Breeding Farm News

TCI: Arkansas Derby and Blue Grass Stakes preview

Jon & Joel recap last weekend's Wood Memorial (G1) & Santa Anita Derby (G1) and talk... Read More...

TCI: Arkansas Derby and Blue Grass Stakes preview

Jon & Joel recap last weekend's Wood Memorial (G1) & Santa Anita Derby (G1) and talk... Read More...

TCI: Arkansas Derby and Blue Grass Stakes preview

Jon & Joel recap last weekend's Wood Memorial (G1) & Santa Anita Derby (G1) and talk... Read More...

April’s Horsemen Profile: Kathleen O’Connell

Each month we plan to profile a different horsemen in Journeyman Journals. This will allow novice fans and current racing enthusiasts the opportunity to get to know people behind the scenes. A little background information can go a long way in attracti... Read More...

Kodiak Kowboy colt sells for $140K at Kee

A colt from the first crop of multiple Grade 1 winner Kodiak Kowboy brought $140,000 at the April Keeneland 2-year-olds in Training sale... Read More...

Unbridled’s Song filly tops Keeneland 2YO sale

The sales topper at Monday's Keeneland April 2-year-olds sale was a $700,000 filly by Unbridled's Song who is a half-sister to Eden's Moon... Read More...

$340K for Pioneerof the Nile Keeneland 2YO

A colt from the first crop of WinStar Farm stallion Pioneerof the Nile offered at the Keeneland April 2-year-old sale brought an impressive winning bid of $340,000... Read More...

Hat Trick 2YO wins G1 in thriller

Zapata battled between horses to give the 2-year-old Hat Trick colt a scintillating head-bob victory in the Group 1 Gran Prix Raul Chevalier... Read More...

Howe Great proves best at Keeneland

In an allowance field full of graded stakes winners, Hat Trick's Howe Great came out a half-length in Saturday's fourth race on the Keeneland turf... Read More...

Verrazano remains unbeaten after gallant Wood Memorial victory

More Than Ready's top 3-year-old Verrazano's victory in the $1 million Wood Memorial (G1) at Aqueduct will send the star colt to Churchill Downs as one of the favorites for $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1)... Read More...

Jimmy Creed triumphs in Grade 2 Potrero Grande S.

Spendthrift Farm’s Jimmy Creed got his second straight graded stakes win in Saturday’s $150,000 Potrero Grande S. (G2) at Santa Anita Park... Read More...

Jimmy Creed triumphs in Grade 2 Potrero Grande S.

Gainesway sales grad Jimmy Creed got his second straight graded stakes win in Saturday’s $150,000 Potrero Grande S. (G2)... Read More...

Goldencents’ Santa Anita Derby tops big day for Into Mischief

Into Mischief's Goldencents won the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1) over Flashback by 1¼ lengths on Saturday as the highlight of the day for the Spendthrift stallion... Read More...

Boy of Summer storms home late to take Sophomore Turf S.

The $75,000 Journeyman Stud Sophomore Turf S. fittingly went to a son of Journeyman stallion Exclusive Quality... Read More...

Beholder shines in G1 Santa Anita Oaks

Spendthrift Farm's Beholder was stellar once again on Saturday, taking the Grade 1, $300,000 Santa Anita Oaks by 2 3/4 lengths... Read More...

Sr. Quisqueyano romps in $250,000 Calder Derby

Exclusive Quality got his second stakes winner of the day when Sr. Quisqueyano rolled to a 7 1/2-length victory in the $250,000 Calder Derby... Read More...

Jimmy Creed triumphs in Grade 2 Potrero Grande S.

Distorted Humor's top sprinter Jimmy Creed got his second straight graded stakes win in Saturday’s $150,000 Potrero Grande S. (G2) at Santa Anita Park... Read More...

A Weekend Can Change Everything

Thoroughbred racing is a sport where horses can quickly come in and out of fashion. A weekend of racing can make all of the difference in a stallion’s career... Read More...

Montbrook, four-time Florida champion sire, pensioned

Montbrook, Florida’s four-time leading sire, has been pensioned from stud duty due to declining fertility. The 23-year-old Buckaroo stallion will serve out his retirement at Ocala Stud, where he was born, raised and has stood his entire career at stud... Read More...

TCI: Santa Anita Derby and Wood Memorial preview

Jon & Joel recap last weekend's Florida Derby, Louisiana Derby and UAE Derby, but did any... Read More...

Burban stirs up stakes win at Aqueduct

Speightstown, America's second-leading sire of 2013, got another stakes winner on Thursday at Aqueduct... Read More...

Grade 1 trifecta for Pure Prize

Pure Prize scored a rare 1-2-3 sweep in a graded stakes race when his offspring captured the top 3 spots in the Grade 1 Gran Premio Gilberto Lerena... Read More...

Foaling and Breeding Season – The Breeding Process

There are 3 categories of mares to deal with during the breeding season. A maiden mare is one that has never been bred, a barren mare was bred the previous year and did not conceive and the foaling mares as explained in our previous post... Read More...

Foaling and Breeding Season – The Foaling Mare

From January to June the normal day on a Thoroughbred farm especially for a breeding and foaling operation is one few people get to experience but even for veterans of many foaling seasons it is always a special time of year... Read More...

Graydar keeps rolling in G2 New Orleans H.

Graydar affirmed himself as the nation’s top older horse with a 1 3/4-length score in Saturday’s $400,000 New Orleans H. (G2) at Fair Grounds. Read More...

