Cape Cross, one of Europe’s leading sires, has been pensioned due to fertility issues. The 22-year-old son of Green Desert stood the Northern Hemisphere season at Darley’s Kildangan Stud in Co. Kildare, Ireland.
The Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) has announced the winners of its 2015 statistical awards for leading California owners. Reddam Racing LLC was the leading owner in purse money won in California as well as leading owner by number of wins. Karl Watson, Mike Pegram, and Paul Weitman led all owners by number of California stakes wins. Kings River Ranch was leading owner by number of California starts. David and Mark Greco, Patrick Grohl, and Brent Malmstrom were selected as Rookies of the Year.
Tap Your Heels, a stakes winner and the dam of record-breaking sire Tapit, died Thursday due to foaling complications. She was 20.
Cassatt, a Grade 3-winning daughter of Tapit, was bred to Hill 'n' Dale Farm stallion Curlin on Tuesday and is scheduled to be entered in this year's Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall select mixed sale.
Majesto, a half-brother to two Grade 1 winners, will be jumping into the deep end when he runs in the Grade 1, $1 million Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park next Saturday.
Santa Anita will feature the Dream of Summer Stakes on Sunday, a race honoring a California-bred mare who rose from humble beginnings to become a Grade 1-winning millionaire and, more recently, a productive broodmare.
Gun Runner became the latest horse to highlight the success of Edward P. Evans's breeding program when he won the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds. As the colt moves forward to the Louisiana Derby and Kentucky Derby, he is well-equipped with stamina on both sides of his pedigree.
Uncle Mo is the next great sire. While some may think making that statement so early in a stud career is premature, foolish, outlandish, or all of the above, history suggests you can reach some educated conclusions of a sire's future arc based on his first crop of foals to race.
Artie Schiller, who is based at WinStar Farm in Versailles, Ky., was represented in the world’s richest 2-year-old race, Australia’s Group 1, $3.5 million Golden Slipper, by Flying Artie, who finished a creditable third.
Horse of the Year Havre de Grace delivered her third foal, a filly by two-time leading sire Tapit, on Saturday night at Timber Town Farm near Lexington, Ky.
