Godolphin retires a champion, Blue Bunting
English champion Blue Bunting has been retired after injuring herself en route to a start in the March 31 Dubai Sheema Classic, Godolphin announced Wednesday.
Glenye Cain OakfordFeb 08, 2012
English champion Blue Bunting has been retired after injuring herself en route to a start in the March 31 Dubai Sheema Classic, Godolphin announced Wednesday.
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company has cataloged 362 juveniles to its March select 2-year-old sale, which will take place in Ocala, Fla., on March 13-14.
Fasig-Tipton’s Kentucky winter mixed sale on Monday in Lexington continued the upward trend at recent breeding stock and all-ages sales by posting across-the-board increases.
A quick burst of bidding for stakes-winning females gave Fasig-Tipton’s Kentucky winter mixed sale a trio of session-leaders Monday in Lexington, Ky.
Boundary, the Claiborne Farm stallion who sired 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown, was euthanized Feb. 4 due to the infirmities of old age.
Acclamation’s haul of year-end awards for his 2011 season is likely to grow on Monday when the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association announces its Horse of the Year at its annual dinner on Monday in Pasadena, Calif
Going Ballistic, the latest addition to California’s stallion ranks, is scheduled to arrive at Victory Rose Thoroughbreds at Vacaville, Calif., by Wednesday, farm owner Ellen Jackson said on Friday.
Instead of slowing down, longtime breeders Aaron and Marie Jones have been staying aggressive in the market by going after top mares at the recent Fasig-Tipton and Keeneland sales.
Repriced, one of the last remaining sons of Roberto at stud, has died at age 24.
New Zealand Bloodstock’s premier yearling sale in Karaka ended a two-day run Tuesday with a seven-figure sale-topper that tempered financial declines.