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The world’s joint-highest rated sprinter Classique Legend has begun preparation for the Gr.1 Hong Kong Sprint, where he is favourite to win. Classique Legend stands equal-fourth in the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Ranking with a rating of 125 placing him at the head of the speed division together with Godolphin’s three-time G1-winning sprinter Bivouac. Caspar Fownes is very pleased with his ne ...
Champion sire Exceed and Excel made a splash at the Karaka Ready To run Sale earlier today with a $525,000 colt and then gave us an impressive maiden winner at Hawkesbury carrying the colours of her breeder and part-owner Kia Ora Stud. The Mark Newnham trained filly Escape Artist was second and fourth at her first two starts back in June and July, but returned to racing a stronger filly on Thursd ...
After 10 days of competitive trade for quality broodmares, broodmare and stallion prospects, weanlings and horses of racing age, including nine horses sold for US$1 million, the Keeneland’s November Breeding Stock Sale has finally ended with strong participation from many prominent domestic and foreign horsemen who make up the sale company’s deep buying bench. For the auction, held Nov. 9-18, Kee ...
Te Akau Principal David Ellis purchased what he considered the best son of Darci Brahma for A$350,000. Nearly 17 years ago, Ellis went to A$1.1 million to secure the five-time Gr.1 winner, Darci Brahma out of Pencarrow Stud’s 2004 Premier Yearling Sale draft. He paid a fraction of that to purchase lot 219, the colt out of Encosta de Lago mare Granadilla, from Lilywhites Lodge’s Ready To Run Sale ...
The grande finale of the successful New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale was the sale of a colt by Savabeel out of the O’Reilly mare Miss Opulence who was knocked down for the sale-topping price of A$700,000. She is a half-sister to multiple Group One winner's Sir Slick and Puccini. Presented by Sam and Hana Beatson’s Riversley Park, the athletic bay attracted the interest of multiple parties ...
Gr.1 winner Win Win-Win will enter stud next year at Ocala Stud, the farm announced Nov. 4, as the property of a partnership including Live Oak Stud, Airdrie Stud, and Ocala Stud. His fee has been set at $5,000 with a stands and nurses guarantee. A homebred for Live Oak and trained by Michael Trombetta, Win-Win-Win claimed victories in five of his 12 starts and placed in four others en route to e ...
It's an embarrassment of riches for Spendthrift Farm's marquee sire Into Mischief, the leading North American sire of 2019 and current leading sire, who also has the most progeny entered in the Nov. 6-7 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland. The 15-year-old son of Harlan's Holiday is represented by nine potential starters among 177 horses that have either been selected to fill the Breede ...
Authentic, the Breeders’ Cup Classic Gr.1 and Kentucky Derby Gr.1 winner, has been retired to B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm where he will stand from the 2021 season for a fee of US$75,000 S&N. Trained by Bob Baffert, Authentic won the US$6,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland under jockey John Velazquez, defeating six Gr.1 winners 1:59.19 – the fastest time in the prestigious race since ...
Australian bred I Am Invincible mare Houtzen sold for US$1.5million at the first session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. While Australia bloodstock agent and Everest slot holder James Harron and Byron Rogers secured the first lot on offer, who is destined for Australia and a mating next year with King’s Legacy. A Gr.3 winner and Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner that amassed over A ...
A colt from the first crop of undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify sold at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale for US$600,000 making him the highest equal priced weanling sold. Consigned by Hunter Valley Farm, agent, was bought by Donato Lanni and is out of the Mr. Greeley mare Groton Circle. He is a half-brother to stakes winner Supreme Aura from the family of Gr.2 winners Miss Isella a ...