Domestic Product
Colt by Practical Joke – Goods and Services, by Paynter
Bred in Kentucky by Klaravich Stables
Derby Watch member Domestic Product took another step forward for owner-breeder Klaravich Stables and trainer Chad Brown last weekend, winning the Grade 3 Tampa Bay Derby. The colt is continuing big things for a lauded sireline.
Multiple stakes winner Snapper Sinclair was a faimilar figure in California, making three trips to the Breeders’ Cup there, in 2017, 2019, and 2021. The next time he appears on that major race day, he could be ponying runners in the Golden State.
Deterministic
Colt by Liam’s Map – Giulio’s Jewel, by Speightstown
Bred in Kentucky by Hinkle Farms ($625,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase by St. Elias Stables)
Deterministic makes a big splash as a newcomer to the Derby Watch Top 20 this week, debuting as the 12-1 third choice off his win in the Grade 3 Gotham Stakes, in just his second start, and off a layoff. The colt is from the consistently successful family of blue hen Courtly Dee and will look to call on some of that deep stamina as he progresses.
Plum Pretty, winner of the 2011 Kentucky Oaks, has died at age 16, Gainesway Farm reported in a press release on Monday. A cause of death was not given for the daughter of Medaglia d’Oro, who was boarded at Gainesway for owner Mandy Pope.
"She was a pleasure to be around and always a great mom," Pope said in the release. "We are blessed to have several fillies out of her still to race and one that has already produced a foal. The colts have gone on to secondary careers in the show world and have her awesome personality."
Grade 1 winner Eskendereya, sire of champion and leading freshman sire Mitole, has died at age 17 of heart failure. The son of Giant’s Causeway had been standing at the Shichinohe Stallion Station in Japan.
Eskendereya, trained by Todd Pletcher for Zayat Stables, won four of six starts. He hinted at his ability by winning the off-the-turf Pilgrim Stakes by 7 1/4 lengths, but then finished ninth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.
Due to the success of the North Warning Distance Claiming Series that debuted in 2023, Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack Racing Secretary Jerry Richards has added three more claiming series to the 2024 meet that kicks off on Monday, April 29, pending New York State Gaming Commission approval.
Officials at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack (FLGR), in conjunction with the Finger Lakes Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (FLHBPA), today announced purse increases totaling $500,000 for the upcoming 2024 racing season. The 63rd consecutive season of thoroughbred racing is slated to kick off Monday, April 29, pending New York State Gaming Commission approval.
Mr. Big, one of the leading stallions in California in recent years, was euthanized Tuesday due to complications of laminitis, according to a statement released on behalf of owner George Krikorian.
Mr. Big was 21 and was standing at Legacy Ranch in Clements, Calif.
“I’m heartbroken,” Krikorian said in the statement. “Mr. Big was a very special horse.”
