Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 18 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...
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Golden Soul aims for Kentucky Derby glory
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 21 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...
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Fifty years ago, Chateaugay became Darby Dan’s first classic winner
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 24 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...
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Thanks for the Winter Memories – DRF-Barbara Livingston Photo Feature
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 24 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...
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Phillips shepherds Darby Dan’s legacy into 21st century
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 24 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...
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Jockey who won 1963 Kentucky Derby helped lead the way for Latinos
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 24 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...
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Run Away and Hide fastest at OBS under tack show
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 35 days ago
A colt by Run Away and Hide flew through an eighth in :9 3/5, the fastest work at the distance at the third session of the under tack show for the OBS April 22-25 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds...
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Bellarmine graduates at Keeneland
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 39 days ago
Magna Graduate's latest runner to garner a diploma came Saturday at Keeneland when Bellarmine came home a two-length winner in a 1 1/16-mile maiden special weight contest...
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Blueeyesintherein remains perfect with second stakes win
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 41 days ago
Magna Graduate's star 3-year-old filly Blueeyesintherein continued her winning ways with a rail-skimming move en route to a 3 3/4-length win in the $75,000 Instant Racing S...
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First mares check in foal to exciting new trio of G1-winning stallions
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 83 days ago
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...
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Darby Dan February 2013 Newsletter
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 106 days ago
Darby Dan has a long and rich history of raising top Thoroughbreds, including the six Kentucky Derby champions – It is the only farm in the world to have bred, raised and campaigned a Kentucky Derby winner, an English Derby winner (Roberto), and a Breeders’ Cup Classic winner (Proud Truth).
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Multiple GSW American Lion sires first foal
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 110 days ago
Darby Dan Farm’s American Lion, the multiple graded stakes-winning son of Tiznow, sired his first foal when a bay filly was born on Jan. 31 at Red Riding Hood Stables...
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Multiple GSW American Lion sires first foal
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 110 days ago
Darby Dan Farm’s American Lion, the multiple graded stakes-winning son of Tiznow, sired his first foal when a bay filly was born on Jan. 31 at Red Riding Hood Stables...
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Jersey’s Soul breaks maiden in style
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 122 days ago
Jersey's Soul, by Perfect Soul (IRE), drew off to a five-length victory to break her maiden Sunday at Golden Gate Fields.
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Winter Memories to be bred to Street Cry
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 122 days ago
Multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire Winter Memories, winner of the July 28 Diana S. (G1) at Saratoga, in her final career start, will be bred to Darley Stud's top stallion Street Cry (IRE) for her first mating in 2013.
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Jersey’s Soul breaks maiden in style
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 123 days ago
Jersey's Soul, by Perfect Soul (IRE), drew off to a five-length victory to break her maiden Sunday at Golden Gate Fields.
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Darby Dan November 2012 Newsletter
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 123 days ago
Grade 1 winner Dialed In, last year’s
Florida Derby victor and Kentucky
Derby favorite, has been retired from
racing and will stand the 2013 breeding
season at John Phillips’ Darby Dan
Farm in Lexington.
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G3 Lecomte S. puts Golden Soul on Derby Trail
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 124 days ago
Perfect Soul's 3-year-old colt Golden Soul earned his way into the top 20 on the Kentucky Derby (G1) points list with a second-place finish in the $200,000 Lecomte S. (G3)...
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Shackleford Connections Buying Mares at Sale
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 135 days ago
Mike Lauffer, who bred and raced Shackleford in partnership with Bill Cubbedge, said the partners have a shopping list for the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale, looking for mares to mate to the Eclipse Award finalist who has been retired to ...
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Magna Graduate filly cruises by 8 at Fair Grounds
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 145 days ago
Little Face proved too much for her foes Dec. 28 at Fair Grounds, drawing clear for an 8 1/4-length maiden win...
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Take It Like a Man steps up in maiden win
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 145 days ago
Top-10 first-crop sire Run Away and Hide continued to climb the Freshman Sire list with his ninth winner on Dec. 29...
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Shackleford, Paynter Added to Vox Populi Noms
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 170 days ago
After seeing reaction to their initial five nominees, Penny Chenery and the Secretariat Vox Populi Committee have added two more nominees in Paynter and Shackleford.
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Darby Dan December 2012 Newsletter
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 173 days ago
Grade 1 winners Shackleford and Jersey Town have officially been retired from racing and have arrived at Darby Dan Farm to take up residence. Both new stallions will be available immediately to breeders for inspection, and Darby Dan will host an Open H...
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Newly retired G1 winners Shackleford, Jersey Town arrive at Darby Dan
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 177 days ago
Grade 1 winners Shackleford and Jersey Town have officially been retired from racing and have arrived at John Phillips' Darby Dan Farm in Lexington to take up residence...
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Shackleford goes out a winner in G1 Clark H.
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 180 days ago
Shackleford, the newest addition to the 2013 Darby Dan stallion roster, finished his stellar career with a front-running victory in the $447,000 Clark H. (G1)...
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It’s a ‘Wild Finish’ at Aqueduct
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 187 days ago
For the second time in as many days, Magna Graduate got a maiden winner...
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It’s a ‘Wild Finish’ at Aqueduct
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 188 days ago
For the second time in as many days, Magna Graduate got a maiden winner...
