Hill 'n' Dale lowers fees for all stallions but Indygo Shiner
Hill 'n' Dale Farms has lowered all but one of its stallions' fees for 2011 and is offering a 10-percent discount for payment on or before Nov. 15, 2011.
Hill 'n' Dale Farms has lowered all but one of its stallions' fees for 2011 and is offering a 10-percent discount for payment on or before Nov. 15, 2011.
Shadwell Farm's 4-year-old Medaglia d'Oro colt Iqbaal was the leading light Thursday at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale's 11th session. Trainer Wesley Ward snapped up the Grade 3-placed winner for $70,000 late in the afternoon to top the session on a day that saw more declines.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – As New York Thoroughbred breeders and owners anticipate the arrival of casino-style gaming at Aqueduct, Kentucky’s Vinery Stud has announced it will take over management of Empire Stud in Hudson, N.Y., under the name of Vinery New York.

As Keeneland's senior auctioneer, Ryan Mahan is part comedian, but his comedy has a serious purpose: to get that bid.
Quality racing-age stock continued to be in some demand Wednesday at the Keeneland November sale's 10th of 13 sessions in Lexington, contributing to some increases. But the cumulative figures continued to lag behind last year's total, which was helped by Overbrook Farm's pricey dispersal.
After announcing earlier this month that it would raise Malibu Moon’s stud fee, B. Wayne Hughes’s Spendthrift Farm in Lexington announced Wednesday that it will leave most of its other horses’ fees unchanged in 2011.
As New York Thoroughbred breeders and owners anticipate the arrival of casino-style gaming at Aqueduct, Kentucky's Vinery Stud has announced it will take over management of Empire Stud in Hudson, N.Y., under the name of Vinery New York.

Three Chimneys Farm will lower the stud fees for four of its stallions in 2011, including dual classic winner Big Brown. A son of Boundary he will have his feel dropped from $55,000 to $40,000.
Kiss the Kid, a dual Grade 3 winner, has retired to Journeyman Stud in Florida after earning $820,873 on the track.
A day after WinStar Racing’s racehorse consignment fueled gains, Keeneland’s November breeding stock sale returned to more workaday prices at Wednesday’s 10th session.