Federal intervention is not needed to fix the problem of illicit drugs in Thoroughbred racing. It can be resolved in a matter of weeks if certain leaders really want to address the problem.
Commissioner, a Grade 3 winner and narrow runner-up in the 2014 Belmont Stakes, will make his debut at stud in 2016 at WinStar Farm in Versailles, Ky., following a planned final start in the Grade 2 Hawthorne Gold Cup.
Rousing Sermon, a Grade 1-placed multiple stakes winner, has been retired from racing and will debut at stud in 2016 at Rancho San Miguel in San Miguel, Calif., for an advertised fee of $2,000.
Yes It’s True, a Grade 1 winner and member of the Three Chimneys Farm stallion roster, was euthanized Monday at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Ky., due to a perforated intestine.
Kentucky Oaks winner Keeper Hill died on Nov. 20, Mill Ridge Farm, which co-bred and co-campaigned her, has announced. The daughter of Deputy Minister was 20.
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Ballade did not excel as a racemare, but her descendants have preserved a place for her in racing history. Thus, it was rewarding to see a tail-female descendant of the mare, Isabella Sings, win the Grade 2 Mrs. Revere at Churchill Downs.
Dual classic winner and champion Smarty Jones will return to Kentucky to stand at historic Calumet Farm in Lexington for the 2016 breeding season.
Grade 2-placed stakes winner He Be Fire N Ice has relocated to Ridgeley Farm in Hemet, Calif., for the 2016 breeding season, where he will stand for an advertised fee of $2,500.
Custom for Carlos has gotten off to such a fast start at stud that the leading freshman sire in Louisiana could be bred to more than 100 mares during the 2016 season. His reputation has been bolstered by Big World, the winner of the Grade 3 Tempted earlier this month at Aqueduct, and Customizer, a 10-length maiden special weight winner at Evangeline Downs.
Grade 3 winner Chitu will debut at stud during the 2016 breeding season at Bridlewood Farm in Ocala, Fla., for an advertised fee of $3,000.
