The first mare has been confirmed in foal to multiple Grade 2 winner Mission Impazible, standing his first season at Sequel Stallions in Hudson, N.Y.
Andora Springs, a winning Capote mare from a productive female family, was confirmed in foal on a Feb. 14 cover. The mare is the dam of three winners from six starters, including stakes placed Bandora.
The first mares have been confirmed in foal to Shackleford, Dialed In and Jersey Town, a trio of Grade 1 winning stallions standing their first seasons at Darby Dan Farm in Lexington, Ky.
As 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra recovers from surgery for foaling complications, veterinarians at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., continue to be pleased with her progress.
Dr. Brett Woodie, who performed the Feb. 13 surgery, on Thursday called the 7-year-old Medaglia d'Oro mare's progress "better than expected."
- New York stallion and mare populations on upswing - By Nicole Russo
- Breeders benefiting from incentives and clever marketing - By Patrick Reed
- Demand, prices up for New York-breds at sales - Glenye Cain Oakford
The outlook for New York’s yearling sales is bright, but commercial breeders also should remember that buyers are more selective than ever, says Fasig-Tipton chief executive Boyd Browning Jr.
“New York’s breeding program is a bright star in the North American breeding world,” Browning said. “There have been significant additions in terms of the mares and stallions there in the last 24 months, and the quality continues to improve, so we’re extremely bullish on the sales in New York.”
While the North American Thoroughbred breeding sector showed welcome signs of stability in 2012, one of the most positive developments occurred in New York, where breeders benefited from sizable increases in the state’s incentive program.
Campbell Stables in Jackson, Mich., will add one of the state’s leading sires, Elusive Hour, to its stallion roster for the 2013 breeding season.
Pollard’s Vision, the sire of 2010’s champion 3-year-old filly and $3 million earner Blind Luck, will relocate from Wintergreen Farm in Kentucky to Waldorf Farm in North Chatham, N.Y.
He will stand for $5,000 this year as the property of a syndicate. Pollard’s Vision also will continue his shuttle duties to La Mission in Argentina, where his book has averaged 130 mares during the last three Southern Hemisphere breeding seasons.
After years of declines, which mirrored national trends, the New York breeding industry saw a surge in 2012 that appears poised to continue into 2013 and beyond.
The stallion and mare populations in the state are on the upswing, and the stallion market is gaining momentum with the addition of several new horses and an influx of nationally prominent breeders.
The Jockey Club’s Report of Mares Bred for 2012 listed 60 stallions in New York, an increase of 18 percent from 51 in 2011 at the comparable time a year ago.
