Explosive Girl, who took part in a 1988 match race with Who Doctor Who, died of natural causes at Caines Stallion Station in Wynnewood, Okla., on Oct. 9, said her owner, Ellen Caines. Explosive Girl was 29.
While the success of North American stallions Kitten’s Joy, Speightstown, War Front, Tapit, and Malibu Moon, among others, continues to make headlines each week in U.S. racing and at auctions, the predominant bloodstock story on the international stage continues to be the incredible performance of Coolmore stallion Galileo on all fronts.
Novellist, a Group 1 winner in four countries, was sold to the Yoshida Family’s Shadai Corporation in Hokkaido, Japan, where he will begin his stallion career in 2014. The story was originally reported by Thoroughbred Daily News.
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) and California Retirement Management Account (CARMA) will have a presence at the Breeders’ Cup Nov. 1 and 2 at Santa Anita Park, in order to raise awareness and support for Thoroughbred aftercare efforts.
Regional stallions Keyed Entry, Patriot Act, Roaring Fever, and Zavata have all been sold to stand in Saudi Arabia in deals brokered by Chad Schumer of Schumer Bloodstock.
The Jockey Club released its 2013 Report of Mares Bred, which displayed a continued decline in the stallion population and the number of mares those stallions bred.
Multiple stakes-placed winner Lightnin N Thunder will stand at Vincent Harris’ Fruitful Acres Farm in Aguanga, Calif. for the 2014 breeding season, for an advertised fee of $2,000.
Individual Report of Mares Bred information by sire is now available for purchase via the Equineline website.
Grade 2 winner Elite Squadron will relocate to Swifty Farms in Seymour, Ind., for the 2014 breeding season, BloodHorse reports.
Chilean interests have purchased the Kentucky operation of Tom Simon’s Vinery, Ltd., which was put on the market last year, in a multi-million dollar deal.
