Hopewell Farm, the Woodford County, Ky., operation that once stood 1998 Horse of the Year Skip Away and 2002 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Volponi, sold Tuesday at a court-ordered absolute auction, with creditor PNC Bank buying two of the three tracts on offer.
Grade 1 winner Violence will stand his inaugural season at stud at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm in Lexington, Ky., next year for an advertised fee of $15,000 payable when the foal stands and nurses.
Desert God, the sire of regional legend Peppers Pride and New Mexico’s leading general sire of the past three years, has been pensioned from stallion duty due to age and declining fertility.
Snow Fairy, a Group 1 winner in four countries, has been retired after re-aggravating a tendon injury, Racing Post reports.
Ride On Curlin recovered from a slow break, shot to the lead under Calvin Borel, and jetted to a 7 3/4-length victory in a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special weight on Saturday at Ellis Park, setting a track record of 1:03 for the distance.
In a weekend dominated by turf graded stakes events, perhaps the most impressive performance came late Sunday, when Marketing Mix rolled to victory in the Grade 3 Sunset Handicap – her first race against males – during the closing-day card of Hollywood Park’s meet.
Mary Emily Marshall Taylor, the wife of the late central Kentucky horseman Joe Taylor and the mother of Taylor Made’s owners and operators, Duncan, Ben, Frank, and Mark Taylor, died Saturday. She was 85.
Chicks Dig It bested a maiden special weight field at Presque Isle Downs on July 14 to become the first winner sired by Grade 2 winner Old Fashioned.
Wishful Tomcat, a New York-bred stakes winner who was retired earlier this year, is standing at stud at Homer Thoroughbreds in Burbank, Wash.
Grade 2-winning racemare Schiaparelli has been retired and will ship from her California base to become a broodmare in Kentucky, according to a release from owner RanJan Racing.
