English Group 1 winner and French stallion Creachadoir was represented by his first winner at stud on August 25 when What About Carlo won a one mile maiden auction stakes at Goodwood.
Multiple Grade 3 winner Mr. Nightlinger was represented by his first winner at stud on Aug. 23 when E Z Glider won a maiden claiming race at Evangeline Downs by 2 ¾ lengths.
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U.S. District Court Judge Mary Lou Robinson issued a final ruling in favor of plaintiffs Jason Abraham and Gregg Veneklasen in an antitrust lawsuit against the American Quarter Horse Association, which now requires the breed registry to register clones and their offspring.
Sea Bubble set a contested pace throughout and proved best during the late stages to win a one-mile turf maiden special weight on Saturday at Delaware Park. The bay filly became the first winner for multiple stakes winner and WinStar Farm freshman sire U S Ranger.
On a recent morning at Bill Casner’s ranch in the sleepy North Texas town of Flower Mound, Well Armed breezes into the training barn after a romp in his pasture. He looks nothing like a horse who moved into his fifth year of retirement this month.
In the coming months, Oakmont Ranch will expand capacity to include horses trained by a variety of horsemen who are being prepared for racing at California tracks. The ranch could play a role in providing stalls in Southern California at a time when space will be at a premium with the impending closure of Betfair Hollywood Park in Inglewood at the end of the year.
Getting a Thoroughbred from foaling to a successful yearling sale often is a team effort, and farriers play a key role – not only in simply shoeing a young horse but also in influencing how a young equine limb grows.
Havana, from the first crop of classic-placed Dunkirk, was an impressive debut winner Friday at Saratoga Race Course, as the 2-year-old colt missed the track record for 5 1/2 furlongs by less than a fifth of a second.
Grade 1 winner and sire Fastness died in July from the infirmities of old age at Timber Ridge Farm near Felton, Pa., BloodHorse reports.
