Awesome Again undergoes surgery for colic in Kentucky
Adena Springs stallion Awesome Again underwent colic surgery early Tuesday morning at the Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, the farm has revealed.
Glenye Cain OakfordSep 13, 2011
Adena Springs stallion Awesome Again underwent colic surgery early Tuesday morning at the Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, the farm has revealed.
A filly by Bernardini who is a half-sister to the multiple graded stakes winner Shared Account was bought for $1.2 million on Tuesday during the third session of the Keeneland September yearling sale.
Whisper Hill Farm owner Mandy Pope had just signed the auction receipt for her first $1 million horse: an immature but poised Unbridled’s Song filly who is a half-sister to Roman Ruler and El Corredor. The gray or roan filly, with white socks and a broad blaze, represented Pope’s single biggest investment in the Thoroughbred market, and a long-term one. After racing, the filly will join Pope’s broodmare band in Florida and will, Pope said, have a home for life.
First Dude, the winner of the 2011 Hollywood Gold Cup, will stand at Double Diamond Farm in Ocala, Fla., in 2012, according to his owner and breeder, Donald Dizney, the owner of Double Diamond.
The second session of the Keeneland September sale didn’t produce much in the way of fireworks, but in an industry as beleaguered as the Thoroughbred market, it was enough just to stay above water. VIDEO: DRF's Glenye Cain Oakford reports on the select sessions.
Five months after his pensioning due to age-related infertility, 1992 Horse of the Year A. P. Indy lit up the auction ring Sunday night at Keeneland’s September yearling sale when one of his last sons brought a session-topping $1.4 million.
A pair of seven-figure colts by A. P. Indy and Street Cry lifted the market Sunday night at the Keeneland September yearling auction’s opening select session, which saw significant gains across the board. A. P. Indy’s son of Malka brought $1.4 million from a partnership including Robert “Shel” Evans and John Amerman, and Street Cry’s colt out of Forest Music went for $1.2 million to George Bolton.
Three yearlings brought $45,000 each to top the open session of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society's annual sale of Canadian-bred yearlings at the Woodbine Sales Pavilion on Saturday. The sale's open session was scaled down from 2010, and the average of $9,819 was 30 percent higher than last year's average of $7,539.
The Thoroughbred Club of America has chosen breeder and owner George Strawbridge Jr., of Augustin Stable as its 2011 Honored Guest, the Kentucky-based organization announced Friday.
As the two-week Keeneland September yearling sale neared its Sunday opening in Lexington, the big questions are whether the market’s upper crust can continue Saratoga’s buoyant performance and whether the stock market’s recent gyrations will chill bidders, particularly those in the middle and lower markets.