The New Vocations annual Charity Horse Show, set for July 6-7 in Delaware, Ohio, will offer $6,550 in prize money for its Thoroughbred competitors.
The hunter-jumper and dressage show, which will take place at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, holds both Thoroughbred and open classes. The $6,550 for Thoroughbred classes came from multiple sponsorships, according to a New Vocations release issued Monday, as well as from The Jockey Club’s Thoroughbred Incentive Program.
Multiple Grade 1 winner Smiling Tiger has been retired from racing, and will stand at Premier Equine Center in Oakdale, Calif., in 2014 for an advertised fee of $5,000.
The 6-year-old son of Hold That Tiger had not raced since his victory in the Grade 3 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes Dec. 2 at Hollywood Park. He was sidelined with a foot bruise in January, but had recently returned to training, registering two workouts in June at Pleasanton.
Cockney Rebel, winner of both the English and Irish 2,000 Guineas in 2007, has relocated to Haras de Saint Arnoult in Exmes, France, where he will stand for the 2014 breeding season, Racing Post reports. The 9-year-old son of Val Royal previously stood at the National Stud in Newmarket.
In an exciting weekend of stakes action across North America, Obviously and Wise Dan stood out with performances that, if all goes well, should set them on course to face off this November for a second time in the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Santa Anita Park.
Grade 3 winner and Florida-based freshman sire Yesbyjimminy was represented by his first winner from his first starter on Friday when Flay Mignon won her career debut by 2 3/4 lengths at Monmouth Park after making all the pace.
The dark bay or brown 2-year-old filly covered five furlongs in :58.19 for trainer Edward Plesa. The filly, homebred by Plesa’s wife Laurie, is out of the winning Forest Camp mare Forest Retreat.
Regally-bred champion Champs Elysees, now a freshman sire, was represented by his first winner on June 28 in Ireland when Avenue Gabriel won her career debut at the Curragh.
The 2-year-old filly outdueled Ballybacka Queen in the late stages of the seven-furlong race and prevailed by a neck. She finished in 1:25.26 over a turf course rated soft.
The Kentucky Horse Council has announced the first two in a series of Horsemen’s Regional Caucuses, designed to increase networking, communication and education across the state.
Each caucus will include a meal and an evening of discussions about horse-related issues and activities in the area. The results of the 2012 Kentucky Equine Survey will be presented with specific county figures, and KHC board members will discuss current projects and request input on ideas specific to the region.
A pair of 2-year-old fillies from the barn of trainer Steve Asmussen scored solid maiden wins on Thursday’s card at Churchill Downs, as Crazy ‘bout Elvis and Street Story both won 4 1/2-furlong races by open lengths.
Classic winner Soldier of Fortune, a freshman sire at Haras du Logis Saint-Germain in France, was represented by his first winner June 26, when Fire Fighting scored a dead-heat win at Kempton Racecourse in England.
