Changes rolled through the Thoroughbred bloodstock world in 2020. Some of those, were a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic, and may be temporary. Others were seismic changes, as new industry rules, the deaths of major stallions and the emergence of others, and the loss of major farms will have an impact on the bedrock of the industry.
Multiple graded stakes winner Mr. Money will enter stud at Journeyman Stud in Ocala, Fla., in 2021.
Clubhouse Ride has a smaller bench than many of California’s other leading sires, being bred to smaller books of mares. However, he has been consistently finishing among the state’s top 10 sires by earnings. He did so again in 2020 and is garnering notice because of his results.
Smiling Tiger made his name on the racetracks of California, becoming a multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire. He has stood his entire stallion career in the Golden State and is becoming one of the leading sires for the region that made him.
The well-traveled Heartwood is scheduled to begin a stud career at Rancho San Miguel in San Miguel, Calif., early next year. By the time Heartwood reaches the central California farm, he could have a significantly enhanced race record.
The next few years will be a period of change for the massive racing and breeding stable of Paul and Zillah Reddam, who have one of the best known operations in modern California racing. The transition centers on a revamped list of stallions for the upcoming breeding season.
The eyes of the racing world are on California this weekend as Santa Anita opens its winter-spring meeting on Dec. 26 with Grade 1 action. In conjunction, our annual special edition takes an in-depth look at the California stallion scene.
Southern Phantom will begin his stud career next year in his father's home state of Virginia.
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Tapizar, the sire of Eclipse Award champion Monomoy Girl, has died in a stable accident.
Frank Stronach's homebred Canadian Hall of Famer Awesome Again, the sire of multiple champions and classic winners, died Tuesday at Old Friends in Georgetown, Ky. The son of Deputy Minister was 26. The exact cause of death is unknown, with a full necropsy pending.
