Virginia breeder-owner Harris dies at age 90
Breeder-owner William R. Harris, 90, died Friday at his home in Mineral, Va., according to trainer Chris Grove.
DRF StaffNov 09, 2013
Breeder-owner William R. Harris, 90, died Friday at his home in Mineral, Va., according to trainer Chris Grove.
Any survivor of the 1970s is inevitably reminded of the disco group The Village People by the name of this year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic hero, Mucho Macho Man. The Village People brought the phrase “macho man” into the vernacular through its hit disco anthem by that name.
Noteworthy from a historical perspective is Macho Uno’s top stirp, a male descendancy that has held together tenaciously, sometimes by a hair’s thread, and in defiance of all odds through 12 American generations and 150 years. It is a story of pure Darwinian survival.
The average person might be disappointed if a half-million-dollar sale of a horse fell just short of being realized. But not Robert Zoellner.
James Hastie has been hired as the executive director of the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA), effective Nov. 18., and will be based in the organization’s Lexington, Ky., offices.
Grade 2 winner Fast Bullet has been retired from racing and will stand the 2014 breeding season at Ben Walden Jr.’s Pauls Mill in Versailles, Ky., for an advertised fee of $7,500.
Preakness Stakes winner Oxbow will stand for an introductory fee of $20,000 to lead the Taylor Made Stallions roster for 2014.
Woodford Thoroughbreds in Reddick, Fla., has released the 2014 fees for its stallion roster, highlighted by a pair of new additions.
Champion Leroidesanimaux will stand for an introductory fee of 17,500 pounds, or about $28,135, in his first season at Lanwades Stud in Newmarket, England.
Margaux Farm has purchased an additional 320 acres adjoining its current property located in Midway, Ky., and plans to expand its operations.