Speightstown’s Reynaldothewizard triumphs in Grade 1, $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen

Speightstown's veteran sprinter Reynaldothewizard held off the fast-closing Balmont Mast to win the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) by a quarter of a length on Saturday at Meydan Racecourse... Read More...

Revolutionary on his way to Kentucky after rousing Louisiana Derby victory

Revolutionary came from far back in the field of 14 to take the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2), marking the WinStar Farm colt as one of the favorites for the Kentucky Derby (G1)... Read More...

Orb rallies to take G1 Florida Derby

Malibu Moon's star 3-year-old colt completed his Kentucky Derby (G1) preparations with a dominating victory in Saturday's $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park... Read More...

Sittin At the Bar delivers another FG stakes win

Sittin At the Bar, the 3-year-old Into Mischief filly who was already a two-time stakes winner at the Fair Grounds meet... Read More...

Gold in the Desert

March 30th marks the 18th running of the Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest race with a purse that values $10 million. The world’s best horse’s will line up to compete for $10 million, and the victor could etch their name as one of the leading thoroughbred earners of all time. Read More...

TCI: Florida Derby and Louisiana Derby preview

With Jon on assignment in Dubai, handicapper Ed DeRosa from Brisnet.com joins Joel on the set... Read More...

Old Fashioned: No. 1 Freshman Sire by 2YO Sales Avg.

Fox Hill Farms stallion Old Fashioned is making a splash with his first runners to hit the market, as he leads all 2013 Freshman Sires by 2-Year-Olds in training sales average... Read More...

The Kentucky Derby: How the Starting Gate is filled

In June of 2012 Churchill Downs Inc., made a huge alteration for how thoroughbreds qualify for the Kentucky Derby. Since 1986, the final field for the Derby has been determined by Graded Stakes Earnings... Read More...

$500K for Old Fashioned colt at Palm Meadows

My Meadowview LLC logged a winning bid of $500,000 for a colt from the first crop of Taylor Made stallion Old Fashioned at the March 25 Fasig-Tipton Florida sale... Read More...

Malibu Moon trio shines at FT Florida Sale

A trio of 2-year-olds by Malibu Moon topped the $300,000 mark at the March 25 Fasig Tipton Florida Sale held at Palm Meadows... Read More...

$150K for Tiz Wonderful 2YO at Palm Meadows

Leading second-crop sire Tiz Wonderful continues to make a big splash in the sales ring as well... Read More...

More Joyous gives her all in G1 Canterbury

More Than Ready's all-time leading earner More Joyous turned in another top-notch performance Saturday in the Grade 1 Canterbury S. at Rosehill Racecourse in Australia... Read More...

Bluegrass Cat colt fastest in Hot Springs S.

Laurie’s Rocket became the latest stakes winner this year by New York’s Leading Sire Bluegrass Cat, as the 4-year-old colt proved fastest in the $75,000 Hot Springs S. on March 23rd at Oaklawn... Read More...

Journeyman Journals Introduction

Welcome to Journeyman Journals, our new blog spot for everything equine. As a breeding farm in the heart of central Florida, we thought it might be fun and useful to have a spot on our website for some of the equine industry’s more unique aspects.... Read More...

April 2013 brings excitement to Florida Racing

In the next few weeks there are many exciting events to look forward to. Excitement will be building with Kentucky Derby qualifiers in full throw... Read More...

First foal for J P’s Gusto

The first foal for Journeyman Stud stallion J P’s Gusto, a multiple graded stakes winner of the Del Mar Futurity (G1), was recently reported by Journeyman's Brent and Crystal Fernung... Read More...

Rainbow Heir still undefeated after Laurel score

Three-year-old Rainbow Heir kept his record intact with a front-running allowance victory March 21 at Laurel Park... Read More...

Saint of Saints floats over Gulfstream lawn

Saint Anddan's leading runner this year, Saint of Saints, overcame plenty of trouble to prevail by two lengths on the turf in the feature race at Gulfstream Park... Read More...

TCI: Spiral Stakes and Sunland Derby preview

The TCI Boys quickly recap the significance of the Rebel Stakes before breaking down this... Read More...

Lady Stonewall captures Oaklawn feature

Lady Stonewall, by Harlan's Holiday, looks like a filly on the rise with a sharp 1 1/2-length victory in a six furlong allowance for 3-year-old fillies... Read More...

Unbridled’s Song colt wins G2 Rebel S.

Will Take Charge's dramatic win in Saturday's $600,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) earned the 3-year-old Unbridled's Song colt 50 points towards entry into the Kentucky Derby... Read More...

Bellamy Road filly wins stakes debut

Bellamy Road's Legal Mind became the latest stakes winner for her sire with a 2 1/2-length victory in the $50,000 Auto Nation Spring S... Read More...

Regally-bred Zaikov shines in GP debut

Zaikov, by Distorted Humor and out of Eclipse champion Wait a While, ran to his pedigree in his debut at Gulfstream Park Friday, winning by 14 1/4 lengths Read More...

Tiz Miz Sue wins second straight running of the Grade 3 Azeri S.

Tiznow's venerable mare Tiz Miz Sue defeated 2012 champion mare My Miss Aurelia by 1 1/4-lengths to win her second straight $150,000 Azeri S. (G3) Saturday at Oaklawn Park... Read More...

Joyful Victory is Tapit’s newest millionaire

With an easy win in Saturday’s Santa Margarita S. (G1), Joyful Victory became Tapit's seventh millionaire... Read More...