Groupie Doll arrives in Kentucky, to be bred Saturday
Two-time champion Groupie Doll, who concluded her career earlier this month, has arrived in Kentucky to begin her career as a broodmare.
DRF Breeding StaffFeb 27, 2014
Two-time champion Groupie Doll, who concluded her career earlier this month, has arrived in Kentucky to begin her career as a broodmare.
Ben’s Cat was named Maryland-bred Horse of the Year for 2013, based on the results of an annual poll conducted by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association.
Multiple Grade 1 winner and stakes producer Urbane died after giving birth to her final foal the night before. The Citidancer mare was 22.
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Foundation Inc. (TAA) has made its 2014 application for accreditation available, and qualified organizations are encouraged to apply before May 15.
Mepache, the dam of multiple Grade 3 winner and leading Texas sire Valid Expectations, died Feb. 21 from the infirmities of old age. She was 33.
Bruce and Cass Maller’s E Z Kitty took home three accolades during the Washington Champions Annual Awards Banquet on Saturday, highlighted by the state’s 2013 Horse of the Year honors.
The promotional bodies of three major European racing nations have agreed to enter a strategic alliance with the goal of attracting global investment into the European racing and bloodstock industry.
The course of great sire lines is sometimes decided by chance, but more often by careful planning, and there is no more careful planner in the Thoroughbred world than John Magnier, master of Coolmore. Magnier’s stated purpose in purchasing an interest in current star Australian 2-year-old Rubick is to replace his aging sire, dual Australian leading sire Encosta de Lago, but the chain of events that led to Rubick illustrates the role of both chance and planning in the fortunes of the Thoroughbred.
Training centers across the country house sizable horse populations with varying needs, and that requires a balancing act year-round, but particularly in the first half of the year, as 2-year-olds-in-training sales demand young horses to show their best to potential buyers. Meeting the different needs of racehorses, sales horses, and their connections while keeping as many stalls full as possible is the responsibility of training center managers.
Dr. Charles Raker Sr., a retired professor of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, died Feb. 16 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community in Honey Brook, Pa. He was 93.