Gun Runner, whose fee is rising to $125,000 for 2022 at Three Chimneys Farm, is expected to garner a star-studded book of mares next year. He recently landed a major one, as Spendthrift Farm announced Sunday that it will send its four-time Eclipse Award winner Beholder to his court.
The stakes-producing broodmare J. Quirk sold for $725,000 as the Keeneland November breeding stock sale closed out its Book 2 portion with gains Friday night.
A weanling colt from the second crop of Triple Crown winner Justify led the way, selling for $625,000 as the Keeneland November breeding stock sale moved into its Book 2 portion on Thursday with major gains.
Grade 1 winner Paris Lights brought the hammer down at $3.1 million late in the Keeneland November breeding stock sale's Book 1 session Wednesday, bringing the curtain down on an outstanding run this week for the WinStar Farm breeding program.
Grade 1 winner Paris Lights brought the hammer down at $3.1 million late in the Keeneland November breeding stock sale’s Book 1 session Wednesday, bringing the curtain down on a solid day that closed with double-digit gains in average and median.
Leading turf sire English Channel is likely to miss the upcoming breeding season after being “diagnosed with multiple health issues,” according to a press release issued Wednesday morning by Calumet Farm.
Breeders' Cup Classic winner and likely Horse of the Year Knicks Go will be available for inspection for a brief spell at his future home, Taylor Made Farm in Nicholasville, Ky., before returning to the racetrack to prepare for his final start in January's Pegasus World Cup.
Kentucky Oaks winner Shedaresthedevil will remain in training for 2022 with trainer Brad Cox for a new set of partners after she lit up the bid board at $5 million at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale on Tuesday.
High-profile winners, an international marketplace, the dissolution of old partnerships, and the formation of new ones fueled gains across the board at the star-studded Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale on Tuesday evening.
Shedaresthedevil, Caravel, Kimari, Proud Emma, and Queen Supreme arrived at Fasig-Tipton's Newtown Paddocks headquarters in Lexington, Ky., on Sunday night, a day after contesting Breeders' Cup races at Del Mar, and about 48 hours before they were to walk through the auction ring as star attractions.
