Al Shaab Stud, the largest Thoroughbred breeding operation in war-torn Libya, was raided on Saturday, with the farm's stallions and in-foal broodmares being stolen. Among the dozen horses stolen was former U.S. stallion Eavesdropper, a half-brother to Hall of Famer A.P. Indy, and the sire of popular millionaire Page McKenney.
Triple Crown winner Justify has been represented by his first reported foal, a filly born on Friday night.
Breeder Audley Farm reported the arrival of the filly, out of the winning Exchange Rate mare Foreign Affair, on Saturday, saying the foal was born the night prior. Audley Farm is located in Virginia, but Foreign Affair was boarded and foaled at Amaroo Farm in Kentucky.
In September, Phil Lebherz’s Premier Thoroughbreds was honored by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association as California’s outstanding breeder of 2018. The way Spiced Perfection continues to run, the operation could continue reaping awards.
Square Eddie has successfully developed from a young upstart in the California stallion ranks to a stalwart in his state of residence who makes an impact with graded stakes horses. Among stallions with California-sired progeny racing in 2019, he claimed the throne as the state’s leading general sire by progeny earnings.
By the time of his retirement in late winter 2015, Clubhouse Ride was a three-time stakes winner and a millionaire. For all that went right for him on the racetrack through an accomplished six-year career, Clubhouse Ride had a bumpy start as a stallion.
Clubhouse Ride was retired at a difficult time, reaching Harris Farms in Coalinga, Calif., in March 2015, a month after the start of the breeding season. By then, many breeders had advanced plans for their mares.
Sir Prancealot, a stallion formerly based in Europe and Australia, will arrive in California in early January prior to the start of the 2020 breeding season. A 9-year-old Irish-bred, Sir Prancealot has an advantage for an established stallion being sent to a new region. He already has a solid reputation in this state and across the nation.
European Horse of the Year Giant’s Causeway, a perennial leading sire in North America who died last year at age 21, left a legacy behind at stud. However, many of his best sons have been based overseas. Joining those ranks is Bricks and Mortar, a candidate for 2019 Horse of the Year, who recently arrived at Shadai Stud in Japan to begin his stallion career next year.
Shaken by a horrific raid in which four stallions, including a pair of graded stakes-winning half-brothers to American classic winners, were killed by intruders, Haras Barlovento, founded in the early 1950s in Peru, has announced that it will disperse its remaining stock and close its doors.
The third season of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame's "Foal Patrol" project, which will highlight champions and Grade 1 producers among its featured performers this season, has officially launched, with its live camera feeds now available on the Hall of Fame’s official website for the project.
In a strong class of freshman sires, highlighted by a rare Triple Crown winner, Fury Kapcori still managed to accomplish something unique. The Florida stallion is the sire of twins from his first crop who are both now winners on the racetrack.
