Wed, 06/12/2013 - 23:07

Half-sister to Wise Dan sparkles in career debut

Enchanting Lisa, a half-sister to reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan and to multiple graded stakes winner Successful Dan, was a dominant winner in her career debut Wednesday night at Presque Isle Downs.

Wed, 06/12/2013 - 16:49

French Derby winner Le Havre gets off the mark with first winner

Le Havre, winner of the 2009 French Derby and freshman sire, was represented by his first winner on Wednesday, when La Hoguette won a maiden race at Chantilly in France by 1 1/4 lengths.

The 2-year-old filly completed the 1,100-meter (about 5 1/2-furlong) race in 1:05.94 over turf labeled as good. Bred in France by Franklin Finance, La Hoguette is the first foal to race out of the stakes-winning Zamindar mare Isanous.

Wed, 06/12/2013 - 15:06

OwnerView expands informational sections

OwnerView, an industry-sponsored website aimed at attracting and educating new and prospective Thoroughbred owners has expanded to include sections on veterinary care and racetracks.

Tue, 06/11/2013 - 23:47

DRF Breeding Standout: Integrity earns career-best Beyer with score at Belmont

Robert La Penta’s Integrity gave a career-best effort last Saturday on the Belmont Stakes undercard, pulling away under Joel Rosario to take an optional claiming race by 2 1/4 lengths.

The 3-year-old son of Darley stallion Hard Spun covered seven furlongs on a muddy track in 1:22.12 and earned a personal-best 98 Beyer Speed Figure. Integrity won his debut at Gulfstream in January and then finished second, third, and fourth in his next three races. The third-place effort came in the Fit to Fight Stakes at Aqueduct.

Tue, 06/11/2013 - 17:47

CARMA unveils new aftercare placement program

The California Retirement Management Account (CARMA) has unveiled the CARMA Placement Program, a new service to assist owners and trainers in the placement of Thoroughbreds in need of retirement. The program was created via funding from the Santa Anita Park After-Care Program, an initiative to support racehorse retirement created by owner-breeder Frank Stronach.

The CARMA Placement Program will facilitate the transition of horses from the racetrack to an approved CARMA Aftercare Partner, non-profit benefactors of the organization's grant funds, for placement into a new home.

Tue, 06/11/2013 - 14:23

California sire Roi Charmant represented by first winner

Multiple graded stakes-placed Roi Charmant, who stands at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, Calif., was represented by his first winner on Saturday, when Pheisty Kid took a maiden special weight race at Golden Gate Fields.

Pheisty Kid, a 2-year-old bay gelding out of the multiple stakes-winning Lyphaness mare Pheiffer, covered 4 1/2 furlongs in :52.42 over Golden Gate’s synthetic Tapeta Footings surface for owner Billy Hipwell and trainer Sergio Ledezma. He finished third in his debut at Golden Gate last month.

Mon, 06/10/2013 - 18:48

Group 2 winner Await the Dawn to stand in South Africa

Await the Dawn, a Group 2-winning son of leading sire Giant’s Causeway, will begin his stallion career at Summerhill Stud in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.

The 6-year-old horse, bred in Kentucky by Juddmonte Farms, won six of 13 career starts, earning $656,096. Racing for Michael Tabor and Susan Magnier, Await the Dawn won three consecutive group stakes from 2010 to 2011, taking the Group 3 Kilternan Stakes, the Group 3 Huxley Stakes, and the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes. The latter win came at the famed Royal Ascot meeting.

Mon, 06/10/2013 - 17:39

DRF Breeding Weekend Wrap: Point of Entry, Fast Bullet lead stars on Belmont undercard

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Stephanie's Kitten (right) beats Better Lucky in the Just a Game on Saturday for her fifth graded stakes win.

Saturday’s Belmont Stakes undercard assisted in clarifying several divisions as the North American summer racing season unofficially began.

Sun, 06/09/2013 - 18:07

California sire Dixie Chatter represented by first winner

Grade 1 winner and freshman sire Dixie Chatter was represented by his first winner June 7 when his daughter Chattering Nikita captured a maiden special weight event at Northlands Park.

Sun, 06/09/2013 - 13:30

John P. Sparkman: Galileo may lay claim to throne

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Galileo, a 15-year-old son of Sadler’s Wells, has led the combined English/Irish sire list in four of the past five years.

From a statistical viewpoint, the late Sadler’s Wells was the greatest sire in English and Irish Thoroughbred history. Not only did he lead the combined English/Irish sire list for a record 13 consecutive seasons and a record 14 times overall (beating records set by Highflyer two centuries earlier), but he sired 329 stakes winners, a record for a horse who served only in the Northern Hemisphere.