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Treasured Up hits paydirt in Churchill Downs’ Keertana S.

Breeding Farm News | Spendthrift Farm | 1 day ago

B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm LLC Treasured Up earned the first stakes win of her career with a come-from-behind victory in the $64,652 Keertana S... Read More...

Summer Applause earns 2nd GSW of 2013

Breeding Farm News | WinStar Farm | 2 days ago

Under a heady ride from John Velazquez, Summer Applause cleared off in the final furlong to win the $150,000 Allaire Dupont Distaff (G3) by a widening two lengths... Read More...

Pianist strikes winning note in G3 Gallorette

Breeding Farm News | WinStar Farm | 2 days ago

Pianist captured her first graded stakes in Saturday's $150,000 Gallorette H. (G3) at Pimlico Race Course... Read More...

The Preakness: A Chance at History for My Lute and Rosie Napravnik

Breeding Farm News | Journeyman Stud | 3 days ago

This upcoming Saturday, marks the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of the Triple Crown. Over the past three years, this has been the race that concerned trainers when making their bid for the Triple Crown. Read More...

Dance to Bristol easily in $100K Skipat S.

Breeding Farm News | WinStar Farm | 3 days ago

Speightstown's speedy 4-year-old filly Dance to Bristol was an easy winner in Friday's $100,000 Skipat S. at Pimlico Race Course... Read More...

WinStar Farm bred Fiftyshadesofhay weaves way to G2 Black-Eyed Susan win

Breeding Farm News | WinStar Farm | 3 days ago

WinStar Farm-bred Fiftyshadesofhay closed with a rush in the final furlong for a rousing victory in the $500,000 Black-Eyed Susan S. (G2) at Pimlico Race Course... Read More...

TCI: Preakness Stakes preview

Breeding Farm News | Taylor Made Stallions | 4 days ago

The TCI Boys discuss all of the Preakness contenders and who's most likely to give Orb his... Read More...

Teaks North earns top prize in Good Reward S.

Breeding Farm News | Taylor Made Stallions | 5 days ago

Teaks North spurted away at the top of the stretch to scamper home a 1 3/4-length winner in the $90,000 Good Reward S. May 15 at Belmont Park... Read More...

Into Mischief colt tops Barretts 2yo sale

Breeding Farm News | Spendthrift Farm | 6 days ago

Trainer Bob Baffert submitted a winning bid of $320,000 for an Into Mischief colt at the May 13 Barretts 2-year-olds in training sale... Read More...

Barretts sale yields six-figure Tiz Wonderful colt

Breeding Farm News | Spendthrift Farm | 6 days ago

Top-10 second crop sire Tiz Wonderful's streak of $100,000-plus auction yearlings continued at the Barretts May 2-year-olds in training sale... Read More...

Malibu Moon colt goes for $260K at Barretts

Breeding Farm News | Spendthrift Farm | 6 days ago

Malibu Moon, the 2013 leading sire by North American earnings, continued his hot streak in the sales ring at the May 13 Barretts 2-year-olds in training sale... Read More...

Percussion snaps up Albert the Great S.

Breeding Farm News | WinStar Farm | 8 days ago

Bluegrass Cat got his ninth stakes horse and third stakes winner of 2013 on Sunday with Percussion battling his way to a nose victory in the $90,000 Albert the Great S... Read More...

Freedom Child headed to Belmont S. after dominating Peter Pan S. (G2)

Breeding Farm News | Spendthrift Farm | 9 days ago

Freedom Child rolled to an eye-catching 13 1/4-length victory in Saturday’s $200,000 Peter Pan S. (G2) at Belmont Park, earning himself a shot at the June 8 Belmont S. (G1)... Read More...

TCI: Kentucky Derby recap and Peter Pan preview

Breeding Farm News | Taylor Made Stallions | 11 days ago

Jon & Joel do some brief house cleaning on the Derby before turning the page and taking a... Read More...

Bill Oppenheim: Take Charge Indy in run for Horse of the Year

Breeding Farm News | WinStar Farm | 12 days ago

"...polished off a pretty good field in the Alysheba S. (G2), clocking a Beyer of 109...If he comes back in the Stephen Foster, the winner could be frontrunner for Horse of the Year. It was that good a race..." Read More...

Normandy Invasion back under consideration

Breeding Farm News | Gainesway Farm | 13 days ago

After initially saying he didn’t plan to run Normandy Invasion back in the Preakness, trainer Chad Brown reserves the right to change his mind... Read More...

Awesome Belle wins stakes thriller at Calder

Breeding Farm News | Journeyman Stud | 15 days ago

Awesome Belle beat Canadian Mistress by a nose in the $55,000 Mairzy Doates S. May 4 at Calder... Read More...

Spring in the Air bounds home in $150K Fury

Breeding Farm News | WinStar Farm | 15 days ago

Spring in the Air, Canada's reigning Champion Two-Year-Old filly, picked up her second stakes victory with a prolonged stretch run in Saturday's $150,000 Fury S... Read More...

Delauney romps in Grade 2 Churchill Downs S.

Breeding Farm News | Gainesway Farm | 15 days ago

Smoke Glacken's star sprinter Delaunay swept past Trinniberg at the head of the stretch and drew off to a four-length victory in the $443,600 Churchill Downs S... Read More...

Golden Soul gives his all in Kentucky Derby 139

Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 15 days ago

Charles Fipke's homebred Golden Soul gave his connections a huge thrill with his stirring stretch run in Kentucky Derby 139, coming from 15th place to finish second... Read More...

Delaunay romps in Grade 2 Churchill Downs S.

