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Named the 2025 Virginia-bred Horse of the Year, the multimillion-dollar Gigante tops a line of award winners whose connections will receive hardware for their efforts Saturday, March 14, at Colonial Downs. The trophy presentations will take place on the winners circle stage between races during the prestigious Virginia Derby Day card in New Kent. Gigante, […]
The Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association and the Maryland Horse Breeders Association, in partnership with the Maryland Jockey Club, will present the 2025 Maryland Thoroughbred Industry Renaissance Awards at a luncheon on March 22 in Laurel Park. The event will take place at 11:30 am in the circuit’s Terrace Dining Room. “This event represents the heart […]
The Sunland Park Derby can sometimes be seen as a byway rather than a highway on the road to the Kentucky Derby (G1). However, a look through the data shows that the New Mexico event has produced twelve Kentucky Derby starters since its inception in 2003, with Mine That Bird finishing fourth at Sunland Park […]
Pavlovian became owner/breeder J. Paul Reddam’s 22nd homebred black-type stakes winner since 2014 when he captured the Sunland Park Derby in dramatic fashion by a nose on Feb. 15 and is on track to become his first homebred Kentucky Derby (G1) starter. The gray or roan colt is a grade 1 winning millionaire Pavel which […]
In commercial terms, the winners of last weekend’s Kentucky Derby (G1) trials represented – to borrow a phrase from Joni Mitchell – ‘the breadth of the extremities’. On one hand we have the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) winner. Plutarch and the kidnapper of Sam F. Davis Stakes Defector both from seven-time top sires In […]
The first reported foal from Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa Arabian knight arrived in Hill ‘n’ Dale Canada on January 1, according to farm. Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms and Mario Serrani bred the chestnut filly out of Among the Roses, a winning daughter of Curl and from the female family of Class 1-ranked stakes winners […]
Less than two months after export to South Korea, father of the fifth harvest Mor Spirit reportedly died on January 2, according to Korea Racing Authority pedigree records. Eskendereya’s son was 13. Although KRA is not reporting the cause of death, an international blood testing agent familiar with the stallion’s situation who asked not to […]
John Kasbar announced the return of the Third Harvest Father on February 4 Dear ladies to Florida. The multiple stakes winner and graduated stakes performer will be at Solera Farm near Williston, Florida during the upcoming 2026 breeding season. Sweetontheladies, a precocious son of leading father Spinning candy will be owned by The Four Horsemen […]
Athleticism and agility are key factors for success in any athlete, regardless of sport, but some who are considered among the greatest athletes of all time have earned that title by competing professionally in multiple sports. Names like Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders and Jim Thorpe earned legendary status for their top performances in multiple sports. […]
Three Chimneys Farm announced its first winning millionaire on January 29 Rifle pilot a homebred Three Chimneys, is represented by his first reported foal, bred by Tommy Wente’s St. Simon Place near Lexington. The bay colt is out of the winning mare Just Life, a half-sister to the ranked Electability and comes from the female […]
