Zenyatta in foal to Medaglia d'Oro
Zenyatta, the 2010 Horse of the Year, was confirmed by her connections on Thursday to be in foal to Medaglia d’Oro for 2017.
DRF Breeding StaffJul 07, 2016
Zenyatta, the 2010 Horse of the Year, was confirmed by her connections on Thursday to be in foal to Medaglia d’Oro for 2017.
Cigar Mile winner Jersey Town was represented by his first winner when the 2-year-old filly Jay Wow won a $25,000 maiden-claiming race at Presque Isle Downs today.
Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom will not be standing at stud in Australia this year in order to rest from dual hemisphere shuttle duties the past three years.
When the synthetic era ended somewhat abruptly in the United States, it left some otherwise outstanding stud prospects rather high and dry. Not least among those is Gio Ponti,
Champion sprinter Cherokee Run, who went on to sire a pair of champions, has been euthanized due to declining health in his advanced age. Cherokee Run, a son of Runaway Groom, was 26.
Giant Gizmo has arguably the fastest-growing résumé among Canada's stallion ranks, and could give it another high point on Sunday if morning-line favorite Amis Gizmo runs up to expectations in the Queen's Plate.
Queen's Plate favorite Amis Gizmo, who has won five of six career starts, is looking to land a major victory this weekend for young stallion Giant Gizmo.
Continuing its collaboration to raise funds for important causes, the Breeders’ Cup and Maker's Mark announced that Old Friends Farm, home to some of the most popular retired Thoroughbred racehorses, has been named the official charity beneficiary of the 2016 Breeders’ Cup World Championships and will be offering a limited edition, commemorative Zenyatta bottle of Maker's Mark.
The Jockey Club held its seventh Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit at Keeneland on Tuesday, and once again it offered some sound advice for trainers, some good information for owners and breeders, plus statistics on how racing is safer today than ever before, in part due to developments from previous editions of the conference. The one-day conference attracted some 200 people to Lexington, and was simulcast online. The event covered a variety of topics that included safety of racing surfaces, nutrition, racing regulations, medications, biosecurity, and equine health.
While much of the attention will be focused on Ontario’s contribution to Canada’s Thoroughbred industry over Queen’s Plate weekend, the country has a broad spectrum of programs reaching into the western provinces, each with its own contributions to the national product and challenges to face.