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.
Grade 1 winner and young sire Competitive Edge has been purchased by Douglas Scharbauer to stand at Valor Farm in Pilot Point, Texas. The son of Super Saver had stood at Coolmore's Ashford Stud.
Grade 1-placed Normandy Invasion has been pensioned from stallion duty and gelded in order to pursue a career as a sporthorse. The 10-year-old son of Tapit has been placed with the National Thoroughbred Welfare Organization, an aftercare group founded by Normandy Invasion's racetrack owner, Rick Porter.
Grade 1 winner Instilled Regard has been retired from racing, and while particulars of his stallion career, such as a farm and stud fee, have yet to be announced, one thing is sure – he will get a solid first book in 2021.
Classic-placed multiple Grade 1 winner and sire Congaree was euthanized Nov. 22 due to the infirmities of old age. The son of Arazi was 22 and had resided at Valor Farm near Pilot Point, Texas, where he had been standing prior to being pensioned earlier this year.
Curlin recorded a rarity when the regally bred Malathaat led home a trifecta of his fillies in the Grade 2 Demoiselle Stakes on Saturday at Aqueduct.
Multiple Grade 1 winner McKinzie was one of the most successful runners of his generation, winning graded stakes in four consecutive seasons. Gainesway hopes for him to be similarly consistent as a sire, as he enters stud in 2021 in Kentucky.
