Led by the $650,000 mare Don’t Leave Me, Josephine Abercrombie’s Pin Oak Stud operation was showcased in a special dispersal sale hosted Sunday evening by Fasig-Tipton at its Newtown Paddocks headquarters in Lexington, Ky.
The all-turf meet at Kentucky Downs in September offers lucrative opportunities, and next year it will offer even more for horses who pass through the upcoming Keeneland September yearling sale.
Malibu Moon, a foundation sire for Spendthrift Farm who died in May, left a legacy behind. Not only does the late stallion have two sons among the top 10 freshman sires in Gormley and Stanford, another son, Prospective, has the distinction of siring one of the top Beyer Speed Figure earners of this season.
Gun Runner recorded four graded stakes winners on the summer, including a sweep of Saratoga's closing-weekend Grade 1s for juveniles, to take command not only of North America's freshman sire list, but of the overall juvenile sire list.
Yaupon, who captured last Saturday's Grade 1 Forego Stakes at Saratoga, will stand at Spendthrift Farm for 2022, the farm announced Thursday.
Grade 1 winner Starship Jubilee has continued to add to her accolades, as she was honored Friday night as the 2020 Florida-bred horse of the year by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association.
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Known Agenda, winner of this year's Grade 1 Florida Derby, has been retired and will begin his stallion career next season at Spendthrift Farm in Kentucky, the farm, announced Wednesday.
Uncle Mo made a brilliant start with his first sons to stud – one that drew high, even historic, praise.
Kitten's Joy hails from a versatile sireline, but up to this point, he has been firmly entrenched in his own niche. The Eclipse Award champion turf male has become a dominant leading turf sire, with sparing success on dirt. He joined the ranks of his family with high-end success on multiple surfaces on Saturday, recording his first Grade 1 winner on dirt as Tripoli prevailed in the Pacific Classic at Del Mar to stamp himself as a leading candidate for the Breeders' Cup Classic at the same track.
