The owners of Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta have provided fans with an unusual amount of detail about these extraordinarily popular new mothers and the births of their first foals.
Louise Ireland Humphrey, who bred Gemologist and other graded winners, died March 18 at her Woodfield Springs Plantation in Miccosukee, Fla., according to the Tallahassee Democrat. She was 93.
Stonestreet Stables’s “Name Rachel’s Foal” contest generated more than 6,500 submissions from around the world, from which the stable expects to choose a winner by this summer.
Kentucky’s historic Claiborne Farm has donated a 3,000-acre conservation easement to the Bluegrass Conservancy in a move that will protect the farm from development.
A total of 134 juveniles have been cataloged to the John Franks Memorial 2-year-olds in training sale at Evangeline Downs in Opelousas, La., on March 25. The sale will begin at 10 a.m. Central. There will be gallop preview show this coming Saturday, March 24.
The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, New York Racing Association, and New York Thoroughbred Breeders have formed a new program, called TAKE2, that aims to create new career opportunities for retired racing Thoroughbreds and build demand for them in the horse show community.
The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation will fund 16 equine research projects this year, including eight new projects, for a total of $845,646.
Twelve-time stakes winner and pensioned sire Fortunate Prospect died March 15 at the Old Friends equine retirement haven, the Georgetown, Ky., farm announced Friday.
Led by an $800,000 War Front colt, the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s March select 2-year-old auction extended the boutique sale season’s early gains when it closed Wednesday with more increases in all financial categories.
Adios Charlie, the 2011 Jerome Stakes winner, has been retired from the racetrack and will take up stud duties this breeding season at Ocala Stud in Ocala, Fla.
