American Pharoah will shuttle to Australia later this year
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah will stand at Coolmore Australia during the 2017 Southern Hemisphere breeding season, which begins Sept. 1.
Nicole RussoMar 01, 2017
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah will stand at Coolmore Australia during the 2017 Southern Hemisphere breeding season, which begins Sept. 1.
Kentucky Derby pedigree analysis: Irish War Cry
It would take some running for Uncle Mo's second crop to catch up to his outstanding first crop, which currently includes 21 stakes winners, led by Kentucky Derby winner and champion Nyquist. But the young sire's second crop is starting to come alive, with two more stakes-winning 3-year-olds over the weekend, including another Derby trail hopeful.
Bob Austin purchased the unraced mare Catch the Moon in foal for just $30,000 at the 2013 Keeneland January horses of all ages sale. Less than three months later, she produced a Colonel John colt.
Tale of the Cat was arguably Storm Cat’s second best sire son, and Tale of the Cat’s best son Gio Ponti sired 2016 Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner Drefong in his first crop, but his multiple Grade 1-winning son Tale of Ekati has received relatively little patronage beyond his breeder, Charles Fipke, so it was encouraging to see Tale of Ekati’s son Girvin score an upset victory in the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes last Saturday.
New Vocations has a major presence in Ohio and is celebrating a quarter century of operations in the Buckeye State this year. The program recently announced that the Ohio Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) has donated $50,000 to support aftercare efforts at its Marysville, Ohio facility.
Daily Racing Form's special edition on Florida's stallion market and 2-year-old sales.
Exclusive Quality, with 95 representatives on the track in 2016, finished 10th on Florida’s general sire list based on earnings. However, he factored prominently in Daily Racing Form’s Beyer Sire Performance Standings unveiled last month – an exclusive metric to examine stallion progeny performance in-depth, often highlighting under-the-radar sires.
As rapidly-rising young classic sires with major contenders on this year's Kentucky Derby trail, Curlin and Pioneerof the Nile are among the most in-demand stallions in Kentucky this year. Each has a classic-placed son entering stud this year in Florida, giving a big kick to the Sunshine State's program.
High Cotton started strong six years ago as Florida's leading freshman sire of 2011, and he followed through on the potential in 2016 as the state's top returning sire by overall progeny earnings. The 14-year-old son of Dixie Union had 92 winners over the course of last year's calendar – also the most in the state for a returning sire – with earnings of $3,485,516.