Super Stock put himself into the Kentucky Derby field by winning the final major points race, the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park. In the process, he also gave the sireline of the late, great A.P. Indy another representative in the race.
Top breeders in Uruguay have formed a partnership to buy Kentucky Derby winner Orb, who will begin his career there with the upcoming Southern Hemisphere breeding season.
Trainer Ken McPeek went to $57,000 to acquire a Smart Strike colt at the 2005 Keeneland September yearling sale. That colt turned out to be Curlin, who went on to win two Horse of the Year titles. Some 14 years later, with Curlin solidly established as a prominent sire in Kentucky and attracting top-class mares, McPeek zeroed in on a son of the stallion out of Grade 1 winner Taris at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale.
Drumette, the dam of two-time champion Monomoy Girl, has been voted the 2020 Broodmare of the Year by the members of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders, according to the organization.
Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Rock Your World
Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law defended his title as New York-bred horse of the year as New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc. honored its 2020 champions Monday evening.
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation will open a new sanctuary farm at Chestnut Hall in Prospect, Oldham County, outside of the city of Louisville, Ky. The farm, designed to connect the Louisville community to Thoroughbreds and aftercare issues, is opening with the support of Bill Carstanjen, CEO of Churchill Downs Incorporated.
Freshman sire American Freedom, standing at Airdrie Stud, had his first winner from his first starter as American Bound won her debut on opening day at Keeneland.
Malathaat lived up to the golden pedigree that made her a seven-figure sale yearling with her victory in the Grade 1 Ashland Stakes on Saturday at Keeneland, as she became the third consecutive member of her direct female line to win at least one Grade 1 race.
Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Risk Taking
