Sparkman: Cupid gets Tapit off to strong second-half start
The reigning three-time champion sire Tapit looks unlikely to catch Unbridled's Song this year, but he is not going down without a fight.
John P. SparkmanMay 30, 2017
The reigning three-time champion sire Tapit looks unlikely to catch Unbridled's Song this year, but he is not going down without a fight.
Cupid's victory in the Grade 1 Gold Cup at Santa Anita last Saturday was an important one - both for himself and his sire.
Queen's Plate pedigree profile: Guy Caballero
The road to breeding a classic winner rarely runs in a straight line, as evidenced by the case of Quick Temper, dam of Preakness Stakes winner Cloud Computing.
Where some saw questions about once-raced sire Maclean's Music, John G. Sikura and Barbara Banke of Stonestreet Stables saw potential yet to be realized. They were rewarded for their faith at the Preakness Stakes when Cloud Computing, a colt from the Maclean's Music's first crop, scored as the sire's first classic starter.
Champion Classic Empire will stand at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud in Versailles, Ky., upon his retirement from racing.
Broodmare of the Year Leslie's Lady, dam of four-time Eclipse Award champion Beholder, has been confirmed in foal to Triple Crown winner American Pharoah.
Devil His Due, a five-time Grade 1 winner and veteran sire, was euthanized Monday morning due to the infirmities of old age. The pensioned resident of Margaux Farm in Midway, Ky. was 28.
Shaman Ghost continued to establish himself as one of the better older horses in the country with his victory in the Grade 3 Pimlico Special last Friday, a score that built on family ties for his connections.
Stalwart sire Distorted Humor has been the gift that keeps on giving for his connections. He quietly played a role in Saturday's Preakness Stakes, as his son Maclean's Music was represented by a first-crop classic winner in Cloud Computing.