City of Troy, who is preparing for a final career start in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 2 at Del Mar, will begin his stud career at Coolmore’s Irish headquarters in 2025.
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Canada’s leading sire, Souper Speedy, has reportedly died in a paddock accident at T.C. Westmeath Stud Farm northwest of Toronto, where he stood at stud since retiring from racing.
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John Stewart, who runs as Resolute Racing, has made a major name as a buyer of top-flight Thoroughbreds worldwide over the last two years to establish a high-end operation. Now, he might make a splash as a seller.
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Among several young sires who recorded multiple 2-year-old stakes winners over the weekend, multiple Grade 1 winner McKinzie stood out, sweeping Aqueduct's Grade 1 races for the division on Saturday with juveniles from his first crop.
Hill 'n' Dale announced today that Arabian Knight, the sale-topping 2-year-old and Grade 1-winning millionaire by Uncle Mo, will stand for a fee of $30,000 Live Foal.
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Practical Joke was the busiest stallion in North America in 2024, The Jockey Club reported, as it released recent breeding and foal crop statistics that continued the prevailing trends in the industry. The Jockey Club is projecting a North American registered Thoroughbred foal crop of 17,300 to arrive in 2025.
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Catesby Woodford Clay, the longtime chairman of Runnymede Farm who has now seen that historic nursery operated by the fourth generation of his family, died peacefully at his home on the Paris, Ky., farm Sept. 29. He was 101.
Three Chimneys announced today that Chris Baker is resigning from his position as Chief Operating Officer after more than a decade at the farm. Longtime Lexington horseman Tony Cissell has been promoted to the position of General Manager and Chief Operating Officer.
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Big Brown, the 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, has been pensioned from stallion duty and recently arrived at Old Friends in Georgetown, Ky., where he will live out his days.
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Dornoch, a leading 3-year-old of 2024 and winner of the Belmont Stakes in June, has been retired to stand stud at Spendthrift Farm, his connections announced Saturday evening.
