Fri, 06/12/2020 - 09:33

Exaggerator gets first win as sire

Barbara D. Livingston
Exaggerator won three Grade 1 races during his career.

Three-time Grade 1 winner Exaggerator recorded the first winner of his stud career Thursday as his daughter Xtrema won her debut at Golden Gate for some of the same connections that campaigned her sire.

Wed, 06/10/2020 - 12:50

Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Cezanne

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Cezanne sold for $3.65 million as a 2-year-old in 2019.

Cezanne

Curlin – Achieving, by Bernardini

Bred in Kentucky by Hill ‘n’ Dale Equine Holdings and St. Elias Stables ($3.65 million Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream 2-year-old purchase by M.V. Magnier)

 

The pricey Cezanne, who won his highly anticipated career debut last weekend at Santa Anita, sports the definition of a classic pedigree. The colt’s sire and broodmare sire both won the Preakness Stakes; his sire is already represented by a pair of American classic winners; and he is from the extended family of a pair of Belmont Stakes winners.

Wed, 06/10/2020 - 11:26

Al Shaab recovers 39 stolen horses; half-brother to A.P. Indy still missing

Barbara D. Livingston
Eavesdropper, a half-brother to A.P. Indy, was among the horses stolen from Al Shaab Stud in Libya.

Al Shaab Stud, the largest Thoroughbred breeding operation in war-torn Libya, has reported that more than half of its horses stolen in a raid in January have been recovered, although several, including regally bred former U.S. stallion Eavesdropper, remain missing.

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Mon, 06/08/2020 - 12:06

Gran Alegria's upset in Japan another feather in cap of her dam, Tapitsfly

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Japan Racing Association

Tapitsfly didn’t need to take her track with her, competing successfully around the United States during an accomplished career. Her first foal, Gran Alegria, has taken Tapitsfly’s success in the breeding shed global.

Already a Japanese champion, Gran Alegria won Sunday’s Group 1 Yasuda Kinen at Tokyo Racecourse, upsetting Japanese Horse of the Year Almond Eye.

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Mon, 06/08/2020 - 12:06

Air Force Blue, Bobby's Kitten get first winners

Tom Keyser
Bobby's Kitten, winning the 2014 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, had his first winner as a sire on Sunday.

A European champion standing in America and an American standout standing in Europe, both sons of internationally successful sires bred in Kentucky, recorded their respective first winners over the weekend.

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Mon, 06/08/2020 - 11:56

Asmussen practically a part of Volatile's family

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Volatile is trained by Steve Asmussen, who also trained his dam and granddam.

Volatile, by Violence, has an explosive name – and he exploded onto the scene with a victory in the Aristides Stakes on Saturday at Churchill Downs. But trainer Steve Asmussen has a long and harmonious history with the family of the rising star, having conditioned his dam and granddam to sprint stakes victories as well.

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Thu, 06/04/2020 - 09:04

Spendthrift acquires majority interest in Authentic

Emily Shields
Spendthrift has purchased a majority interest in Authentic who will start in Saturday's Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby.

Spendthrift Farm has acquired a majority interest in unbeaten Kentucky Derby hopeful Authentic, continuing to invest in its leading sire line. 

Wed, 06/03/2020 - 11:46

Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Shooters Shoot

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Shooters Shoot, a son of Competitive Edge, will be making his stakes debut in the Santa Anita Derby.

Shooters Shoot

Competitive Edge – Repeat, by Bernardini

Bred in Kentucky by Nancy C. Shuford ($90,000 Keeneland November weanling purchase by Winchell Thoroughbreds; $70,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase by Gary Mottola; $300,000 Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring 2-year-old purchase by Exline-Border Racing)

 

Tue, 06/02/2020 - 13:05

Arrogate euthanized due to illness

Emily Shields
Arrogate is a Hall of Fame finalist for the first time this year. His four Grade 1 wins came in the Travers, Breeders’ Cup Classic, Pegasus World Cup, and Dubai World Cup. He retired as the all-time leader in purse money earned with more than $17.4 million.

Eclipse Award champion and leading money-winner Arrogate has been euthanized after an unspecified illness caused neurological issues.

Mon, 06/01/2020 - 14:36

WinStar sire Speightster has first winner

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Queen Arella wins a maiden race at Gulfstream Park last Friday to become freshman sire Speightster's first winner.

Grade 3 winner and freshman sire Speightster broke through with his first winner when Queen Arella won her debut last Friday at Gulfstream Park.