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New York freshman sire Laoban nearly pulls off Grade 1 double

Laoban won his maiden in auspicious fashion, winning the Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes in the summer 2016. His son Keepmeinmind nearly pulled off a similar feat Saturday, finishing second as a maiden in the Grade 1 Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland. But the blow of that miss was softened, as Laoban had already recorded a Grade 1 winner on opening weekend at the Lexington track, rocketing up the freshman sire chart thanks to Simply Ravishing's score in the Alcibiades.

Nicole RussoOct 05, 2020

Top turf stallion Kitten's Joy has a big Saturday

Kitten's Joy, North America's leading living turf sire every year since 2013, is currently in a pitched battle as he chases this year's title, with the top five stallions on the earnings list separated by less than $677,000 through Saturday. Kitten's Joy clawed his way to a tenuous lead over English Channel with an outstanding Saturday, as he was represented by a pair of new stakes winners – plus a pair of stakes winners as a broodmare sire.

Nicole RussoOct 05, 2020

Jockey Club statistics indicate Thoroughbred foal crop continues to contract

The Jockey Club released statistics for the 2019 breeding season and 2020 foaling season on Monday that continue to show a contracting Thoroughbred industry in North America.

Nicole RussoOct 05, 2020

Swiss Skydiver's dam to be offered at Keeneland November

Preakness Stakes heroine Swiss Skydiver is a daughter of Daredevil, who was exported to stand in Turkey. The filly has some international flair on the bottom side of her pedigree as well, as her dam Expo Gold, who will be offered at Keeneland November, is by Johannesburg, a champion on two continents who now stands in Japan.

Nicole RussoOct 05, 2020

Game Winner officially retired; will stand at Lane's End

Eclipse Award champion juvenile Game Winner, who last raced in July 2019, has officially been retired from racing and will enter stud next year at Lane’s End Farm.

Nicole RussoSep 23, 2020

Bernardini adds to accomplishments as broodmare sire

Darley had two reasons to be proud after Gretzky the Great's Grade 1 victory in the Summer Stakes. Darley stands Gretzky the Great's sire, Nyquist, and the sire of the colt's dam, Bernardini, a steadily emerging broodmare sire.

Nicole RussoSep 21, 2020

Nyquist first freshman with two Grade 1 winners

Nyquist carried the banner in the record-setting first crop of Uncle Mo, emulating his sire on the racetrack with an unbeaten juvenile campaign capped by a Breeders' Cup Juvenile victory to earn the divisional Eclipse Award. Having taken things a step further by going on to win the 2016 Kentucky Derby, Nyquist is now following in his father's footsteps as a stallion as well.

Nicole RussoSep 21, 2020

Pirate's Punch provides Catch the Moon with another star

The young broodmare Catch the Moon has already become a star, officially recording her third graded stakes winner over the weekend as Pirate's Punch won the Grade 3 Salvator Mile at Monmouth.

Nicole RussoSep 21, 2020

I'll Have Another returns to Reddams, will stand at Ocean Breeze Farm

The Reddams reacquired the 11-year-old Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another in a private purchase and will stand him at their Ocean Breeze Ranch in Bonsall, Calif., in 2021, Paul Reddam said on Thursday.

Steve AndersenSep 11, 2020

Sweep of top two spots in Kentucky Oaks by Daredevil fillies rewards Turkish breeding industry

The celebration of Shedaresthedevil's victory in the Sept. 4 Kentucky Oaks over Swiss Skydiver stretched from her connections in Louisville around the globe to Karacabey, Turkey. The top two finishers in the Oaks are both by former American stallion Daredevil, who was purchased late last year by the Turkish Jockey Club.

Nicole RussoSep 11, 2020

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