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Last year's Preakness Stakes heroine Swiss Skydiver was the star of Katsumi Yoshida's purchases at The November Sale, Fasig-Tipton's marquee breeding stock sale in Lexington Nov. 9. The 4YO daughter of Daredevil sold for $4.7 million, the third-highest price of the sale, and helped add to the six-mare haul by Japan's Yoshida that grossed $12,725,000. Astute horseman Kenny McPeek bought Swiss ...
Taylor Made Stallions announced Nov. 10 that Longines Breeders' Cup Classic winner and likely 2021 Horse of the Year Knicks Go will stand the upcoming breeding season for $30,000 with a stands and nurses guarantee. A scintillating winner of the Nov. 6 1 1/4-mile Classic in 1:59.57, nearly eclipsing the 18YO track record set by Candy Ride and the fastest Breeders' Cup Classic winner on dirt ...
The opening session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale got off to a solid start on Nov. 10 with seven horses topping the million-dollar mark, indicative of the robust trade that is expected to continue through the subsequent nine sessions of the sale. Keeneland reported 118 horses sold during Wednesday's opening session, grossing $50,634,000. In 2020, the auction house reported 135 ...
Paris Lights proved worth the wait Nov. 10 at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. The final mare through the ring Wednesday, part of the supplemental catalog and consigned as ELiTE, agent, as Hip 224D, the 2020 Coaching Club American Oaks winner commanded $3.1 million from Spendthrift Farm to top the sale's Book 1 session. Paris Lights, by Curlin, was bred in Kentucky by WinStar Farm out ...
He's raced just once in the past year, but young Queensland-based trainer Billy Healey says we shouldn't forget Alligator Blood. Back in work on the Sunshine Coast, the popular galloper is nearing a much-anticipated return to the track at Eagle Farm early next month. It's been a turbulent few months for Healey with the former David Vandyke-trained galloper suffering a serious injury setback ...
Moonee Valley has announced wagering records across its Cox Plate Carnival. The two-day carnival saw wagering increase 10 percent year-on-year to $183m, with Cox Plate Day hitting a record $133.7m (up 9.3 percent YOY). The Manikato Stakes meeting also set a new night racing record of $49.6m (up 11.2% YOY). Field sizes were also up for the Carnival with Manikato Stakes Night fields up 21 percent ...
WITH THE profile and influence of Bahrain on the international horse-racing stage having grown significantly over the past few years, the kingdom is now well placed to drive further development within the industry and as such, the Rashid Equestrian & Horse Racing Club (REHC) has appointed Weatherbys to develop and deploy a leading digitally integrated Racing Administration & Stud Book system. ...
Apart from winning a Gr.1 race over the Melbourne Cup Carnival, Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock would like nothing more than to win their hometown Cup. Cranbourne-trained King Magnus went within three-quarters of a length of claiming the Gr.1 Cantala Stakes at Flemington on the opening day of Melbourne Cup week and will now get the chance of chasing his hometown Cup on Saturday. The Listed ...
The Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia (JCSA) has announced that the total prize money for the two-day Saudi Cup meeting on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 February 2022, will increase to $35.1million, making it the most valuable fixture in global racing. The Saudi Cup, which will be run as a Gr.1 for the first time, remains the world’s most valuable horse race at $20million, while five thoroughbred races on ...
Reigning Victorian Horse of the Year Wentwood won his fourth country cup on Wednesday, claiming the $400,000 Gr.3 ApIam Bendigo Cup (2400m). Maddie Raymond's training career is just two years old and Wentwood was her first runner in a race at Flemington 21 months ago. On Wednesday, the Irish import produced a career-best performance to add Bendigo's biggest race to past successes in St Arnaud, ...
Twelve North American Thoroughbred stallions serviced more than 200 mares in the 2021 breeding season, based on reports received through Oct. 18, The Jockey Club said in a news release. In all, 1,016 stallions covered 27,829 mares in North America during 2021. That figure is down about 0.5 percent from 27,970 mares reported to have been bred at this point last year. The Jockey Club estimates an ...
Art Collector's three straight wins since August under new trainer Bill Mott all came with Luis Sáez in the saddle. But Sáez also is the regular rider for Essential Quality, so Art Collector's connections had to find a new rider for the Breeders' Cup Classic. Owner Bruce Lunsford told Horse Racing Nation Tuesday that their choice was Hall of Famer Mike Smith – winner of 26 Breeders' Cup races, ...
