Breeding Farm News

High Cotton fillies bring big dollars at OBS March Select 2yo sale

A pair of fillies sold for six figures during the first day of the March 12-13 OBS Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training sale... Read More...

Malibu Moon colt rings big bell at OBS 2YO sale

Bidders saw plenty to like from the offspring of Malibu Moon during the first day of the March 12-13 OBS Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale... Read More...

Pioneerof the Nile filly tops OBS 2YO sale

A filly from the first crop of Pioneerof the Nile was the top-selling distaffer during the first day of the March 12-13 OBS Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale... Read More...

Old Fashioned fillies sell for $300,000, $160,000 at OBS sale

A pair of fillies from the first crop of Old Fashioned brought six figure winning bids during the first day of the March 12-13 OBS Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale... Read More...

$200K for Colonel John colt at OBS sale

A bay colt from the first crop of Colonel John brought a top bid of $200,000 during the first day of the March 12-13 OBS Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale... Read More...

Cowtown Cat filly brings $60K at OBS Select 2YO sale

A filly by Cowtown Cat brought a top bid of $60,000, 15x his 2013 stud fee, during the first day of the March 12-13 OBS Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale... Read More...

Spring At Last exacta in OBS filly stakes

The daughters of Spring At Last ran one-two in the $100,000 OBS Championship S. for 3-year-old fillies... Read More...

WinStar bred breaks maiden in OBS stakes

Michael With Us, bred by WinStar Farm and sired by Bluegrass Cat, was a maiden going into the 100,000 OBS Championship S... Read More...

Cor Cor equals track record in OBS Sprint stakes

Smoke Glacken's speedy 3-year-old filly Cor Cor rolled to a 4 3/4-length victory in the $50,000 OBS Sprint S. Monday... Read More...

Unbridled’s Song progeny highlight Sunday at Gulfstream

A pair of runners by Unbridled's Song grabbed plenty of attention Sunday at Gulfstream Park after turning in impressive performances... Read More...

Unbridled’s Song progeny highlight Sunday at Gulfstream

A pair of runners by Unbridled's Song grabbed plenty of attention Sunday at Gulfstream Park after turning in impressive performances... Read More...

Noble Tune wins thriller in 2013 debut

Unbridled's Song's Grade 3 winner Noble Tune closed with a furious rush through the Tampa Bay Downs stretch to win his first start of the year Saturday... Read More...

Verrazano toys with competition in Grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby

Verrazano's stakes debut in Saturday's $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby had his competition raving after the dominating win by the 3-year-old More Than Ready colt, who is undefeated in three starts... Read More...

WinStar colt zips to win in career bow

Red Rifle fired off a winning salvo in his career debut Saturday at Gulfstream Park... Read More...

Delaunay makes it five straight in $150K Kenner S.

Smoke Glacken's Delaunay swept the three major sprint stakes at Fair Grounds with a 4 1/2-length score in the $150,000 Duncan F. Kenner... Read More...

OBS March Select 2YO sale breeze show report

A pair of fillies by WinStar first-crop stallions Colonel John and Pioneerof the Nile breezed an eighth of a mile in :09 4/5 March 7, the fastest time of the day... Read More...

Old Fashioned filly zips fastest eighth-mile at OBS March preview show

A filly from the first crop of freshman sire Old Fashioned sped through an eighth of a mile in :09 4/5 March 7, the co-fastest time of the day... Read More...

G2 winner Adios Charlie sires first foal

Adios Charlie, the Grade 2-winning son of Indian Charlie, was represented by his first foal when a bay filly was born on March 2nd at Ocala Stud Farm... Read More...

Calistoga cruises again at Gulfstream Park

Speightstown's brilliant 3-year-old filly Calistoga turned in another stellar performance Thursday at Gulfstream Park... Read More...

U S Ranger colt rings up at Barretts 2yo sale

The March 4 Barretts Select 2-year-old sale started off strong for WinStar stallion U S Ranger when hip No. 2, a bay colt, brought a winning bid of $160,000... Read More...

Strong Barretts numbers for Harlan’s Holiday

Harlan's Holiday got a strong reception from buyers at the March 4 Barretts Select Sale of 2-year-olds, with a pair of juveniles bringing a winning bid of a quarter million dollars... Read More...

Strong Barretts numbers for Harlan’s Holiday

Harlan's Holiday got a strong reception from buyers at the March 4 Barretts Select Sale of 2-year-olds, with a pair of juveniles bringing a winning bid of a quarter million dollars... Read More...

Flashback works bullet in advance of G2 San Felipe S.

Tapit's star 3-year-old colt Flashback zipped five furlongs in 59 seconds flat Sunday morning at Santa Anita Park... Read More...

1st mare in foal to Gemologist

Gemologist, last year’s winner of the Grade 1 Wood Memorial, recently had his first mare confirmed in foal when Merry Me in Spring, a stakes winner of over $130,000 and dam of Grade 3-winning juvenile So Brilliant, recently scanned in foal at 15 days... Read More...

Malibu Moon colt tops Barretts Sale at $675,000

The fireworks at the Barretts March Select Sale started early when a 2-year-old colt by Spendthrift Farm's leading sire Malibu Moon brought a winning bid of $675,000... Read More...

