Latest Updates Around The World
Sir Johnny Weatherby, member of one of racing’s most famous families, and whose many achievements in the sport included the modernization of Ascot, died on December 18 aged 66. Weatherby, whose family business Weatherbys is primarily responsible for providing race administration services to the British Horseracing Authority, succeeded his father Christopher as chairman of the […]
Anderson Farms in Ontario, Canada announced on December 9 that it had acquired and already syndicated a proven stallion Sergei Prokofiev a son of Scat Daddy who was bred by the farm and went on to become the leading first year sire of 2024 in Britain and Ireland. Sergei Prokofiev is Anderson Farms’ first yearling […]
A majority of the North American stallions topping the BloodHorse’s Most Watched Leading Stallions list have a comfortable margin heading into mid-December, with one exception. The race for leading father of 2-year-olds in one weekend has turned into a dogfight between Taylor Made Stallion’s handsome dad Not this time and the great sire of Spendthrift […]
At Fasig-Tipton’s The November Sale, Newmarket, England-based Ace Stud made a splash when it donated $5 million to secure Puca, the dam of the Kentucky Derby (G1) winner. Magician and winner of Belmont Stakes (G1). Dornoch . That was immediately the expectation He shoots would go abroad. But Paul Curran, Ace’s bloodline and racing manager, […]
It all started when Oklahoma native Elliot Campbell moved to Baltimore, Maryland for work at the age of 24. Having never been to a horse race before, he was fascinated by a photo hanging behind the cash register of a local GNC store. The horse pictured was stakes winner Cherokee’s Boy, a Maryland-bred horse that […]
Thanksgiving is a holiday all about family, and Patricia Moseley was able to celebrate the continued success of her core equine family on November 27. Her homebred daughter of Street feeling , Proctor Street was bold as he rallied among the horses for a 3/4-length victory in the $289,665 Cardinal Stakes over the Churchill Downs […]
Winner group 1 Scorthy champion will be based at Barton Stud in 2026 as Tom Blain’s team adds another aspect to the operation just outside Bury St Edmunds. The Mehmas Colt, who earned his biggest day when he secured the National Stakes (G1) for Joseph O’Brien last year, will begin his stallion career for an […]
World traveler and American grade 1 winner Purifywho found perhaps his greatest success as a stallion in South Korea, reportedly died on June 30, according to data from the Korea Racing Authority. The 24-year-old son of Pulpit went to the Vinery stud farm near Lexington in 2006, where he remained until 2011 when he was […]
Enthralling, a half-sister to this year’s Epsom Derby (G1) hero Lambourn was the headline act on November 21 at the opening session of Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale, when she sold for €780,000 (US$898,000, €1=US$1.15). A team from Katsumi Yoshida’s Northern Farm had made the journey from Hokkaido, Japan, to Kildare, Ireland, but encountered a […]
Breakway Farm announced this on November 20 She a multiple stakes winner and the winning horse in Churchill Downs history, will be on the Indiana farm in 2026 at a cost of $2,500. The 8-year-old son of Congrats retired in early November after a career that included 12 victories at the historic oval in Louisville, […]
