Coolmore’s Grade/Group 1 winner St Nicholas Abbey, recovering from both colic surgery and surgery to fuse a fractured pastern, has begun eating some grass, the Irish-based breeding operation reported Tuesday.
Palace Malice, the textbook definition of a late bloomer, backed up his Belmont breakthrough with a facile score in the Jim Dandy, settling nicely in the backstretch under Mike Smith before spurting clear in the lane and cruising to a one-length victory over Will Take Charge, who also put together a nice effort after subpar races in the Preakness and Belmont.
Coolmore stallion Scat Daddy will not stand the Southern Hemisphere season after suffering from a bout of dehydration during the first leg of his journey to Argentina, where he was due to stand the Southern Hemisphere breeding season at Haras La Quebrada in Buenos Aires.
Grade 1 winner Take Charge Indy has been retired after suffering a left-front condylar fracture during the Grade 2 Monmouth Cup Stakes on Sunday at Monmouth Park, and will stand the 2014 breeding season at WinStar Farm in Versailles, Ky.
Don Myers Sr., founder of prominent Indiana Thoroughbred operation Swifty Farms, died on June 25 at the age of 92.
The fire that made Serena’s Song one of the most remarkable racemares of her generation hasn’t faded over the years.
Lure’s record of 11 wins and six seconds from 18 starts on turf is far better than that of many grass champions, and he will be rewarded with induction into the Racing Hall of Fame on Aug. 9 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. His fertility issues blighted an otherwise-promising stud career, but his best son, Orpen, has ensured that Lure’s genetic legacy will live on for a few more generations.
Multiple Grade/Group 1 winner St Nicholas Abbey showed positive signs in his initial stages of recovery on Saturday following emergency colic surgery the day before at Fethard Equine Hospital in Ireland, according to information released by Coolmore Stud via Twitter.
Duane and Wayne Murty, brothers who were at the center of an animal neglect investigation earlier this month involving the former Hopewell Farm in Woodford County, Ky., have been arrested and charged with second-degree cruelty to animals, according to the Woodford County Detention Center’s inmate listing.
The deadline for stallion managers to submit their Reports of Mares Bred to The Jockey Club for the 2013 breeding season is August 1.
