The Indiana Thoroughbred Breed Development Program received approval from the state racing commission on Wednesday to make an additional $1.4 million in purses available in 2016 because of changes in legislation passed this year.
Woodford Thoroughbreds in Reddick, Fla., released the advertised fees for its 2016 stallion roster.
Tonalist, whose four Grade 1 victories were highlighted by the 2014 Belmont Stakes, has been retired and will stand the 2016 season at Lane's End in Versailles, Ky.
The 2015 Iowa Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association online stallion season auction is now online, running through Dec. 12.
Kentucky Downs announced on Tuesday that two more horses, Lusty Latin and Hussonfirst, will be among the retirees at the Old Friends at Kentucky Downs facility in Franklin, Ky.
Airoforce’s obvious talent will not be enough alone to revive the stud career of Colonel John, but it proves that, given the right mare, the son of Tiznow can sire a good horse.
Sequel Stallions in Hudson, N.Y., announced the fees for its 2016 stallions, led once again by Freud, a perennial leading sire in the Empire State. Freud, a 17-year-old son of Storm Cat, will stand for $10,000, unchanged from the 2015 season.
Toast of New York, a Group 2 winner and runner-up in the 2014 Breeders’ Cup Classic, has been retired from racing and will debut at stud in Qatar for the 2016 breeding season.
City Zippin, a multiple allowance winner, has been retired from racing and will stand the 2016 breeding season at Davidson’s Tracks-N-Time in Midland, Mich., adding a third member to the farm’s stallion roster. All three will all stand for private treaties.
Japan, a Grade 2-placed stakes winner, will debut at stud for the 2016 season at Waldorf Farm in North Chatham, N.Y. for an advertised fee of $7,500.