Malibu Moon colt brings $675,000, tops early Barretts sale

The fireworks at the Barretts March Select Sale started early when a 2-year-old colt by Spendthrift Farm's leading sire Malibu Moon brought a winning bid of $675,000... Read More...

Summer Exclusive debuts a winner in Santa Anita MSW

Exclusive Quality's 3-year-old colt Summer Exclusive turned in a sharp-looking effort in his first lifetime start Saturday at Santa Anita... Read More...

Vyjack still perfect after thrilling G3 Gotham S. victory

Into Mischief's top 3-year-old took another major step on his way to the Kentucky Derby (G1) with a powerful last-to-first rally to take the $400,000 Gotham S. (G3)... Read More...

Beholder dazzles in Grade 1 Las Virgenes S.

Beholder, B. Wayne Hughes’ Eclipse Champion 2-year-old filly for 2012, completely outclassed her competition with a 3 3/4-length victory in the $250,000 Las Virgenes S. (G1)... Read More...

Stakes double for Harlan’s Holiday

WinStar Farm's General Election gave his sire Harlan's Holiday his second stakes winner of the day in the $75,000 John Battaglia Memorial S... Read More...

TCI: San Felipe and Tampa Bay Derby preview

Jon & Joel discuss the importance of Saturday's San Felipe Stakes (G2) and Tampa Bay Derby... Read More...

Summer Applause rallies in G2 Top Flight

Summer Applause, a 4-year-old Harlan's Holiday filly, captured the second graded stakes of her career in Saturday's Grade 2 Top Flight H. at Aqueduct... Read More...

Stakes double for Harlan’s Holiday

WinStar Farm's General Election gave his sire Harlan's Holiday his second stakes winner of the day in the $75,000 John Battaglia Memorial S... Read More...

TCI: Gotham Stakes preview

The TCI Boys recap the Fountain of Youth & Risen Star stakes and discuss their shake-up in... Read More...

First mares check in foal to exciting new trio of G1-winning stallions

Dialed In, Shackleford and Jersey Town, Darby Dan’s trio of Grade 1-winning freshman stallions, have all had their first respective mares scanned at 15 days and officially pronounced in foal... Read More...

Unlimited Budget shines in G3 Rachel Alexandra S.

Ocala Stud sales grad Unlimited Budget remained undefeated after a rousing 3 3/4-length score in the $200,000 Rachel Alexandra S. (G3) Feb. 23 at Fair Grounds Race Course... Read More...

WinStar-bred triumphs in Oaklawn feature

Rhetorical, bred and prepped for racing by WinStar Farm, dueled his way to a half-length victory in the feature race on the Feb. 28 card at Oaklawn Park... Read More...

Barretts March 2YO Sale under tack preview

Fillies by WinStar stallions Colonel John and Harlan's Holiday turned in two of the fastest times at the Barretts 2-year-old auction under tack preview show... Read More...

Mares in foal to Gainesway’s freshman stallions

To Honor and Serve & Tapizar, Gainesway's Grade 1-winning freshman stallions, both had their first mares pronounced in foal... Read More...

Tapit: Horseracing’s top bachelor

Could Tapit become the most coveted breeding stallion of his generation... Read More...

Koh I Noor rolls to fourth straight

Koh I Noor, a 4-year-old Harlan's Holiday colt, strolled to his fourth straight victory Thursday at Laurel Park... Read More...

Mares in foal to Gainesway’s freshman stallions

To Honor and Serve & Tapizar, Gainesway's Grade 1-winning freshman stallions, both had their first mares pronounced in foal... Read More...

Tapit: Horseracing’s top bachelor

Could Tapit become the most coveted breeding stallion of his generation... Read More...

Spendthrift expands Breed Secure Program to Canada

Spendthrift Farm is introducing its popular “Breed Secure” program to Canadian breeders in 2013 through its Canada-based, Grade 1-winning stallions Court Vision and Victor’s Cry... Read More...

Bodemeister: G1 Careless Jewel is 1st in foal

G1-winning millionaire Careless Jewel became the first mare to check in foal from the debut book of Grade 1 winner Bodemeister, who’s standing his first season at stud at WinStar Farm... Read More...

Unbridled’s Note best in Santa Anita’s Joe Hernandez H.

Unbridled’s Note, runner-up in the 2012 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1), emerged victorious as the favorite in the $76,900 Joe Hernandez H. over the Santa Anita downhill turf course Saturday... Read More...

Spendthrift offers “Breed Secure” program on 10 Kentucky stallions

B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm will now be offering the “Breed Secure” program for nearly its entire roster of Kentucky-based stallions, effective immediately... Read More...

‘Maria is More Than Ready’s newest SW

With three straight wins, Stopshoppingmaria has found her niche as a turf sprint specialist, capping her recent run on Sunday with a 1 3/4-length score in the $60,000 Ladies Turf Sprint S... Read More...

‘Maria is More Than Ready’s newest SW

With three straight wins, Stopshoppingmaria has found her niche as a turf sprint specialist, capping her recent run on Sunday with a 1 3/4-length score in the $60,000 Ladies Turf Sprint S... Read More...

Unbridled’s Note best in Santa Anita’s Joe Hernandez H.

Unbridled’s Note, runner-up in the 2012 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1), emerged victorious as the favorite in the $76,900 Joe Hernandez H. over the Santa Anita downhill turf course Saturday... Read More...