Grade 1 winner and stakes producer Panty Raid has been euthanized due to the infirmities of old age, owner Godolphin reported on its social media Wednesday evening. The Include mare was 21.
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Burnham Square, winner of the Grade 3 Holy Bull, looks to take the next step on Gulfstream's path to the Kentucky Derby in Saturday's Grade 2 Fountain of Youth.
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Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Sandman
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The three founding sires of the Thoroughbred breed have essentially been winnowed down to a single dominant branch worldwide, but a recent study of genetic diversity of North American Thoroughbreds revealed “only modest increases” in inbreeding that “isn't inherently problematic.”
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Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: East Avenue
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Breeding sheds open this week in North America – and, taking in the specifics of the current marketplace, the competition to make a stallion successful is as fierce as a prolonged duel leading to a multi-horse photo finish on the racetrack.
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner and Eclipse Award champion 2-year-old Citizen Bull and unbeaten stablemate Barnes, the top two choices on the inaugural Daily Racing Form Derby Watch line, are both by Into Mischief.
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In 2022, just four Thoroughbred foals were born in North Carolina, according to The Jockey Club's Report of Mares Bred. One of those is Volleyballprincess, who won the Ruthless Stakes for 3-year-old fillies last Saturday at Aqueduct.
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Multiple stakes winner and prominent broodmare Miss Macy Sue died recently, at age 22 at Taylor Made Farm in Kentucky, where she was boarded for Albaugh Family Stables. The mare's legacy lives on through two prominent sons at stud in Kentucky – both of whom are represented on this year's Kentucky Derby trail.
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Tapwrit, winner of the 2017 Belmont Stakes, has been relocated for 2025 to the Indiana Stallion Station and adds to the recent influx of star power in the state.
