Month: September 2021
Cinco Charlie to Leadem Farm in Texas for 2022
Grade 3 winner and promising young sire Cinco Charlie (by Indian Charlie) has been purchased by Bob and Tyree Wolesensky’s Leadem Farm and will relocate there for the 2022 breeding season. Jay Goodwin orchestrated the deal. Source
Brown Duo of McKulick and Kinchen Top Miss Grillo
As usual, Chad Brown holds a strong hand in the $200,000 Miss Grillo Stakes (G2T) at Belmont Park Oct. 2. The four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer has notched eight prior victories in the 1 1/16-mile turf test for juvenile fillies. Source
Fishman in Court for Plea Change Oct. 6
Jordan Fishman, one of numerous individuals charged in a horse-doping scheme to distribute various misbranded and adulterated substances, has a change-of-plea hearing scheduled in court next week. Source
Rodeo Drive Stakes Offers Breeders’ Cup Spot
The Oct. 2 renewal of the Rodeo Drive Stakes (G1T) at Santa Anita has all the international flavor of its Beverly Hills shopping mecca namesake. Source
Luxembourg Brother Highlights Goffs Orby Sale Day Two
If the first session of the Goffs Orby Sale was a welcome return to form, then the Sept. 29 second session provided confirmation that Ireland’s national yearling sale is right back where it belongs. Source
NYRA Calls Baffert’s Contempt Charges ‘Meritless’
The New York Racing Association has submitted a Sept. 29 response to trainer Bob Baffert’s civil contempt motion calling it “meritless and irrelevant to the Court’s inquiry.” Source
Tripoli Battles Medina Spirit, Idol in Awesome Again
Trainer John Sadler and owners Kosta and Pete Hronis of Hronis Racing start Tripoli in the $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes (G1) Oct. 2 at Santa Anita, where the Pacific Classic (G1) winner battles Medina Spirit, Idol, and five others. Source
Jordan Fishman in Court for Plea Change Oct. 6
Jordan Fishman, one of numerous individuals charged in a horse-doping scheme to distribute various misbranded and adulterated substances, has a change-of-plea hearing scheduled in court next week. Source
Virtual IFHA Conference Looks Toward Racing’s Future
The 55th International Conference of Horseracing Authorities is scheduled to be held virtually for the second consecutive year, with a focus on global racing’s evolution and future challenges. It will be released Oct. 7. Source