Australian champion Black Caviar in foal to Sebring
Black Caviar, Australia’s three-time Horse of the Year, is pregnant with her second foal, this time by Australian champion Sebring, reports the Melbourne Herald Sun.
DRF Breeding StaffOct 28, 2014
Black Caviar, Australia’s three-time Horse of the Year, is pregnant with her second foal, this time by Australian champion Sebring, reports the Melbourne Herald Sun.
Darley announced its 2015 North American stallion roster and fees on Monday, headlined by multiple Grade 1 winner and veteran sire Medaglia d’Oro, whose fee has been raised from $100,000 to $125,000.
Magician, winner of the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Turf, will retire after his start in this year’s edition on Nov. 1 and begin his stud career next year at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud, with a fee to be announced.
The arrival on the scene of Breeders' Cup Classic contender Cigar Street - out of a half sister to champion Cigar - represents the efforts of multiple generations of horsemen.
There are few lines of black type that can do more to boost a broodmare prospect’s résumé than a win in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff. The list of Distaff winners includes some of the most important female runners of the past three decades. However, while a victory in the Breeders’ Cup may open doors in the sales ring and the stud barn, it has not guaranteed a bountiful career as a broodmare. Measured by success in the breeding shed, the spectrum of Distaff winners ranges from Broodmares of the Year to outright disappointments.
Mr. Besilu, who sold for $4.2 million as a yearling, has been retired and will enter stud at Eureka Thoroughbred Farm in Fredericksburg, Texas, for 2015. His fee has been set for $2,000, the farm announced on Friday.
After 100 years of sustained success as a stallion station, perhaps we should never be surprised by the success of a sire standing at Claiborne Farm. Since Celt led the American sire list in 1921, 10 different Claiborne stallions have topped the sire list 28 times. It may not be too many more years before Claiborne’s current star stallion, War Front, adds to those numbers.
J. Kirk and Judy Robison are standing at the threshold of what could be an unforgettable week for their breeding and racing operations. The couple has five homebreds in four stakes on the $2 million New Mexico Classic Cup card at Zia Park on Sunday, while their Mico Margarita is revving up for a start in the Grade 1, $1.5 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Santa Anita on Nov. 1.
WinStar Farm has acquired a half-interest in Grade 1 winner Daredevil, in partnership with owner Let’s Go Stable.
English classic winner Ruler Of The World has been retired from racing and will begin his stallion career at Coolmore’s Irish base in Co. Kildare, Ireland for the 2015 breeding season. A fee will be announced at a later date.