Top sires for first-time starters in 2015
A list of the some of the top sires in 2015 with first-time starters in North America
Mike HoganJan 14, 2016
A list of the some of the top sires in 2015 with first-time starters in North America
Master of ceremonies Tom Durkin made his entrance into the second OwnerView conference at Gulfstream Park on Tuesday barefoot, in a T-shirt and shorts, accompanied by four dancers. It got a lot of laughs and attention, but then came the serious stuff. The two-day conference, held in the run-up to the Eclipse Awards here on Saturday, is designed to educate new and existing owners on the joys, hazards, and experiences to expect in the racing game.
Exchange Rate, a Grade 2 winner standing at Three Chimneys Farm, has been euthanized due to complications from pneumonia and liver dysfunction, and from deep vein thrombosis of a hind leg.
Stroud’s Lane Farm has launched a commercial stallion operation at the former Mariblue Farm in Reddick, Fla., and will stand a trio of debuting stallions for the 2016 breeding season.
Flick, a Grade 2-placed stakes winner and resident of Old Friends Equine Retirement in Georgetown, Ky., was euthanized Friday due to complications from colic.
Ken and Sarah Ramsey led all individual North American breeders by earnings for a third consecutive year in 2015, with horses bred solely by their operation earning $9,399,425.
Advertised fees for the eight-horse roster of Pleasant Acres Stallions in Morriston, Fla. will remain largely unchanged in 2016, as the operation unveils its new stallion facility for the coming breeding season.
Jacob West has been appointed director of bloodstock services for Three Chimneys Farm of Midway, Ky.
The California Retirement Management Account (CARMA) has awarded more than $500,000 to 25 separate aftercare organizations that care for retired California racehorses in its 2015 grant cycle.
Sol Kumin, co-owner of Grade 1-winning runners Lady Eli and Wavell Avenue, has been named New Owner of the Year by the industry-led OwnerView.