another, is set to seek another Preakness for his program when he goes in this Saturday's 150th edition of the classic.
The University of Kentucky's Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center has announced that entomologists at the University have received reports of “greater than average” counts of Eastern Tent Caterpillars in some areas of the state and have urged awareness by breeders.
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Puca, honored as Broodmare of the Year last month, has kept herself in the news this week, with a new foal, a son placing in the Kentucky Derby, and an opportunity for fans to become involved in the career of her next son in the pipeline.
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Sovereignty's Kentucky Derby win continued to add to Bernardini's outstanding résumé as a broodmare sire, where he has left his biggest mark.
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Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty officially got on the work tab about a year ago and made his first start last August, but Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott's association with the family goes back more than a quarter-century.
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Regardless of what happens the rest of the way with the Triple Crown and other major spring events, sires Into Mischief and Medaglia d'Oro exit the first weekend in May having already pulled off their own historic triples in the classics.
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Microshare ownership groups have taken a huge turn in the spotlight in recent Triple Crown seasons, allowing racing fans to experience the thrill of major-event ownership for a nominal cost.
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Vekoma claimed the 2024 freshman sire title in a photo finish. Now, his first-crop daughter Five G is bringing some of his connections back to the big stage.
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Into Mischief has already firmly written himself into the history of the American stallion ranks, with his six consecutive sire titles the most in more than a half-century. Now, he is looking to write another chapter as the first stallion since the 1950s to sire three Kentucky Derby winners, which would tie him for the all-time record.
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History says that a horse with a turf background or pedigree can run well on the Churchill Downs dirt, including in the Kentucky Derby.
