Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Promises Fulfilled outclassed the field in Saturday's $300,000 John A. Nerud S. (G2), scampering to a 4 1/2-length win in the seven-furlong contest...
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Dialed In colt up in time in Tipperary S.
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Strive for Glory got the best of Air Force Jet by three-quarters of a length in the $53,000 U. S. Navy Flag Tipperary S. on July 4...
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Dialed In filly up in time in Tipperary S.
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Strive for Glory got the best of Air Force Jet by three-quarters of a length in the $53,000 U. S. Navy Flag Tipperary S. on July 4...
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Are You Kidding Me Prevails in Dominion Day
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Run Away and Hide’s Are You Kidding Me notched the ninth Graded stakes win of his illustrious career on June 30, proving best in the Dominion Day Stakes (G3) at Woodbine.
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Phantom Boss Rules Bashford Manor
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Shackleford’s Phantom Boss invaded from California and defeated a competitive field of eight in Saturday’s $125,000 Bashford Manor Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs, proving best by three-quarters of a length and stopping the clock for six furlongs in 1:1...
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Tapiture chalks up two more debut MdSpWt winners
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Tapiture rocketed to second on the First-Crop Sire list on Friday after a pair of the Darby Dan stallion's 2-year-olds scored debut wins in maiden special weight races...
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Seeking the Soul comes up big in the Stephen Foster S. (G2)
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Seeking the Soul's gallant victory over Quip in Saturday's $600,000 Stephen Foster S. (G2) pushed the 6-year-old son of Perfect Soul's earnings over the $3 million mark...
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Dialed In colt fires bullet at OBS
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
A colt by Dialed In turned in the co-fastest quarter-mile work of the week during Saturday's Under...
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Majid holds sway in Belmont’s $150,000 Easy Goer S.
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Shackleford's 3-year-old colt Majid continued his climb up the class ladder Saturday at Belmont Park when he scored his first stakes win in the $150,000 Easy Goer S...
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$350,000 Tapiture colt at first Santa Anita 2-year-old sale
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
First-Crop sire Tapiture had the top-priced colt at the inaugural Fasig-Tipton Santa Anita Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale on June 5...
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Tapiture filly wins debut in thriller
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
First-Crop sire Tapiture tallied his third winner on June 1 when Hopeful Growth scored a narrow decision over Good Shabbos...
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Beach Getaway splashes to victory in Northbound Pride Oaks
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Run Away and Hide got his newest stakes winner on May 27 when Beach Getaway won the $50,000 Northbound Pride Oaks...
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Tapiture filly debuts a MdSpWt winner
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Tap and Spin led the entire way in her May 27th debut in a 4 1/2-furlong maiden special weight for 2-year-old fillies...
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Dialed In’s Ruffenuff chalks up fifth stakes victory
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Ruffenuff, a model of consistency throughout her career, tallied career stakes win number five on May 20 with a win in the Jet Set S...
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Tale of Ekati filly wins stakes debut by 8 1/4-lengths
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Avalina couldn't have been more impressive in her stakes debut on May 20 at Parx, rolling to an 8 1/4-length victory...
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Danuska’s My Girl rides hot streak in Desert Stormer S. (G3)
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Danuska's My Girl, a 5-year-old daughter of Shackleford, won her second straight graded stakes and her fourth consecutive start...
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Chalon sets Skipat stakes record
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Dialed In's multiple stakes winner Chalon kicked of her 2019 campaign with a victory in the $100,000 Skipat S. Friday at Pimlico...
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Chalon sets Skipat stakes record
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Dialed In's multiple stakes winner Chalon kicked of her 2019 campaign with a victory in the $100,000 Skipat S. Friday at Pimlico...
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R.I.P. Darby Dan team member Tracie Willis
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Darby Dan Farm sadly reports that controller and friend, Tracie Willis, passed away late last Tuesday. For several years she battled painful and chronic pancreatitis, complications from which ultimately claimed her life.
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Darby Dan Farm’s Tracie Willis passes away
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Darby Dan Farm sadly reports that controller and friend, Tracie Willis, passed away last Tuesday. For several years she battled painful and chronic pancreatitis, complications from which ultimately claimed her life.
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Firenze Fire dominates Belmont’s Runhappy S.
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Poseidon's Warrior's multiple graded stakes winner Firenze Fire made short work of the field in Saturday's $150,000 Runhappy S. at Belmont Park...
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Sky of Hook first winner for Darby Dan Farm’s Tapiture
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Sky of Hook closed resolutely in the lane to post a narrow victory in a $62,000 maiden special weight at Belmont Park on Friday...
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Tapiture colt sells for $225,000 Thursday at OBS 2yo sale
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Tapiture's strong juvenile sales season continued on Thursday at the OBS Sale of 2-year-olds in Training when hip no. 873 went for $225,000...
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Ms Locust Point leads all the way in $100K Primonetta S.
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Dialed In's graded stakes winner Ms Locust Point chalked up her fifth career stakes win April 20 at Laurel Park...