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Magna Graduate filly crushes MSW foes
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 188 days ago
My Crazy Dayse rolled to an easy 7 1/4-length maiden special weight victory Friday at Penn National...
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G1 winner Jersey Town to stand at Darby Dan
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 190 days ago
Jersey Town, the Grade 1-winning miler by leading sire Speightstown, will retire to stud at Darby Dan Farm after making his final start in the Nov. 24th Cigar Mile (G1)...
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Darby Dan announces fees for expanded 2013 stallion roster
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 192 days ago
Darby Dan Farm announced 2013 fees for its expanded roster of stallions, headlined by the additions of Grade 1 winners Shackleford and Dialed In.
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Perfect Soul to stand at Darby Dan for 2013
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 196 days ago
Perfect Soul, the Grade 1 winner and Grade 1 sire by Sadler's Wells, will stand at Darby Dan Farm in 2013 for a fee of $7,500 stands & nurses...
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Shackleford to be available for viewing at Darby Dan
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 197 days ago
Multiple Grade 1 winner Shackleford will be available to breeders for viewing at Darby Dan Farm in Lexington this Friday through Sunday between the time of 10 am and 3 pm...
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Darby Dan November 2012 Newsletter
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 203 days ago
Grade 1 winner Dialed In, last year’s
Florida Derby victor and Kentucky
Derby favorite, has been retired from
racing and will stand the 2013 breeding
season at John Phillips’ Darby Dan
Farm in Lexington.
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Shackleford’s Dam Produces Two Major SWs in Past 7 Days
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 206 days ago
Broodmare of the Year Oatsee, dam of future Darby Dan stallion Shackleford, just produced her fifth stakes winner as well as her fourth Graded winner…
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Shackleford’s Dam Produces Two Major SWs in Past 7 Days
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 206 days ago
Broodmare of the Year Oatsee, dam of future Darby Dan stallion Shackleford, just produced her fifth stakes winner as well as her fourth Graded winner…
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GSWs prep Darby Dan connections for Breeders’ Cup
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 218 days ago
Darby Dan put their mark on graded stakes the past two weekends with Jersey Town and Shackleford running 1-2 in the Grade 2, $400,000 Kelso H. Sept. 29 at Belmont Park...
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G1 winner Dialed In to Darby Dan
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 219 days ago
Grade 1 winner Dialed In, last year's Florida Derby victor and Kentucky Derby favorite, has been retired from racing and will stand the 2013 breeding season at John Phillips' Darby Dan Farm in Lexington...
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Banner Year for Darby Dan Keeneland Grads
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 220 days ago
Among the top five consignors by average in Book 1 at Keeneland September and among the nation's top seven consignors of U.S. Graded stakes winners from Keeneland sales, Darby Dan looks forward to continuing its successful trend at Keeneland November…
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First stakes winner for Run Away and Hide
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 235 days ago
Heaven's Runway set the pace under Harry Vega and and then dug in to prevail in the $100,000 Fitz Dixon Memorial at Presque Isle Downs...
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Magna Graduate 2yo romps by 13 1-4 lengths in debut
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 237 days ago
Advance Degree turned his debut into a one-horse race with a dominating 13 1/4-length score in a maiden special weight contest...
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Run Away and Hide eclipses $400K on frosh sire list
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 244 days ago
Seeking Treasure's maiden win Thursday at Remington Park put her sire Run Away and Hide over the $400,000 in progeny earnings...
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Mico Margarita zips to Belmont maiden win
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 246 days ago
Two-year-old Mico Margarita scored a handy three-quarter length maiden victory on Sept. 15 to give his sire Run Away and Hide his seventh winner...
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Darby Dan sells half-brother to Winter Memories for $500K
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 253 days ago
Darby Dan consigned and sold a half-brother to Grade 1 winner Winter Memories during Day 1 of the Keeneland September yearling sale...
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Winners list grows for Run Away and Hide
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 256 days ago
I Know When to Run marked winner number six for her sire Run Away and Hide with a game maiden win Sept. 7 at Louisiana Downs...
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Are You Kidding Me shines in Woodbine allowance
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 269 days ago
Top-5 freshman sire Run Away and Hide got his second repeat winner from his first crop on Aug. 25...
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Blazing Graduate fires off maiden tally
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 279 days ago
Top-10 Freshman sire Magna Graduate's latest winner came Aug. 17 at Louisiana Downs when Blazing Graduate scored a length and a quarter victory...
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Runaway Raj steps out to win by 6 in debut
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 282 days ago
First-time starter Runaway Raj cruised to a six-length maiden special weight victory Aug. 14 to boost his sire Run Away and Hide into the top 5 on the Freshman Sire List...
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Multiple G1 winner Winter Memories retired
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 287 days ago
Multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire Winter Memories, recent winner of the Grade 1 Diana S. at...
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2YO Runs Away and Hides from Allowance Field
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 288 days ago
On the Go turned on the turbo jets, and powered to a 10-length victory in a $38,000 allowance at Delaware Park on August 8th…
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Run Away and Hide jumps to 3rd on Frosh Sire List
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 292 days ago
Heaven's Runway galloped to a 3 1/4-length to break his maiden Saturday at Presque Isle Downs...
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