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Vekoma shot to the top of the current freshman sire standings with a pair of impressive debut winners and some other noteworthy performers over the past several days.
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Castleton Lyons Farm plans to downsize in the near future, having filed plans to subdivide more than 1,000 acres of its Lexington, Ky., property.
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With his victory in the Grade 1 Metropolitan Mile, National Treasure joined an impressive list of other Met Mile winners that also went onto become successful sires. Marking his third Grade 1 victory, National Treasure has the right pedigree and résumé to suggest that he may become a prominent sire when his racing career is over.
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The young stallion Good Magic and the rising blue hen mare Puca landed in rare company with their son Dornoch's victory in last Saturday's Belmont Stakes – and Dornoch's connections essentially landed a lottery ticket by purchasing the colt at a relative bargain before the family exploded thanks to his full brother, 2023 Kentucky Derby winner Mage.
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As the traveling circus of the Triple Crown moves to New York, Maryland comes along seeking a bit of the spotlight. The lightly-raced and unbeaten Maryland-bred Mindframe runs in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga; two races prior, fellow statebred Post Time, a multiple graded stakes winner, starts in the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap.
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The first runner and winner for the Crestwood Farm stallion Caracaro – Grade 1-placed in his four starts before being retired – is West Memorial, winner of the Kentucky Juvenile against colts last month at Churchill Downs. West Memorial goes in the $150,000 Astoria Stakes on Thursday at Saratoga.
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Horse of the Year Authentic, tabbed as one of the top prospects in this year’s freshman sire class, got his first winner on May 31, as Adeera dueled and drove clear for a 3 3/4-length victory in a 5 1/2-furlong maiden at Churchill Downs.
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Triple Crown winner Justify notched another international accomplishment in his blazing early stallion career as his son City of Troy won the Epsom Derby on Saturday.
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With every passing year, the depth of the loss of champion Arrogate, who died at age 7 after just three seasons at stud, becomes more pronounced. His first crop was led by Kentucky Oaks winner Secret Oath; his second by Belmont and Travers winner and champion Arcangelo. His third crop includes Seize the Grey, front-running victor of last Saturday's Preakness Stakes.
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Can history repeat itself? That's one question for Santa Anita Derby runner-up Imagination in the Preakness Stakes. The colt races for many of the same connections as last year's Preakness winner, National Treasure, and is from the same extended female family as that colt – one that has had a great deal of success throughout racing history.
