The condition of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra remained "serious" on Thursday morning following surgery the prior night related to foaling complications.
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HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Jockey Calvin Borel is expected to make his comeback this weekend at Oaklawn Park. He is one win away from his 5,000th career victory, a milestone he has been on the verge of since he won an allowance at Fair Grounds in his most recent ride Dec. 28.
Thu, 12/27/2012 - 11:54
I’ll Have Another. His owner, Paul Reddam, said the colt was named for the extra cookies he would request each night, a sugar rush perhaps not unlike the giddy feeling of seeing a horse on the cusp of attempting to sweep the Triple Crown.
I’ll Have Another. The likely request to the bartender of a dispirited patron, head in hand at the end of the bar, attempting to wash his sorrows, perhaps after learning there would be no Triple Crown attempt after all. There was no joy in Elmont. Mighty Casey at least got to strike out. I’ll Have Another never got to the plate.
Wed, 11/07/2012 - 17:34
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Goncalo Torrealba, longtime owner of the Brazilian operation Stud TNT, has been collecting high-priced mares for a new breeding venture with his family, Borges Torrealba Holdings. He added a jewel to his new American broodmare band Wednesday when he paid $4.5 million for two-time Grade 1 winner Pure Clan. That was Wednesday’s highest price and the highest after two days of selling at Keeneland’s November breeding stock sale, which runs through Nov. 16.
Samantha Nicole will join her full sister, 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, at Barbara Banke’s Stonestreet Stables after the wife of late owner and breeder Jess Jackson purchased the filly for $700,000 on Wednesday at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.
Mon, 10/22/2012 - 15:40
The Kentucky Court of Appeals has upheld a circuit court decision that James M. Lauffer, onetime co-owner of 2009 Horse of the year Rachel Alexandra, should pay Thoro-Graph owner Jerry Brown $25,000 for providing information that contributed to Lauffer’s decision to buy a half-interest in Rachel Alexandra in 2008.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Those looking for a 2-year-old colt to bet on in 2014 should remember the name Jess’s Dream.
That’s the name of the resulting foal from the mating of champions Curlin and Rachel Alexandra, who was born earlier this year.
The colt was named after Jess Jackson, who owned Curlin, the Horse of the Year in 2007-08, and Rachel Alexandra, the Horse of the Year in 2009.
Fri, 07/27/2012 - 11:12
Dolphus Morrison, the 86-year-old breeder of Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, plans to disperse his Thoroughbred holdings during the Keeneland November breeding stock sale this year.
Gainesway Sales will handle the 22-horse consignment, which includes a yearling full sister to Rachel Alexandra (by Medaglia d’Oro out of Lotta Kim, by Roar).