Grade 2 winner Prospective, who was retired from racing in September, will begin his stallion career in 2014 at J. Michael O’Farrell Jr.’s Ocala Stud in Ocala, Fla.
Grade 1 winner Overanalyze, retired last month, will make his stallion debut in 2014 at WinStar Farm in Versailles, Ky., for an advertised fee of $10,000.
OwnerView, a joint initiative between The Jockey Club and Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, has launched a new service called “OwnerView Host” to provide individual mentorship for new owners.
Once-beaten Australian champion Atlantic Jewel suffered a tendon injury Tuesday morning that is likely to lead to her retirement from racing.
Group 1 winner Cityscape, who won or placed in graded/group stakes in seven different countries, has been retired from racing and will stand at Overbury Stud in Gloucestershire, England for an advertised fee of $8,109 (5,000 British Pounds), Racing Post reports
Bullet Train, a three-quarters brother to unbeaten champion Frankel, will relocate to Pope McLean’s Crestwood Farm in Lexington, Ky. for the 2014 breeding season.
Grade 1 winner Idiot Proof has been acquired by Victory Rose Thoroughbreds and will relocate to the Vacaville, Calif., farm for the 2014 breeding season.
Multiple Grade 1 winner Dullahan was euthanized early Sunday following colic surgery, after suffering a ruptured colon.
The hottest young sire in Europe is without doubt Galileo’s champion son New Approach, sire of champion Dawn Approach and classic winner Talent in his first crop of 3-year-olds. The name and pedigree of perhaps the second-hottest young sire on the other side of the Atlantic, though, is much less familiar to Americans.
Although the racing circuit, stallion market, and revenues in the state continue to shift, the momentum is largely positive for Indiana’s breeding and racing industry, with horsemen expressing optimism.
