Darby Dan extends stud fee guarantee to 60 days
Darby Dan Farm has unveiled an innovative “Breeder Reassurance Plan” to provide additional financial security for breeders of foals by its stallions.
Nicole RussoMar 05, 2025
Darby Dan Farm has unveiled an innovative “Breeder Reassurance Plan” to provide additional financial security for breeders of foals by its stallions.
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Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike, recently purchased by a group that includes former trainer Eric Reed, will stand at Irish Hill and Dutchess Views Stallions in Stillwater, N.Y.
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Forecasting which stallions are poised to have a solid season with their 2-year-olds isn't just an exercise in predicting market results for the upcoming breeze-up season, it could be valuable knowledge for handicappers evaluating untested juveniles.
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Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike has been purchased by a group that includes his former trainer Eric Reed, and the group plans to stand him at stud in New York at a yet-to-be-determined location.
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.