California Chrome and Mshawish both are versatile runners – Grade 1 winners on dirt and turf. Both have returned to the Middle East, where they are on a collision course in the world's richest race, Saturday's Group 1, $10 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan. And they will soon have something else in common, as future Taylor Made stallions.
Few stallions as successful as the late Unbridled’s Song have endured as much criticism from breeders and pedigree pundits. Despite the fact that Tara’s Tango is one of his 114 stakes winners and became his 20th Grade 1 winner in Saturday’s Santa Margarita Handicap, Unbridled’s Song, who died in 2013, went relatively out of fashion toward the end of his illustrious stud career.
Unbeaten New Mexico-bred millionaire Peppers Pride has been confirmed in foal to Triple Crown winner American Pharoah.
Silken Cat, a Canadian champion and the dam of champion sprinter and top sire Speightstown, died Tuesday in her paddock at Taylor Made Farm in Nicholasville, Ky. The farm confirmed the mare’s death Friday on its Facebook page.
Dad, a son of undefeated New Mexico-bred millionaire Peppers Pride, will attempt to break his maiden in the Sunland Park Festival of Racing Stakes on Sunday.
Plum Pretty will be honored with a race in her name this Sunday at Sunland Park – and for good reason. She was the most impressive winner of the Sunland Oaks, coasting by 25 lengths in the track's major event for 3-year-old fillies. She subsequently won the Kentucky Oaks, and added the following year's Apple Blossom Handicap, retiring with nine stakes wins or placings and earnings of more than $1.6 million.
Two-time champion female sprinter Groupie Doll delivered her second foal, a filly by reigning two-time leading sire Tapit, March 14 at Timber Town Farm near Lexington, Ky.
Grade 2 winner Vicar's in Trouble was euthanized March 11 due to long-running complications from laminitis.
The champion Mineshaft, standing just across the aisle from his great sire A.P. Indy in the Lane's End stallion barn, has quietly fashioned a solid stud career for himself. Carrying the banner is his Grade 3 Southwest Stakes winner Suddenbreakingnews, who will look to take the next step on the Kentucky Derby trail in this Saturday's Grade 2 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park.
The Turkish-born Seventh Sense scored by 2 1/4 lengths in a maiden special weight race Saturday at Santa Anita.
