Bill Peters, who owned multiple Grade 2 winner and prominent broodmare Mariah’s Storm during her racing career, died Feb. 17 at age 86 after a short illness.
A native of Des Moines, Iowa, Peters worked in land development and road construction and raced under the name Thunderhead Farms.
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Jessica Gay Bell, who with her husband John A. Bell III established Jonabell Farm in Lexington, Ky., which went on to become one of the most successful Kentucky horse farms of the late 20th century, died on March 14 in Naples, Fla., after a brief illness at age 90.
Multiple Grade 1 winner and first-year sire Telling was represented by his first reported foal, a filly, on March 3 in Dunnellon, Fla.
Bred by Jan Cubbage, the filly is the seventh foal out of the Not For Love mare Dolly by Golly, who has produced four winners from five to race. The filly has already been named Notorious Flirt; she is owned by Alex and Mary Lieblong, who campaigned Telling.
One of trainer Rudy Rodriguez’s stakes winners from 2012, the New York-bred Agave Kiss, has been retired from racing because of ankle issues, Rodriguez said.
Viane Lizza, whose Flying Zee Racing Stables campaigned Agave Kiss, said Thursday that Agave Kiss would be bred to Tapit. Agave Kiss arrived at Gainesway Farm in Kentucky on Thursday, after vanning from Gulfstream Park.
The first reported foal by graded stakes-winning millionaire Naughty New Yorker is a colt born on March 6 at Ascot Stud near Port Colborne, Ont., where the stallion stands.
The colt is the first foal out of Top of the Tree, a winning Crypto Star mare. Out of the winning Air Forbes One mare Glass Tree, Top of the Tree is a half-sister to stakes winner Off The Glass.
Penn National Race Course will aid in the process of retired racehorse aftercare by running informational slates featuring horses available for adoption on its simulcast feed.
The slates will feature photos of the horses, biographical information, and contact information for the farm where the horse is located. They will also feature information regarding what activity each horse may be best suited for in his or her next career, such as trail riding or show jumping.
The Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association of New Jersey has named its 2012 state-bred champions, led by Horse of the Year Javerre.
The Outflanker gelding won four of seven starts in 2012 for earnings of $158,170, highlighted by a win in the New Jersey Breeders Handicap and on-the-board finishes in the Maryland Million Sprint and the City of Laurel Stakes. Those efforts also helped Javerre secure New Jersey’s champion sprinter and champion 3-year-old male honors.
