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Hot Sire: Tapit

Gainesway stallion Tapit drew the attention of breeders as soon as his first foals hit the racetrack in 2008, and his first crop was led by champion 2-year-old filly Stardom Bound. A Grade 1-winning son of Pulpit, Tapit finished the year atop both the North American freshman sire list and juvenile list, setting a then-record for earnings as a juvenile sire. Now, a half-decade later, his subsequent crops have helped him become one of the most productive sires in North America, with a reputation for siring precocious and talented juveniles.

Patrick ReedSep 12, 2013

Expanded Maryland owner, breeder incentives to begin with Laurel Park meet

Expanded incentive programs for owners and breeders of Maryland-breds will go into effect in the state beginning with the start of the Laurel Park fall meet on Sept. 19.

DRF Breeding StaffSep 12, 2013

Hessonite retired from racing, cataloged to Fasig-Tipton sale

Hessonite, a two-time New York-bred champion and winner of nine stakes in a 22-race career, has been retired from racing, trainer David Donk said Wednesday.

David GreningSep 11, 2013

Canadian champion Sky Conqueror represented by first winner

Sky Conqueror, Canada’s champion turf male in 2006, was represented by his first winner on Sept. 7 when Regal Conqueror won a maiden special weight at Woodbine.

DRF Breeding StaffSep 10, 2013

Lotka, Grade 1 winner and successful broodmare, dead at 30

Lotka, a Grade 1 winner on the racetrack and a prolific broodmare, died Sept. 10 at Our Mims Retirement Haven in Paris, Ky., at age 30. The Danzig mare had been a resident at the facility, operated by Jeanne Mirabito, since 2008.

DRF Breeding StaffSep 10, 2013

Multiple graded stakes winner Prospective retired

Prospective, a multiple graded stakes winner last year, has been retired from racing. Stud plans are pending.

DRF Breeding StaffSep 09, 2013

El Corredor relocates from New York to Louisiana

Grade 1 winner El Corredor will relocate to stand the 2014 breeding season at The Stallion Station at Copper Crowne in Opelousas, La. His fee will be $3,500 if paid by Nov. 15. 2014, or $4,000 when the foal stands and nurses.

DRF Breeding StaffSep 08, 2013

All in the family: Pedigree can provide insight for trainers

Several trainers who have handled multiple horses of similar lineage – generations of mares and their offspring, siblings, or progeny of a stallion – also noted that certain traits are shared within bloodlines. While horses must be handled as individuals, with pedigree by no means an exhaustive guide to training, familiarity with the family can help a trainer efficiently address a quirky personality.

Nicole RussoSep 07, 2013

Sparkman: Galileo-Danehill ‘nick’ still hot

Galileo to Danehill mares is surely as strong an example of a sire-broodmare sire nick as one can find in contemporary Thoroughbred breeding. It also – and, in fact, already has – ensures that practically anyone with a Danehill mare is going to send them to Galileo.

John P. SparkmanSep 07, 2013

Reddam Racing, Ocala Stud, Fink earn national honors at TOBA ceremony

Reddam Racing LLC, Ocala Stud, and Morton Fink earned top honors as the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) held its annual National Awards Dinner Friday, Sept. 6, at the Fasig-Tipton facility in Lexington, Ky.

DRF Breeding StaffSep 07, 2013

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