Seville, a German-bred son of Galileo with a Group 1 win in Australia and Group 1 placings in three European countries, will stand the 2015 breeding season at Heritage Stallions in Chesapeake City, Md.
The 6-year-old horse will stand for an advertised fee of $6,000, and is currently in the process of being syndicated by Heritage Stallions. He made his stallion debut at Haras Massaiva in Chile.
The most expensive stallion syndication in history remains that of 2000 Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus. Although no official figure ever was announced, his $60 million initial syndication value was widely known within the Thoroughbred industry.
New York-based Angela Renee is making the trip across the country for the Grade 1 Chandelier Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita – and her pedigree suggests the venture will be worth her while.
With her family history, the daughter of classic winner Bernardini is well-equipped to handle her first two-turn attempt in the 1 1/16-mile Chandelier. Runner-up in the Grade 2 Adirondack Stakes and third in the slop in the Grade 1 Spinaway Stakes, both at Saratoga, the filly also has proven dirt ability.
Three Chimneys Farm has acquired an interest in Palace Malice, and might return the classic winner to training in 2015 in partnership with Dogwood Stable.
Palace Malice finished sixth in the Whitney Handicap on Aug. 2 in his most recent start, his first loss of the season. Following two subsequent subpar works, Palace Malice underwent nuclear scintigraphy, which revealed bone bruising to his left hind cannon bone. The prognosis was for full recovery in 60 to 90 days, ending his 2014 campaign.
Aaron Jones, one of the most high-profile Thoroughbred owners and breeders of the past 40 years with his wife, Marie, died on Monday of heart failure at his home in Eugene, Ore., according to a spokesperson for the family. Jones was 93.
Although they sometimes seem to be working at cross purposes, the Thoroughbred racing and breeding industries are inextricably intertwined. Both are also affected by economic and other external factors, sometimes in diametrically opposite ways, and this is true on both a national level and for individual states.
Kingman, a four-time Group 1 winner who captured this year’s Irish 2000 Guineas, has been retired by owner-breeder Khalid Abdullah’s Juddmonte Farms. The 3-year-old Invincible Spirit colt was being treated for a throat infection, according to a report in Racing Post, and was doubtful to make his next scheduled start next month in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot.
A stud fee will be announced later for Kingman, who was also considered for the Breeders’ Cup Mile. He will stand at Juddmonte’s Banstead Manor Stud in Newmarket, England, beginning in 2015.
Grade 3-placed Moro Tap has been retired from racing and will stand the 2015 breeding season at Double Infinity Ranch in Sulphur Springs, Texas for an advertised fee of $2,500.
The 4-year-old son of Tapit won three of 19 career starts for earnings of $161,816. In addition to placings in the Grade 3 Louisville Handicap and the listed Centaur Stakes, Moro Tap set the course record for a mile and 70 yards at Kentucky Downs, covering the distance in 1:43.45.
Grade 2 winner Rebellion has been relocated to stand the 2015 breeding season at Hickory Tree Farm in Middleburg, Va. for an advertised fee of $5,000.
The 11-year-old son of Mozart previously stood at Norse Ridge Farm in King City, Ontario, where he began his stallion career in 2010.
Rebellion is the sire of two crops of racing age, led by stakes winner Bella’s Rebel. Of his 16 foals to race, 10 are winners.
A total of 21,697 foals comprise the approximate 2014 North American foal crop as of Sept. 9, The Jockey Club reports, down 1.4 percent from the previous year.
The Jockey Club estimates that the number of live foals reported so far is approximately 90 percent complete, meaning the final number could fluctuate. Ultimately, the registered foal crop for the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico is projected to reach 22,000.
Both of those figures represent a decline from 2013, when 22,001 live foals were reported by early September, with a projected total foal crop of 23,000.
