First foal by J P's Gusto arrives in Florida
The first reported foal by Grade 1 winner J P's Gusto is a colt born Feb. 23 at Journeyman Bloodstock in Ocala, Fla.
DRF Breeding StaffMar 22, 2013
The first reported foal by Grade 1 winner J P's Gusto is a colt born Feb. 23 at Journeyman Bloodstock in Ocala, Fla.
When laminitis contributed to Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro’s death at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center in 2007, the dreaded disease – an often-fatal complication of catastrophic limb injury – commanded enormous public attention. So did the fundraising efforts to cure this age-old veterinary problem. Six years later, clinicians and researchers say, the veterinary profession is gaining ground in the battle.
Twenty years ago, the long-term prospects for the male line of dual champion sire Halo did not look all that bright.
In July 1997, a bay daughter of Silver Deputy was a $155,000 purchase by Mike Pegram via his Morning Wood Stables at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky selected yearling sale. Well more than a decade later, that six-figure price tag looks like a bargain as Silverbulletday has been the gift that keeps on giving.
Minnesota will expect to see a significantly larger foal crop in 2013, following a report released by the Minnesota Thoroughbred Association that the number of registered broodmares in the state has increased by 77 percent for the current foaling year.
Hamazing Destiny, runner-up in the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Sprint and a Grade 3 winner for Westrock Stables and Barry Butzow, has been retired and will stand at Westrock near Little Rock, Ark.
Japanese champion miler Hat Trick entered stud in 2008 at Walmac Farm in Lexington, Ky., with no small amount of interest as he represented the first Group 1-winning son of Japan’s breed-shaping sire Sunday Silence to stand in Central Kentucky.
The Retired Racehorse Training Project and New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program will host their annual "Thoroughbreds For All" event to promote the adoption of ex-racehorses on Friday, April 26 from 5:30 to 9 p.m.
Eliza Park, one of Australia’s top breeding operations, has been put on the market to be sold.
Max’s Pal, a Grade 3-placed multiple stakes winner, has been relocated to New England Stallion Station in Fitchburg, Mass., where he will stand for an advertised fee of $1,000.