Norman Asbjornson retired to Pin Oak Lane in Pennsylvania
Grade 3-placed multiple stakes winner Norman Asbjornson has been retired from racing and will stand the 2014 breeding season at Pin Oak Lane in New Freedom, Pa.
DRF Breeding StaffFeb 21, 2014
Grade 3-placed multiple stakes winner Norman Asbjornson has been retired from racing and will stand the 2014 breeding season at Pin Oak Lane in New Freedom, Pa.
Frank Stronach’s Adena Springs Farm has purchased an undisclosed interest in Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Mucho Macho Man from owners Dean and Patti Reeves, the two parties announced on Friday.
Dr. Midge Leitch, an equine veterinarian best known for her work at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center, died of cancer on Feb. 15. She was 67.
Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year, will not be bred in 2014. The news was reported by Paulick Report, citing officials with Stonestreet Farm in Lexington, Ky., where the 8-year-old Medaglia d’Oro mare resides.
Stallions Canadian Frontier and Article of Faith have been sold to stand in Saudi Arabia.
Daily Racing Form's complete look at midwest sires, including leading sire profiles, regional coverage, and statistics.
For many, beginning a new job is a time of excitement, anticipation, and certainly some anxiety over the unknown. Standing a new stallion is no different. While a rookie sire may never have more momentum and recognition than in his first year off the track, he still faces the challenge of attracting a book of mares strong enough to ensure that he has the opportunity to succeed when his first foals hit the track three years later. That, of course, requires a book of mares boasting both quality and quantity. It is important to assemble the best broodmares possible to visit a stallion in his first year, but quantity also is important in the early stages. With foal crops continuing to trend downward, the competition to draw broodmares to any stallion, young or experienced, is getting tougher.
The father of modern economics, Adam Smith, introduced the metaphor of the invisible hand of the market in his seminal book “The Wealth of Nations” in 1776. Smith’s metaphor for what he conceived as a natural, self-regulating function of a free market is readily visible in the accompanying table detailing the sharp decline in the number of Thoroughbred stallions and mares in North America over the last 20 years and the accompanying fluctuations in stud fees over the most recent decade.
In 2012, Kitten’s Joy reached a level of achievement as a sire that all but a chosen few would consider a career pinnacle. The following season, he topped it. The son of El Prado finished 2013 as Kentucky’s leading sire by general earnings with $11,326,203, edging out runner-up Speightstown by $71,022. Kitten’s Joy also was Kentucky’s leading sire by number of stakes winners (24), and juvenile stakes winners (tied, five).
War Front enjoyed a breakout season in 2013, and his success has helped attract even better mares to his court, so the best could be yet to come for the young sire.