Mon, 10/04/2021 - 12:26

Into Mischief, Quality Road, War Front hit milestones

Barbara D. Livingston
Ain’t Easy won the Grade 2 Chandelier on Friday, giving Into Mischief (above) his 100th black-type winner.

With a bevy of stakes races for juveniles around the country over the weekend, three prominent sires each recorded a milestone victory.

Mon, 09/27/2021 - 14:08

Monomoy Girl will be bred to Into Mischief

Barbara D. Livingston
Two-time champion Monomoy Girl won 14 of 17 starts and the Breeders' Cup Distaff in 2018 and in 2020 (above).

Two-time Eclipse Award champion Monomoy Girl will be bred to two-time reigning leading sire Into Mischief in her first season as a broodmare, Spendthrift Farm confirmed Monday.

Mon, 09/27/2021 - 12:36

Illinois-bred wins final race at Arlington

Appropriately, a deeply rooted Illinois-bred captured what is expected to be the final race in the storied history of Arlington Park on Saturday evening. Sister Ruler, who is stakes-placed at Arlington, captured an allowance turf sprint for fillies and mares to close out the program.

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Wed, 09/22/2021 - 15:15

Leading Maryland breeder Richard Golden dies at 82

Courtesy of Northview Stallion Station
Richard Golden was a founder of Northview Stallion Station in Maryland. In 2016, he was voted Maryland's Breeder of the Year.

Richard L. Golden, one of the founders of nationally prominent Northview Stallion Station in Maryland, died of natural causes in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Sept. 18. He was 82.

Golden, a native of the Bronx, purchased an undeveloped property in Chesapeake City in 1986 and created Sycamore Hall Farm, which was successful in turning out dozens of Maryland-bred stakes winners. Just two years later, he was part of the team that stepped in to create Northview Stallion Station, located just a mile down the road from Sycamore Hall.

Mon, 09/20/2021 - 12:10

Consignor Herbener dies at age of 69

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Consignor and farm owner James Herbener Jr. died Sunday morning at age 69.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Consignor James M. Herbener Jr., whose operation is active at the Keeneland September yearling sale, died Sunday morning at his home in Georgetown, Ky., from a suspected heart attack. He was 69.

Herbener’s agency sold a pair of horses at Keeneland September’s Sunday session, an $80,000 Arrogate filly and a $70,000 Nyquist filly. His consignment has five horses remaining to offer this week, and Herbener’s daughter, Heather, along with longtime friend John Williams will handle those duties.

Thu, 09/16/2021 - 16:23

Basin retires, will stand at Spendthrift

Debra A. Roma
Basin wins the Grade 1 Hopeful on Sept. 2. He will try to build upon his 2020 debut when he races in Saturday's Oaklawn Stakes.

Grade 1 winner Basin has been retired and will enter stud at Spendthrift Farm in 2022.

Thu, 09/16/2021 - 12:49

Shadwell to sell some of its stock in wake of Sheikh Hamdan's death

Debra A. Roma
Malathaat, who this year has won the Grade 1 Alabama Stakes (above) and Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks, is among Shadwell's stars on the racetrack.

Shadwell Stud announced Thursday that it will disperse some of its stock following the death in March of its founder, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al-Maktoum.

Shadwell, founded in 1980, released a statement on Thursday saying it is “undertaking a full review of all its activities that will result in important changes for the business.”

“As a result,” the statement said, “its operations in the UK, Ireland and the USA will contract, with a focus on quality and competition at the highest level of the sport.”

Sun, 09/12/2021 - 20:30

Don't Leave Me ($650,000) leads way in Pin Oak Stud dispersal

Michael Burns
Don't Leave Me wins the Ontario Colleen Stakes on Aug. 22 at Woodbine.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Led by the $650,000 mare Don’t Leave Me, Josephine Abercrombie’s Pin Oak Stud operation was showcased in a special dispersal sale hosted Sunday evening by Fasig-Tipton at its Newtown Paddocks headquarters in Lexington, Ky.

Sat, 09/11/2021 - 12:53

Kentucky Downs offers added benefits for Keeneland September yearling grads

The all-turf meet at Kentucky Downs in September offers lucrative opportunities, and next year it will offer even more for horses who pass through the upcoming Keeneland September yearling sale.

Graduates of this year's sale, which runs Sept. 13-24 in Lexington, Ky., will be eligible to run in two $250,000 allowance races at the 2022 Kentucky Downs meet - one for males, one for fillies. Yearlings sold, as well as those who do not meet their reserve in their trip through the ring, will be eligible.

Wed, 09/08/2021 - 11:16

Sons of Malibu Moon posting results as sires

Barbara D. Livingston
Malibu Moon sired three of the pre-entrants in this year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.

Malibu Moon, a foundation sire for Spendthrift Farm, left a legacy behind after his death in May. Not only does the late stallion have two sons among the top 10 freshman sires in Gormley and Stanford, his son Prospective has the distinction of siring one of the top Beyer Speed Figure earners of this season.

Baby Yoda posted a Beyer of 114 in a 6 1/2-furlong allowance win Saturday at Saratoga. The 3-year-old gelding’s figure was matched by fellow 3-year-old Flightline in an allowance win the following day at Del Mar.