Bucchero was named Indiana-bred horse of the year for the second time as the Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, in conjunction with the Indiana Thoroughbred Breed Development, held its annual awards banquet at Indiana Grand on Sunday.
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Triple Crown winner American Pharoah got off to a perfect start with his highly anticipated first crop, as first starter Monarch of Egypt became his first winner Saturday at Naas in Ireland. That colt is now eyeing the Royal Ascot meeting in June – and could be one of a few to fly the flag for his young sire there, if the stars align.
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah is off to a perfect start with his highly anticipated first crop, as the young stallion's first starter, Monarch of Egypt, also became his first winner Saturday at Naas in Ireland.
Monarch of Egypt easily won the five-furlong maiden race under Ryan Moore for trainer Aidan O'Brien, kicking clear in the stretch and staying on by open lengths despite greenly changing leads in the stretch and drifting in slightly once clear.
Stage Magic, whose two graded stakes winners last season included unbeaten Triple Crown winner Justify, has been named Kentucky's broodmare of the year for 2018.
The broodmare of the year award was among a number of honors picked up by those connected to Justify at the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association's annual awards luncheon on Wednesday at Keeneland.
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War Front – Charming, by Seeking the Gold
Bred in Kentucky by The Charming Syndicate
Top-flight racemare and broodmare Take Charge Lady had connections to the winners of both divisions of the Rebel Stakes last month at Oaklawn Park. Those winners are expected to meet in the Arkansas Derby on Saturday, as Omaha Beach ships back in from California to face Long Range Toddy in this final major Kentucky Derby prep.
The Malibu Moon mare Come Dancing earned the top Beyer Speed Figure of 2019 when she won the Grade 3 Distaff Handicap on Saturday at Aqueduct.
Come Dancing coasted by 7 ¾ lengths, stopping the clock in 1:22.31 for the seven furlongs. The effort earned a Beyer of 114 – topping the 112 City of Light earned when he won the Pegasus World Cup in January.
Quality Road got a head start in this year’s sire race when his son City of Light won North America’s richest race, the Pegasus World Cup. But despite City of Light’s immediate retirement to Lane’s End Farm, where he stands alongside his sire, Quality Road has continued to strengthen his hand for the season.
No decision has yet been made on who the Australian superstar mare Winx will visit for her first mating after the expected conclusion of her racing career this Saturday.
Winx, an 8-year-old daughter of Street Cry, has won 32 consecutive races dating back to May 2015, including a staggering 24 Group 1 events. She is expected to make her final start in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes on April 13 at Randwick. The Southern Hemisphere breeding season begins Sept. 1, and Winx’s ownership group will consult with various bloodstock advisers before making a decision.
Undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify will shuttle to stand at Coolmore Australia during the Southern Hemisphere breeding season, which begins Sept. 1.
Justify, a son of the late Scat Daddy, is in the midst of his first Northern Hemisphere season at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud in Kentucky, where he is standing for an advertised fee of $150,000. The 2018 Horse of the Year will head to Australia this summer before returning at the end of the year. His fee for his initial Southern Hemisphere season is listed as private.