Nyquist snags bonus in its first year
A massive bonus offered by Fasig-Tipton to its sale graduates paid off major dividends in its first year – both for Gulfstream Park and the horse in question.
Nicole RussoApr 04, 2016
A massive bonus offered by Fasig-Tipton to its sale graduates paid off major dividends in its first year – both for Gulfstream Park and the horse in question.
Justwhistledixie, the dam of Mohaymen, delivered a full brother to her Kentucky Derby contender on March 29 at Clearsky Farm in Kentucky.
The International Grading and Race Planning Advisory Committee approved the promotion of Hong Kong to Part I of The International Cataloguing Standards Book, while South Korea has been promoted to Part II.
Willet, a five-time stakes winning New York-bred mare, has been retired, said trainer and part-owner Jimmy Iselin on Wednesday afternoon.
Fellowship, who runs as a homebred for Fred Brei's Jacks or Better Farm, is a son of Florida stalwart Awesome of Course. The Awesome Again stallion is known for siring runners who can successfully compete in open company – most notably champion Awesome Feather and graded stakes winners Fort Loudon, Dogwood Trail, and Awesome Banner.
Three of the Kentucky Derby's most imposing prospects – the champion Nyquist, Rebel Stakes winner Cupid, and Louisiana Derby winner Gun Runner – are graduates of Niall Brennan's training program.Sound familiar?
Two more mares from the Aga Khan, one of the world's most prominent breeders, have been reported added to what is already an outstanding first book for Triple Crown winner American Pharoah.
Florida-bred X Y Jet turned in a game performance in defeat in the Group 1, $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen, engaging in a prolonged stretch battle with Meydan-based Muarrab and grudgingly giving way late. It was a career performance for the gelding – and more, it bolsters the resume of his young sire, Kantharos, who currently stands at Florida's Ocala Stud.
Upon his retirement, 1989 Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Breeders' Cup Classic winner Sunday Silence attracted surprisingly little attention from American breeders, but was sold to Japanese interests for $12 million, at the high end of the market at the time. It was a prudent move, as he went on to make innumerable contributions to that bloodstock industry. Now, more than a decade after his death, he could be adding some international intrigue to this Kentucky Derby.
Those who decry the lack of diversity in contemporary Thoroughbred pedigrees should have been at Meydan last Saturday.