WinStar Farm Sets Cogburn's 2025 Stud Fee at $30,000
North American course record-setter Cogburn will stand the 2025 breeding season at WinStar Farm for $30,000, the farm announced Nov. 5. The post WinStar Farm Sets Cogburn's 2025 Stud Fee at $30,000...
View ArticleNew Vocations BC Pledge Raises More Than $120K
New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program announced Nov. 5 that the early estimate of funds raised during its 15th Annual Breeders’ Cup Pledge will be more than $120,000. The post New Vocations BC...
View ArticleMcKinzie's Fee Set at $75K, Seize the Grey at $30K
Gainesway has released additional stud fees for its 2025 stallion roster following the Breeders’ Cup. The fees for most of its stallions were announced last week. The post McKinzie's Fee Set at $75K,...
View ArticleNTRA Poll Points to Thorpedo Anna as Horse of the Year
After winning the Nov. 2 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), Thorpedo Anna comfortably topped the closing National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Top Thoroughbred Poll of 2024. The post NTRA Poll Points to...
View ArticleKnight's Choice Surprising Melbourne Cup Winner
Knight’s Choice etched his name into Australian folklore when running out a shock winner of the Melbourne Cup (G1) Nov. 5 at Flemington and in the process provided his sire, Newgate Farm resident...
View ArticleTramontin, Finalizing Siena Farm Purchase, Buys Mares
After watching his promising 2-year-old filly, Quickick, rally for third in the Nov. 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Del Mar, owner Greg Tramontin turned his attention to the November Breeding...
View ArticleSoul of an Angel Half Brother Offered at Keeneland
Hip 979, an Army Mule half brother of Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) winner Soul of an Angel, will be offered Nov. 7 as part of Book 2 of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. The post...
View ArticleBreeders' Cup-Winning Owner Calabrese Dies at 96
Longtime Illinois horseman and Breeders’ Cup-winning owner and breeder Frank Carl Calabrese died at his home in Park Ridge, Ill., Nov. 4, his 96th birthday. The post Breeders' Cup-Winning Owner...
View ArticleNational Treasure Retires to Spendthrift Farm
The three-time grade 1 winner and American classic-winning son of Quality Road will stand for an introductory fee of $40,000. The post National Treasure Retires to Spendthrift Farm appeared first on...
View ArticleFlying Dutchmen Spring $600K for Smash Ticket on Day 2
After getting outbid for grade 2 winner Slammed two days before, Flying Dutchmen went to $600,000 Nov. 6 to secure her half sister Smash Ticket during the second session of the Keeneland November...
View ArticleTwo BC Victories Carry Prat to Jockey of the Week
Following two Breeders’ Cup victories, including the $7 million Classic (G1) with Sierra Leone, Flavien Prat was named Jockey of the Week. The post Two BC Victories Carry Prat to Jockey of the Week...
View ArticleThree Chimneys Sets Gun Pilot, Newgate 2025 Fees
Gun Pilot will stand for $17,500, while Newgate will stand for $20,000 at Three Chimneys Farm. The post Three Chimneys Sets Gun Pilot, Newgate 2025 Fees appeared first on E-Ponies.
View ArticlePettigrew Named Texas Hall of Fame Executive Director
The Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame Board of Directors is pleased to announce Melinda Pettigrew as its new Executive Director. The post Pettigrew Named Texas Hall of Fame Executive Director appeared...
View ArticleMedian Holds Steady at Keeneland November Day 2
Highlighted by the sale of the stakes-winning Smash Ticket for $600,000, 215 horses sold for $31,060,000 during the second session Nov. 6 of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. The post Median...
View ArticleLife Is Good Sires Day 2 Session-Topping Weanling
While Flightline weanlings stole the show on Day 1, it was Life Is Good who sired the Nov. 6 session-topping weanling (Hip 287) for a price of $410,000. The post Life Is Good Sires Day 2...
View ArticleRace Track Chaplaincy of America Honors Butler, Walden
Race Track Chaplaincy of America announces Elliott Walden as its RTCA Community Service Award winner and outrider Bo Butler as its White Horse Award winner. The post Race Track Chaplaincy of America...
View ArticleFirst-Crop Sires Plentiful for Baldwin Bloodstock
In a catalog brimming with first-crop weanling sires, Amy Bunt is optimistic in her third year of bringing a consignment to the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. The post First-Crop Sires...
View ArticleGoffs Autumn Sale Concludes With Moderate Gains
The third and final session of the Goffs Autumn Yearling Sale Nov. 7 posted the best prices of the three days with four of the top six lots of the entire sale coming Thursday. The post Goffs Autumn...
View ArticlePlate Winner Caitlinhergrtness Returns in Maple Leaf
After winning his first Breeders’ Cup race when Moira triumphed in the Nov. 2 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) at Del Mar, trainer Kevin Attard takes multiple shots at three graded stakes Nov....
View ArticleTen Horses Supplemented to Keeneland November HORA Sale
Keeneland has supplemented 10 horses, including stakes winner Tripolina and recent 2-year-old winner Fleet Street to the Keeneland November Horses of Racing Age Sale Nov. 14. The post Ten Horses...
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