Nearly six weeks after undergoing abdominal surgery following foaling complications, 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra returned home to Stonestreet Farm in Lexington, Ky., on Tuesday to continue her recovery.
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Sunset Stables filed a claim of mismanagement against Vinery New York LLC on Tuesday alleging that the stud farm failed in its responsibilities to properly manage its promising young stallion Frost Giant in 2011 and 2012.
The complaint alleges that Vinery diverted potential breeders to other stallions at its Vinery at Sugar Maple farm in Poughquag, N.Y. Sunset Stables, which owns Frost Giant, is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
California-bred champion Evening Jewel gave birth to her first foal on March 5, a Medaglia d'Oro filly born at Taylor Made Farm in Nicholasville, Ky.
Evening Jewel, a 6-year-old daughter of Northern Afleet, was named the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association's Horse of the Year in 2010, when she won the Grade 1 Ashland Stakes, Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks, and Grade 2 Honeymoon Handicap.
Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf winner Shared Account has delivered her first foal, a Bernardini colt born March 18 at Sagamore Farm in Reisterstown, Md.
Shared Account won the Grade 2 Lake Placid Stakes and finished second in a pair of Grade 1 events, the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes and the Garden City Stakes, as a sophomore in 2009.
Emerald Downs, in Auburn, Wash., is planning three new initiatives that will help to showcase Thoroughbred ex-racehorses and to transition them into second careers.
The track is working on plans for a Thoroughbred Showcase, to introduce potential adopters to available horses; a Thoroughbred-only show to demonstrate the horses' prowess in second careers and to reward their owners; and a 100-day trainer challenge to re-train horses for new careers.
Through the first quarter of 2013, Tribal Rule leads all California sires by earnings, winners, repeat winners and races won.
The 17-year-old son of Storm Cat has 30 winners of 43 races through March 25, including 11 repeat winners, for earnings of $952,794. His most successful runners of 2013 include multiple stakes winner L. A. Weekend and stakes-placed A Toast to You, Ismene, and Tribal Dreams.
Apollo, a stakes-producing Thoroughbred sire and a champion-producing Quarter Horse sire, has been pensioned at Vessels Stallion Farm in Bonsall, Calif.
The 25-year-old son of Falstaff most recently stood at Joneson Ranch in Shawnee, Okla., as property of Vessels Stallion Farm and Diane and Harold Keith.
Excelebration, a multiple Group 1 winner, will shuttle from Coolmore’s Irish base to its Australian operation in Jerry’s Plains, New South Wales, for the 2013 Southern Hemisphere season.
February saw two promising runners from Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm stallion and Eclipse Award winner Midnight Lute emerge on the West Coast, when Midnight Lucky and Govenor Charlie each scored impressive maiden wins at Santa Anita Park.
The outstanding lineup of mares set to visit unbeaten Frankel in 2013 may get another addition, as unbeaten two-time Australian Horse of the Year Black Caviar could visit the stallion upon the conclusion of her career.
The owners of the racemare are planning to discuss her upcoming campaign through mid-2013, and co-owner Gary Wilkie told the Australian outlet Racing Network that they are strongly considering a return trip to England’s prestigious Royal Ascot meeting this June followed by a mating with Frankel.