Led by a Vronsky colt purchased for $100,000, Tuesday’s Northern California yearling and horses of racing age sale in Pleasanton showed an increase in several key categories compared to the 2022 auction.
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Modern Games, whose five Grade/Group 1 wins included two Breeders' Cup races, has been retired from racing, owner-breeder Godolphin announced on Tuesday.
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King's Plate pedigree profile: Elysian Field
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King's Plate pedigree profile: Kaukokaipuu
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Multiple graded stakes winner and Kentucky Derby runner-up Two Phil's will begin his stud career at WinStar Farm, that operation announced Thursday evening. His stud fee will be announced at a later date.
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King's Plate pedigree profile: Paramount Prince
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But what a difference a year makes. Jim and Dana Bernhard, who began buying horses in the summer of 2021 as Lynnhaven Racing, purchased Pin Oak in 2022. The first foals from their fledgling broodmare band were testing their legs in the farm's field this spring.
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King's Plate pedigree profile: Stanley House
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At the halfway point of this season, record-setting Into Mischief is again leading the North American sire standings, chasing a fifth consecutive general sire title.
