Mo Forza retired, will stand at Rancho San Miguel
Mo Forza, a seven-time graded stakes winner on turf, has been officially retired and will stand at Rancho San Miguel in central California, the farm announced Wednesday.
Steve AndersenDec 08, 2021
Mo Forza, a seven-time graded stakes winner on turf, has been officially retired and will stand at Rancho San Miguel in central California, the farm announced Wednesday.
If all the late Harlan's Holiday had done was sire Into Mischief, he would have made enough of an impact on the bloodstock world. But Harlan's Holiday left behind a handful of other successful sons at stud, including Florida stallion Neolithic.
The Ohio Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association is set to conduct its annual stallion season sale. The sale preview period begins Friday, with the sale conducted online on the Starquine platform on Dec. 8-9. Detailed information and a complete list of stallions with seasons on offer can be found on Starquine.com and OTBO.com.
Horse of the Year Gun Runner has broken Uncle Mo's record for earnings by a North American freshman sire.
Many North American yearling sales posted record or near-record figures in the resurgent 2021 season, leading to speculation that this fall’s weanling marketplace could be strong. Those predictions came to fruition when young stock helped boost both the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale and the Keeneland November breeding stock sale to improved figures this month.
The Keeneland November breeding stock sale concluded a 10-day run last week with improved figures across the board from its pandemic-hampered 2020 edition. Those figures included a sales-record median, a crucial figure for market health.
Rock Your World, winner of this year's Santa Anita Derby, has been retired and will stand at Spendthrift Farm in 2022.
Successful sire Alternation has been re-syndicated and will continue his stud career at Darby Dan Farm as his birthplace, Pin Oak Stud, continues to wind down its operations.
Sam Huff, the Hall of Fame professional football player and the founder of the West Virginia Breeders Classics, died on Saturday, according to multiple sources. Huff, who had dementia, was 87.
A weanling half-sister to Grade 1 winner Juju's Map led Sunday's session at $360,000 as the Keeneland November breeding stock sale reached its midway point with significant gains, having already surpassed its total gross sales from 2020.