Wed, 07/10/2024 - 15:18

Seize the Grey to stand at Gainesway upon retirement

Seize the Grey during Belmont Stakes at SAR June 8 2024

Barbara D. Livingston

As a son of the late Arrogate, Seize the Grey is expected to be in demand as a stallion.

Preakness Stakes winner Seize the Grey will stand at Gainesway in Kentucky upon his eventual retirement from racing.

MyRacehorse, the micro-share ownership experience group that campaigns the Arrogate colt, reported the deal to partners in Seize the Grey in an e-mail on Wednesday. Gainesway has yet to comment.

Seize the Grey was expected to be a red-hot commodity as a stallion prospect, as a surviving Grade 1-winning son of the late champion Arrogate, who has had incredible success from the three crops he produced before his death at age 7.

Wed, 07/10/2024 - 14:09

WinStar acquires Cogburn breeding rights

By Nicole Russo

Barbara D. Livingston

The speedy Cogburn is coming off wins in the Grade 1 Jaipur at Saratoga and the Grade 2 Turf Sprint at Churchill Downs.

Grade 1 winner Cogburn will stand at WinStar Farm upon his eventual retirement from racing.

WinStar announced on Wednesday that it has entered into a partnership with racing owners Clark Brewster and William and Corrine Heiligbrodt, and a new partner in Lindy Farms, to acquire the breeding rights to 5-year-old Cogburn, who is by Not This Time.

The deal was brokered by Bradley Weisbord of BSW/Crow Bloodstock. A stud fee will be announced at a later date.

Mon, 07/08/2024 - 13:10

Del Mar, Saratoga give freshman sires a chance to shine

By Nicole Russo

Barbara D. Livingston

Honest Mischief, Grade 2-placed in his racing career, is by top sire Into Mischief and out of the mare Honest Lady.

The summer meets at Saratoga and Del Mar are known for unveiling promising 2-year-olds, and for graded stakes that will begin sorting out the juvenile divisions. With rich maiden races and statebred incentives, the summer seasons also are crucial for freshman sires in New York and California, respectively, to begin putting their best foot forward.

Mon, 07/01/2024 - 13:20

Into Mischief tops first-half sire standings

By Nicole Russo

Barbara D. Livingston

With earnings north of $20 million, Into Mischief tops the sire standings list half way through the year.

Through the first half of 2024, five-time reigning leading sire Into Mischief has established a big lead on that list and has put himself on pace to break his own single-season earnings record. He also continues to add to his legacy with his son Goldencents, now a classic sire, joining him in the top five.

Mon, 06/24/2024 - 13:28

Tale of the Cat, top stallion and racehorse, dead at 30

By Nicole Russo

Barbara D. Livingston

Through June 23, Tale of the Cat had sireed 118 stakes winners, including champions Gio Ponti and She's a Tiger.

Stalwart stallion Tale of the Cat, the sire of more than 100 stakes winners, has died at age 30 due to the infirmities of old age, Coolmore announced in a release on its website Monday.

“Tale of the Cat has been at Ashford for 25 years, so was very much part of the family,” manager Dermot Ryan said in the release. “He was a great character who was loved by all, and I would like to thank [stallion manager] Richard Barry and all of his staff past and present who cared for him over the years both during his stud career and during his retirement.”

Mon, 06/24/2024 - 12:45

Galileo and his sireline have big Royal Ascot meet

By Nicole Russo

Megan Coggin

Kyprios, winning the Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup, was one of three winners by Galileo at the Royal meeting.

The late Galileo, his relatives and descendants, and the stallion Dark Angel were among the leading sires at the five-day Royal Ascot meeting.

Galileo, the international titan who died in 2021 at Coolmore in Ireland, sired three individual winners, the only stallion to achieve that mark at the meet. In addition to Kyprios, a popular returning winner of the Group 1 Gold Cup, he was represented by Group 2 Queen’s Vase winner Illinois and Queen Alexandra winner Uxmal.

Mon, 06/24/2024 - 12:40

Not This Time strikes with Royal Ascot winner

By Nicole Russo

Megan Coggin

Shareholder, by Not This Time, was the only Royal Ascot winner to be sired by a North American-based stallion.

Not This Time, who has distinguished himself as an elite stallion in recent years, was the only U.S.-resident stallion to record a winner at the Royal Ascot meeting last week. He was part of a solid week for the sireline of the late Giant’s Causeway, himself a star on both sides of the pond.

Mon, 06/17/2024 - 13:00

Vekoma soars to top of freshman sire ranks with impressive runners

By Nicole Russo

Coady Media

Viggiedal was one of two sharp debut winners by Vekoma on the June 14 card at Churchill Downs.

Vekoma shot to the top of the current freshman sire standings with a pair of impressive debut winners and some other noteworthy performers over the past several days.

Mon, 06/17/2024 - 12:50

Castleton Lyons plans to subdivide farm

By Nicole Russo

Barbara D. Livingston

Seven-time Grade 1 winner and three-time Eclipse Award winner Gio Ponti was a Castleton Lyons Farm standout.

Castleton Lyons Farm plans to downsize in the near future, having filed plans to subdivide more than 1,000 acres of its Lexington, Ky., property.

Fri, 06/14/2024 - 12:45

National Treasure's Met Mile victory further cements sire potential

By Nicole Russo

Debra A. Roma

National Treasure was a convincing winner of his third Grade 1 in the Met Mile at Saratoga.

As National Treasure cruised home by 6 1/4 lengths in the Grade 1, $1 million Metropolitan Handicap on June 8 at Saratoga, Spendthrift Farm general manager Ned Toffey turned to Mark Toothaker, Spendthrift’s stallion sales manager, who will be responsible for recruiting mares to National Treasure’s book when he eventually retires.

“Ned just said, ‘This makes your job a lot easier!’ ” Toothaker said outside the winner’s circle.

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