Repent sold to stand in Trinidad
Grade 2 winner Repent has been sold to stand at Paradise Farms in Trinidad for an advertised fee of $1,000, BloodHorse reports.
DRF Breeding StaffMar 06, 2014
Grade 2 winner Repent has been sold to stand at Paradise Farms in Trinidad for an advertised fee of $1,000, BloodHorse reports.
Woodford Thoroughbreds has named Shannon Castagnola director of operations, to assist with business development for the outfit’s Kentucky and Florida properties.
New York Stallions 2014: Leading sires, statistics, and more
For more than two decades, two of the most recognizable faces in New York’s breeding industry have been C. Lynwood “Doc” O’Cain and his wife, Suzie. The couple became well known in the state while helming the stallion operation at the late Carl Lizza Jr.’s Highcliff Farm in Delanson, N.Y. However, following Lizza’s death and the dispersal of his stock, that identity has changed, as the O’Cains have worked to relocate and maintain the former Highcliff stallion roster.
When the long-awaited opening of Resorts World Casino New York City at Aqueduct became a reality in October 2011, the state’s racing and breeding programs soon benefited from a boost in purses and incentives supported by gaming revenue – and, in turn, the value of a New York-bred horse skyrocketed.
Selecting a stallion to stand in a regional market is a much trickier proposition than selecting one for national breeding centers like the Kentucky Bluegrass area or Newmarket, England. As a general rule, stallion rosters of the major Kentucky stallion stations feature each year’s champions and Grade 1 winners with highly fashionable pedigrees. Owners of the most desirable stallion prospects often select among competing stallion farms as much or more than the stallion managers themselves make selections.
On the afternoon of last May 4 at Belmont Park, New York-bred turf horses Hessonite and Lubash took their careers to a new level, recording their first graded stakes victories in the Grade 3 Beaugay and Grade 3 Fort Marcy, respectively. The two runners are among the standouts who helped their sire, Freud, maintain his usual stronghold among the leading stallions in New York for 2013. The 16-year-old Storm Cat horse, a full brother to perennial leading sire Giant’s Causeway, led the state’s turf sire list for the seventh consecutive year.
Bluegrass Cat enters his third season as a New York sire touting first-place trophies in three different earnings categories for 2013: general, juvenile, and synthetic.
Gary and Mary West, owners of first-year stallions New Year’s Day and Power Broker, will offer incentives potentially totaling $2.5 million to the breeders of milestone winners by their sires.
The Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association named Princess of Sylmar, a four-time Grade 1 winner, Horse of the Year for 2013.