Thu, 11/16/2017 - 16:11

WinStar Farm's Exaggerator will shuttle to Chile

Barbara D. Livingston
Exaggerator won three Grade 1 races during his career.

Preakness Stakes winner Exaggerator will shuttle to stand the 2018 Southern Hemisphere season at Haras Doña Icha in Calera de Tango, Chile.

Haras Doña Icha made the announcement on its social media channels. 

Thu, 11/16/2017 - 13:50

Unraced half-brother to Congrats sold to stand in Argentina

Homage, an unraced half-brother to sires Congrats and Flatter, will enter stud in Argentina after selling to bloodstock agent Carlos S.E. Moore for $9,000 on Wednesday at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

The 3-year-old War Front colt was bred in Kentucky by Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider and was consigned Wednesday by Claiborne.

Thu, 11/16/2017 - 13:16

Robert Courtney of Crestfield Farm dies at 96

Robert Courtney Sr., a highly respected breeder and consignor under the banner of his Crestfield Farm in Lexington, Ky., died Tuesday at age 96.

A Lexington native, Courtney’s fingerprints can be found throughout central Kentucky’s Thoroughbred business in the horses he bred and sold, and in his service to the industry.

Wed, 11/15/2017 - 15:52

Ghostzapper to stand for $85,000 at Adena Springs in 2018

Barbara D. Livingston
Ghostzapper's fee will be raised to $85,000 for 2018.

Hall of Famer Ghostzapper will stand for an increased fee of $85,000, and his sire Awesome Again will remain at a private fee for 2018 at Adena Springs’s flagship Kentucky farm, which could see changes in the coming year.

Wed, 11/15/2017 - 15:44

English Channel leads Calumet stallion roster

Calumet Farm in Lexington, Ky., released the 2018 advertised fees for its 22-horse stallion roster, led once again by English Channel at $25,000 and featuring four new additions.

The fee for English Channel, a 15-year-old son of Smart Strike, remains unchanged from the previous season. His runners in 2017 are led by Grade 1 winner Johnny Bear, Grade 2 winner Heart to Heart, and Grade 3 winners Just Howard, Voodoo Song, and Irish Strait. He also sired Channel Maker, winner of the Breeders’ Stakes, a Canadian classic.

Tue, 11/14/2017 - 16:54

Uncaptured, The Big Beast top Ocala Stud 2018 roster

Barbara D. Livingston
Greenpointcrusader, under Joe Bravo, goes from last to first in the Champagne Stakes for 2-year-olds.

Ocala Stud in Ocala, Fla. released the advertised fees for its 2018 stallion roster, co-headlined once again by Uncaptured and The Big Beast, who will each stand for $6,000.

Uncaptured, a 7-year-old son of Lion Heart, was North America’s most active stallion by mares bred in 2017 among those standing outside of Kentucky, covering 140 mares. His first foals will be 2-year-olds of 2018.

The Big Beast’s first foals are weanlings of 2017. The 6-year-old son of Yes It’s True won the Grade 1 King’s Bishop Stakes at 3, and ran second in a pair of Grade 1 races at 4.

Tue, 11/14/2017 - 16:28

Bellamy Road and Big Brown top Irish Hill & Dutchess Views Stallions roster

The newly merged Irish Hill & Dutchess Views Stallions LLC has released the stud fees for its first season in partnership, led by Bellamy Road and Big Brown at $6,000 each.

The stallions are located at the Irish Hill property in Stillwater, N.Y., outside of Saratoga Springs.

Tue, 11/14/2017 - 16:11

Tommy Town to stand War Envoy, Saburo

Barbara D. Livingston
War Envoy earned nearly $500,000 in his racing career.

War Envoy and Saburo, a pair of runners owned by Ruis Racing, will enter stud at Tommy Town Thoroughbreds in Santa Ynez, Calif., for the 2018 breeding season.

Saburo will stand for an advertised fee of $3,000. The 3-year-old Medaglia d’Oro colt was purchased by Mick Ruis of Ruis Racing for $600,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale, and was unplaced in two starts.

Tue, 11/14/2017 - 12:37

Gio Ponti and Justin Phillip to stand for $5,000 at Castleton Lyons

Castleton Lyons in Lexington, Ky., released its advertised stud fees for the 2018 breeding season, with both Gio Ponti and Justin Phillip standing for $5,000.

Mon, 11/13/2017 - 14:16

Lots of depth to first-crop sires at Keeneland November sale

Barbara D. Livingston
Honor Code has had eight weanlings sell for an average of $179,375.

The fall sale season in Kentucky is the first serious measuring stick for the commercial viability of a new stallion’s foals at auction, and gives buyers multiple opportunities to inspect and purchase weanlings on the public market.