Breeding Farm News | Gainesway Farm | 15 days ago

Smoke Glacken's star sprinter Delaunay swept past Trinniberg at the head of the stretch and drew off to a four-length victory in the $443,600 Churchill Downs S... Read More...

TCI: Kentucky Derby 139 recap

Breeding Farm News | Taylor Made Stallions | 16 days ago

The TCI boys break down Kentucky Derby 139 on location from Churchill Downs. Watch it. ... Read More...

Orb circles field on way to victory in Kentucky Derby 139

Breeding Farm News | Spendthrift Farm | 16 days ago

With a huge move around final turn and into the stretch, Malibu Moon's Orb rolled to victory in the $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1)... Read More...

Noble Tune all class in Grade 2 American Turf

Breeding Farm News | Taylor Made Stallions | 17 days ago

Noble Tune rocketed to the front in upper stretch and cruised to a 1 3/4-length victory in the $234,200 American Turf (G2) Friday afternoon at Churchill Downs... Read More...

Take Charge Indy rockets home to take the Grade 2 Alysheba S.

Breeding Farm News | WinStar Farm | 17 days ago

With an incredible move at the top of the stretch, WinStar Farm's Take Charge Indy crushed his competition by six lengths in Friday's $339,900 Alysheba S. (G2) at Churchill Downs... Read More...

TCI: Kentucky Derby 139 preview

Breeding Farm News | Taylor Made Stallions | 18 days ago

Jon & Joel dissect the critical parts that will assuredly become keys to the eventual... Read More...

TCI: Kentucky Derby 139 preview

Breeding Farm News | Taylor Made Stallions | 18 days ago

Jon & Joel dissect the critical parts that will assuredly become keys to the eventual... Read More...

Golden Ticket takes Churchill feature

Breeding Farm News | WinStar Farm | 18 days ago

Speightstown's Grade 1 winner Golden Ticket scored a sharp victory in the May 2 feature race at Churchill Downs... Read More...

Golden Soul aims for Kentucky Derby glory

Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 18 days ago

Perfect Soul's 3-year-old colt Golden Soul will join 19 others in the gate Saturday for the 139th Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs... Read More...

Normandy Invasion gets post 5 for Derby 139

Breeding Farm News | Gainesway Farm | 19 days ago

Tapit's top 3-year-old colt Normandy Invasion drew the post five for the $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1)... Read More...

Will Take Charge will break from post 17 in Derby 139

Breeding Farm News | Taylor Made Stallions | 19 days ago

Unbridled's Song's top 3-year-old colt Will Take Charge will attempt to become the first Kentucky Derby (G1) winner in history to win from post 17... Read More...

Revolutionary draws ‘ideal’ post 3 for Kentucky Derby 139

Breeding Farm News | WinStar Farm | 19 days ago

A cheer went up from the crowd when Revolutionary's name was called for post 3 at Wednesday afternoon's draw for Saturday's $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1)... Read More...

Orb the 7-2 morning line favorite for Derby 139

Breeding Farm News | Spendthrift Farm | 19 days ago

Malibu Moon's star colt Orb was installed the 7-2 morning line favorite for Saturday's $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1)... Read More...

Goldencents and Vyjack give Into Mischief solid Derby tandem

Breeding Farm News | Spendthrift Farm | 19 days ago

Into Mischief will have the rare distinction of having two Kentucky Derby (G1) starters from his first crop... Read More...

Verrazano post 14 draw for Kentucky Derby suits his style

Breeding Farm News | WinStar Farm | 19 days ago

More Than Ready's undefeated Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Verrazano will break from post 14, the outermost stall in the main gate, in Saturday's 139th Run for the Roses... Read More...

Pure Fun draws post 7 for G1 KY Oaks

Breeding Farm News | WinStar Farm | 20 days ago

Pure Prize's star 3-year-old filly Pure Fun drew post 7 of 11 3-year-old fillies entered in Friday's $1 million Kentucky Oaks... Read More...

Beholder set for Kentucky Oaks 139

Breeding Farm News | Spendthrift Farm | 20 days ago

Spendthrift Farms' Beholder was installed as the co-second choice at morning line odds of 7-2 for the $1 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) Friday at Churchill Downs... Read More...

Undefeated Unlimited Budget gets post 4 for G1 Kentucky Oaks

Breeding Farm News | Ocala Stud Farm | 20 days ago

Unlimited Budget, bred and sold by Ocala Stud, looks to extend her undefeated streak to five when she goes postward in Friday's $1 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs... Read More...

Phillips shepherds Darby Dan’s legacy into 21st century

Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 21 days ago

John Phillips remembers the moment clearly. He was attending a conference in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., listening to the late auction executive John Finney discuss the usual evolution of major Thoroughbred breeding farms... Read More...

Jockey who won 1963 Kentucky Derby helped lead the way for Latinos

Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 21 days ago

Braulio Baeza won the Kentucky Derby 50 years ago aboard Chateaugay, a horse from Lexington's Darby Dan Farm. He was among the first Latino jockeys to win the Run for the Roses... Read More...

Fifty years ago, Chateaugay became Darby Dan’s first classic winner

Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 21 days ago

It took Darby Dan homebred Chateaugay 2:01 4/5 to complete the 1963 Kentucky Derby and give John Galbreath his first classic victory. But Galbreath’s trip to Churchill Downs had started in earnest back in 1957, when he gradually convinced Rex Ellsworth to sell him Swaps, a half-interest at a time over the course of a year, for a total of $2 million... Read More...

Thanks for the Winter Memories – DRF-Barbara Livingston Photo Feature

Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 21 days ago

It's been more than 8 months since the retirement of one of racing's most beautiful and exciting race mares, Winter Memories. Since then, I've tried to find time to write an in-depth blog about her that includes the history of Darby Dan Farm and Phill... Read More...

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