The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program announced Oct. 14 the recipients of its two non-competition awards, the T.I.P. Thoroughbred of the Year Award and the T.I.P. Young Rider of the Year Award, for 2024. Source
Month: October 2024
Ghostzapper to Stand at Adena Springs North in 2025
Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa has announced that Horse of the Year Ghostzapper, a perennial leading sire, will relocate to Frank Stronach”s Adena Springs Farm in Aurora, Ontario Canada for what is most likely his final year at stud. Source
Little Red Feather Seeks Return to Breeders’ Cup Glory
Twenty years after the improbable victory of Singletary in the 2004 Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T), Little Red Feather Racing brings a trio of starters to the 2024 World Championships at Del Mar. Source
Constitution Holds Steady Atop WinStar 2025 Stud Fees
WinStar Farm has set 2025 stud fees for its stallion roster, again headed by Constitution who will stand for $110,000 (stands and nurses), and Life is Good who will stand for $75,000. Source
Hill ‘n’ Dale Announces ’25 Stud Fees, Curlin Leads Way
Two time Horse of the Year Curlin, one of the most preeminent sires at stud today, leads the Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa stallion roster with a fee of $225,000. Source
Former Fonner Park CEO Miner Dies at 78
Former Fonner Park CEO Hugh M. Miner Jr. died Oct. 4 at the Central Nebraska Veterans Home in Kearney, Neb. He was 78. Source
Domestic Product Set to Join Sire at Ashford Stud
Domestic Product, who emulated his sire Practical Joke when winning the H. Allen Jerkens Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, will retire to Coolmore America’s Ashford Stud to stand alongside his sire after a final start in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1). Source
Irad Ortiz Jr. Accomplishes 4,000 Win Milestone
Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. speaks about winning his 4,000th race, accomplished in the Oct. 13 opener at Keeneland aboard Good Temper. Source
Simon Crisford brands Cesarewitch controversy as ‘a complete mess’ and admits prospect of ‘winner’ Alphonse Le Grade being disqualified has left him deflated
DOMINIC KING: Alphonse Le Grande pipped Manxman, a well-backed 7-1 shot, by a nose in one of the biggest betting flat races that is staged during the autumnSource
Private Life Makes Statement in Caulfield Guineas
A US$ 438,750 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale purchase, Private Life, whose ownership group includes Wynaus and Westerberg among others, broke his maiden at Warwick Farm in May and had raced just twice since. Source