Frankel is in the midst of covering the book of the century. Because the sire provides 50 percent of the genes of the offspring, on average, and the dam 50 percent, the predicted genetic potential of his first crop is bound to be as high as any crop in history.
California-based freshman sire Brave Cat was represented by his first winner April 25 when La Tonga equaled the track record to capture a maiden special weight at Golden Gate Fields.
Pierro, Australia’s champion 2-year-old colt and a five-time Group 1 winner who was retired last week, will begin his stud career at Coolmore’s Australian division in New South Wales. His initial fee will be announced at a later date.
Bold Affair, a multiple stakes winner in the Mid-Atlantic region, has been retired from racing and will be bred to Kentucky sire Ghostzapper, the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred reports.
Record-priced mare Havre de Grace, the 2011 Horse of the Year, has been confirmed in foal to Tapit.
Dispute, an Ogden Mills Phipps homebred who won the 1993 Kentucky Oaks, was humanely euthanized on April 24 at Pattons Creek Farm near Goshen, Ky., due to the effects of a neurological issue. The Danzig mare was 23.
When Giant’s Causeway was retired to Coolmore’s Irish division for the 2001 breeding season, he immediately became one of the most sought-after young sires of his era due to his excellent pedigree and his even-better ability as a racehorse.
Lisa Danielle capped the outstanding month with another feather in her cap, as she was honored with the Broodmare of the Year award by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association (KTA) and Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders (KTOB) on April 25.
The Melair Stakes for 3-year-old fillies is part of the Golden State Series of stakes for California-breds, a program started in 2012. The program gives California-breds a chance to race within the division throughout the year for six-figure purses.
Montbrook, a Grade 3 winner and a successful Florida-based sire who was pensioned earlier this month, was humanely euthanized on April 12 at J. Michael O’Farrell, Jr.’s Ocala Stud in Ocala, Fla., due to declining health. The Buckaroo horse was 23.
