Cornett-IMS will assume the lead on marketing and communications for Lane's End Farm, the Versailles, Ky., breeding and racing operation announced Tuesday.
Cornett will assume operations as of July 22, taking over from Baker Communications.
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Although Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom faltered in his attempt to make history at Royal Ascot, Kentucky breeding still played a prominent role as the famed race meeting opened on Tuesday in England.
The young sire Dunkirk, who continues to find commercial success as the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s June sale of 2-year-olds in training unfolds, was recently represented by his first two winners on the track, in Mexico and in Washington, respectively.
The first winner for the 7-year-old son of Unbridled’s Song came on April 13, when Chistoso captured his career debut at Hipodromo de las Americas.
Mon, 06/17/2013 - 17:11
Each year’s Triple Crown run produces its own dramatic arc, and this year’s string of performances, wrapped up by Palace Malice’s upset win in the Belmont, definitely sets up an unpredictable and exciting second half of the season in the 3-year-old division.
Sat, 06/15/2013 - 23:31
Lent, a half-brother to Breeders' Cup Classic winner Fort Larned, set the stage for a big night for his connections, defeating a field of well-bred runners in a maiden special weight event Saturday night at Churchill Downs, just hours before his famed older relative romped in the Grade 1 Stephen Foster Handicap.
Both horses are trained by Ian Wilkes for owner-breeder Janis Whitham, and jockey Brian Hernandez, Jr., piloted both to victory.
Bayou circuit legend and all-time Louisiana-bred earnings leader Star Guitar was named Louisiana Horse of the Year for the fourth consecutive year last week. The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association held its annual meeting on June 8 at Fair Grounds in New Orleans, where it also honored several other prominent Louisiana-bred horses and state breeders.
Heavenly Prize, a multiple Grade 1 winner and champion for Ogden Phipps who went on to become a successful broodmare, died earlier this year. The daughter of Seeking the Gold, who was boarded at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky., was 22.
California sire Caros Love, a multiple stakes winner who set the U.S. record for the fastest two-turn dirt mile, was euthanized May 31 at Rancho San Roberto Farm in Bakersfield, Calif., due to complications from the infirmities of old age. He was 29 years old.
The son of Caro, bred in California by E. L. Allee Ranch, was a multiple stakes winner during his racing career in the late 1980s, winning seven of 19 starts for earnings of $199,486. His most notable wins came in the Temperence Hill Handicap at Louisiana Downs and the On Trust Handicap at Hollywood Park, both in 1987.
Champion Zenyatta has been confirmed in foal to young Claiborne Farm sire War Front, for what would be her third foal. The 9-year-old Street Cry mare was scanned at 37 days in foal Friday.