Sprint sensation Ten Sovereigns has been retired to join his successful sire No Nay Never on the roster at Coolmore in Fethard next year. Source
Month: October 2019
Breeders’ Cup Players Show
Team Little Red Feather Remembers Singletary 15 Years After First Breeders’ Cup Victory
Billy Koch and Gary Fenton of Little Red Feather recall their first-ever Breeders' Cup victory and the lucky charm who helped them get there. Singletary won the Breeders' Cup Mile in 2004 and Team Little Red Feather nearly tore the roof off of Lonestar Park! Source
Five Additional Supplements to Keeneland November
Keeneland has announced five additional supplements—highlighted by two weanling fillies out of graded stakes winners and stakes producers—to its November Breeding Stock Sale, which covers 12 sessions from Wednesday, Nov. 6, through Sunday, Nov. 17. Source
Sierra Farm Celebrates First Breeders’ Cup Starter
At Keeneland in September 2018, trainer Hideyuki Mori predicted the Speightstown colt he bought from consignor/breeder Sierra Farm would start in the Breeders’ Cup. The colt, named Full Flat, has become Sierra Farm’s first Breeders’ Cup starter. Source
Story of Khadijah Mellah, the Muslim teenager who won at Goodwood, to be told in documentary after Rugby World Cup final
BackTrack: Lure Repeats in Breeders’ Cup Mile
This week is a recap of the Nov. 6, 1993 Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T) at Santa Anita Park won by Lure. Written by Dan Liebman, the recap ran in the Nov. 13, 1993 magazine under the headline “A Lure Encore.” Source
‘Avengers’ Hope to Conquer Juvenile With Eight Rings
Joining forces to find top colts to give to trainer Bob Baffert, the Avengers, consisting of SF Racing, Starlight Racing, and Madaket Stables, are enjoying quick success with Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) contender Eight Rings. Source
Home Court a Dubious Edge for Acclimate in BC Turf
As trainer Phil D’Amato prepares Acclimate for his engagement Nov. 2 in the $4 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) at Santa Anita Park, he hopes that the friendly confines of “The Great Race Place” will be a blessing for his 5-year-old gelding. Source
Ownership, Training Hot Topics at OwnerView Conference
Topics covered in the Oct. 30 panels included how to select a trainer, when to drop horses in class, homebreds vs. buying at auction, partnerships vs. sole ownership, communication, and aftercare. Source