The number of mares in the Great Britain and Ireland covered by registered stallions, as well as those countries’ broodmare populations, fell slightly in 2013, according to the Weatherbys Return of Mares.
Multiple Grade 1 winner Richard’s Kid will make his stallion debut in 2014 at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, Calif. for an advertised fee of $4,500. His retirement was announced earlier this year.
One month after European turf horses excelled over Santa Anita’s firm ground at the Breeders’ Cup, another trans-Atlantic invader arrived at Betfair Hollywood Park to take down the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby on Dec. 1 during the final meet of the historic Inglewood, Calif., track. Unlike the Breeders’ Cup quartet of Outstrip, Chriselliam, Dank, and Magician, however, Seek Again was foaled in Kentucky and hails from a homegrown sire who, despite being a champion sprinter on the racetrack, has steadily ascended to elite status as a sire in North America that can get runners on all surfaces and at route distances.
The only hole in the résumé of Racing Hall of Fame member and leading sire A.P. Indy is a win in the Kentucky Derby, both as a racehorse and a sire. After the courageous victory of his son Honor Code in the Remsen Stakes on Nov. 30, is it too much to hope that a horse from A.P. Indy’s final crop of only 36 foals might finally earn the roses that have eluded him throughout his long and incredibly productive life?
Multiple Grade 1 winner General Quarters will relocate to Pope McLean’s Crestwood Farm in Lexington, Ky., for the 2014 breeding season, where he will stand for an advertised fee of $5,000, live foal terms.
The Iowa Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association will host its annual stallion season auction from Saturday, Dec. 7 to Saturday, Dec. 14.
Winding Oaks Farm in Ocala, Fla., has released the advertised fees for its 2014 stallion roster led by multiple Grade 2 winner Graeme Hall.
Grade 2 winner Big Band Sound has been retired from racing and will stand his initial season at Gulf Coast Equine in Sunset, La., for an advertised fee of $2,500 on live foal terms.
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) has accredited 20 additional Thoroughbred aftercare facilities, which are now eligible to receive financial grants from the TAA for the ongoing care of retired Thoroughbreds.
Romain Malhouitre has been named vice president and general manager of Runnymede Farm Inc. in Lexington, Ky. has been named vice president and general manager of Runnymede Farm Inc. in Lexington, Ky.
