Officials at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack (FLGR), in conjunction with the Finger Lakes Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (FLHBPA), today announced purse increases totaling $500,000 for the upcoming 2024 racing season. The 63rd consecutive season of thoroughbred racing is slated to kick off Monday, April 29, pending New York State Gaming Commission approval.
Mr. Big, one of the leading stallions in California in recent years, was euthanized Tuesday due to complications of laminitis, according to a statement released on behalf of owner George Krikorian.
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Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Dornoch
Juddmonte announced today that the first mare bred to Multiple Eclipse Champion Elite Power ($3,775,711) has been pronounced in foal. The mare, Candy Strike, is a Candy Ride daughter of GSW/3xG1pl Scarlet Strike (Smart Strike) and is a half sister to GSW Toro Strike. The mare is from the immediate family of Santa Margarita (G1) winner Tara's Tango and King's Bishop (G1) winner Visionaire as well as Scarlet Fusion (G3) and Madison's Luna (G3).
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Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Timberlake
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Preakness Stakes winner Early Voting, who has resumed his stud career after treatment for anejaculatory syndrome, has passed the next hurdle of his comeback, with his first mare to test in foal.
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Caravel, winner of the 2022 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, has been privately purchased by John Stewart to join his star-studded broodmare band and will soon travel to Europe to be bred to unbeaten champion Frankel for her first mating.
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2024 Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Sierra Leone
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Successful Florida sire Jess's Dream, the only son of Hall of Fame racemare Rachel Alexandra, was euthanized following a battle with laminitis, owner-breeder Stonestreet reported on Sunday. He was 12.
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It's typically known well in advance which stallions will be retiring for the upcoming breeding season. But with Thoroughbreds, circumstances can change in a hurry. As of Nov. 20, 35 stallions had been announced as entering stud in North America for the 2024 season. As of Feb. 7, there are now 50.
