Thu, 07/11/2013 - 11:10

British racetrack operator to honor Group 1 breeders

Jockey Club Racecourses, the operator of 15 major tracks in the United Kingdom, will award trophies to every breeder of a Group 1 winner at each of its properties going forward, Racing Post reports.

Previously, the group only honored the winning breeders of certain major races, but that will be expanded to every Group 1 race beginning July 12 with the Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket.

Jockey Club Racecourses will also offer the breeder of each entry in a Group 1 race two complementary passes for the day’s card.

Wed, 07/10/2013 - 11:10

Latta becomes partner in Hidden Brook

Kevin Latta, a Texas-based construction company owner, has become a fractional partner in Hidden Brook Farm, acquiring his share of the Paris, Ky., operation from trainer Danny Vella.

Latta owns Latta Construction, a global company with offices in Baltimore, Md., and Irving, Texas, where he resides. He has been a longtime member of the Hidden Brook racehorse ownership group, and is a breeder as well.

Tue, 07/09/2013 - 16:54

First winner for Elusive Bluff scores at Delaware

Grade 3 winner and Louisiana-based freshman sire Elusive Bluff was represented by his first winner July 8 when Crash the Party broke through in his fourth career start, a maiden claiming event at Delaware Park.

Crash the Party led at every point of call under Abel Castellano Jr., completing five furlongs in 1:00.20. The gelding is trained by Randy Nunley for Nick Sanna Stables and Tracy L. Nunley.

Crash the Party is one of two winners out of the multiple stakes-winning My Mike mare My Brent's Diamond.

Tue, 07/09/2013 - 16:19

Fasliyev, European champion and sire, dead at 16

Racing Post in England has reported the death of 1999 European champion juvenile Fasliyev in Japan, citing a tweet from Kentucky-based breeder Dr. Naoya Yoshida.

Fasliyev, by Nureyev, was 16 and had been standing at Japan’s Yushun Stallion Company. Yoshida tweeted Tuesday that the horse “passed away due to severe diaphragmatic hernia last night in Japan.”

Tue, 07/09/2013 - 14:08

Bodemeister named 2012 Virginia-bred Horse of the Year

Barbara D. Livingston
Dual classic-placed Bodemeister has been named Virginia's Horse of the Year for 2012.

Bodemeister, a Grade 1 winner and dual classic runner-up, was named 2012 Virginia-bred Horse of the Year by the Virginia Thoroughbred Association.

Tue, 07/09/2013 - 12:35

First winner for Save Big Money scores in Iowa stakes

Mama’s Mad Money scored her first career win in the Iowa Stallion Futurity on July 5 at Prairie Meadows, becoming the first winner for Oklahoma freshman sire Save Big Money, a multiple stakes-placed winner.

The 2-year-old chestnut filly, owned by Big Sugar Racing and bred in Oklahoma by Center Hills Farm, covered 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:07.03 on a track rated fast. She had previously finished second by a neck in her debut in a five-furlong maiden special weight at the same track on June 22.

Tue, 07/09/2013 - 10:34

Del Mar announces matching funds agreement with CARMA

Under a new matching funds agreement, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club will match 50 percent of racehorse owners’ voluntary contributions to the California Retirement Management Account during its upcoming meet, which begins on July 17.

The match will grow to 100 percent in 2014, according to an announcement by Del Mar and CARMA. According to CARMA officials, owners contributed $48,161 to the organization during Del Mar's 2012 meet.

Tue, 07/09/2013 - 10:14

Group 1 winner Aqlaam records first winner

French Group 1 winner and freshman sire Aqlaam was represented by his first winner on July 6 when his son Culdaff broke throu gh with a victory at Haydock in his fourth career start.

Culdaff, who is trained by Charlie Hills for John Grant, won at seven furlongs over good to firm turf in 1:31.17. He had finished second twice in three previous starts.

Mon, 07/08/2013 - 23:46

Denis of Cork sires first winner at Hollywood Park

Celtic Moon’s victory in a maiden special weight race on Sunday at Betfair Hollywood Park was the first by an offspring of Grade 3 winner and multiple classic-placed freshman sire Denis of Cork.

The chestnut ridgling won the five furlong turf race by 1 ¼ lengths, completing the distance in 57.69 seconds over turf labeled as firm. Bred in Florida by Suzanne Sharra-Maxwell and Kay Dennis, Celtic Moon is out of Three Wonders mare Beastlie Moon, who is the dam of two winners from as many starters.

Mon, 07/08/2013 - 18:02

Queen's Plate: Tucci Stables finds success with moderately priced claims

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Midnight Aria, who won the Queen's Plate at Woodbine on Sunday, was claimed by current owners Tucci Stables for $35,000 last winter at Gulfstream.

Prior to Sunday, it could already be said that Lou Tucci and his uncle Carlo, who manage the family's Tucci Stables, have mastered the claiming game in a big way. The outfit campaigned former claimer One For Rose to multiple Sovereign Awards a decade ago.