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Danuska’s My Girl speeds to Las Flores S. (G3) victory
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Shackleford got his latest graded stakes winner on Sunday when Danuska's My Girl turned in a very impressive performance in the Las Flores S. (G3)...
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Speedy Sky Kingdom colt sells for $875K at Gulfstream 2yo Sale
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
A colt from the first crop of Sky Kingdom lived up to his pre-sale hype when the flashy juvenile brought a top bid of $875,000...
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Sky Kingdom colt works bullet for Gulfstream 2YO sale
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Sky Kingdom's hip No. 155 in the March 27 Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale turned in a brilliant work during Monday's Under Tack show...
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Tale of Ekati filly gets first stakes victory
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Totally Obsessed strolled to a front-running, 3 1/4-length victory in the $75,000 Southern Park S. Saturday at Mahoning Valley Race Course...
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Sky Kingdom is Ciaran Dunne’s Sleeper Pick of Leading Freshman Sire
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
“My sleeper pick is Sky Kingdom. We have a colt that we are taking down to the Gulfstream sale that we are extremely high on."
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Tapiture has $475,000 filly Wednesday at OBS
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
The results of the March 12-13 OBS 2-year-olds in Training Sale couldn't have been more impressive for Tapiture, who had a highwater mark on Wednesday...
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Six-figure Sky Kingdom filly at OBS March sale
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
A filly from the first crop of Darby Dan stallion Sky Kingdom brought a winning bid of $110,000, 22 times his 2019 stud fee...
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$350K colt tops stellar OBS opener for Tapiture
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Freshman sire Tapiture had a banner day during Tuesday's opening session of the March 12-13 OBS 2-year-olds in Training sale...
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Shackleford distaffer rallies to first stakes win
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Excessivespending grabbed the lead in deep stretch to capture Saturday's Menard Memorial S. at Fair Grounds...
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First foal is a colt for Grade 1 winner Klimt
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Darby Dan Farm’s Klimt, a Grade 1-winning juvenile by Quality Road, sired his first reported foal on Saturday, Jan. 5 at Britt Wadsworth’s Mahoney Eden Manor in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
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Gunnevera leads Dialed In’s BC contingent
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Dialed In will have three runners in this year's Breeders' Cup on Nov. 2-3 at Churchill Downs, led by his Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) contender Gunnevera...
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Promises Fulfilled targets Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1)
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Shackleford's multiple graded stakes winner Promises Fulfilled drew post 2 for Saturday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1)...
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Seeking the Soul set for BC Dirt Mile (G1)
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
A win by Seeking the Soul in Saturday's $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) would give his sire the unique distinction of having two Breeders' Cup winners...
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Verve’s Tale first Breeders’ Cup starter for Tale of Ekati
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Tale of Ekati will have his first starter in the Breeders' Cup on Saturday when Verve's Tale breaks from the gate in the $3 million Distaff (G1)...
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Grade 1 winner Bee Jersey retires to Darby Dan Farm
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Bee Jersey, winner of this year’s Metropolitan Handicap (G1) and Steve Sexton Mile Stakes (G3), has been retired and will stand the upcoming breeding season for $5,000 S&N at Darby Dan Farm.
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Darby Dan Farm sets 2019 stallion roster and fees
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Darby Dan Farm has set 2019 stud fees for its roster of nine stallions that will stand the upcoming breeding season, led by leading Third-Crop sires Dialed In and Shackleford. Dialed In will stand for $25,000 S&N and Shackleford will stand for $20,000 ...
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Poseidon’s Warrior Relocates to Darby Dan Farm
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Grade 1 stakes winner Poseidon’s Warrior, sire of Grade 1-winning juvenile Firenze Fire, has joined the stallion roster at John Phillips’ Darby Dan Farm in Lexington to stand the upcoming breeding season after relocating from Pleasant Acres Farm in Oca...
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Promises Fulfilled very game in Phoenix S. (G2)
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Promises Fulfilled secured himself a spot in next month's Breeders' Cup with an extremely gritty performance in Friday's $250,000 Phoenix S. (G2) at Keeneland...
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Seeking the Soul takes Ack Ack S. (G3) in preparation for Breeders’ Cup
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 5 years ago
Seeking the Soul added a victory in the the Ack Ack S. (G3) to his stellar resume when son of Perfect Soul won the $100,000 contest...
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Sky Kingdom filly hammers for $185,000 at Keeneland
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 6 years ago
A filly from the first crop of multiple graded stakes winner Sky Kingdom brought a winning bid of $185,000 during the Sept. 19 session of the Keeneland September Yearling sale...
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Wallace takes Soaring Free S. in front-running style
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 6 years ago
Run Away and Hide got his latest stakes winner Sunday at Woodbine when the 2-year-old colt Wallace led every step of the way to win the $100,000 Soaring Free S...
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Promises Fulfilled first Grade 1 winner for Shackleford
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 6 years ago
Leading Third-crop sire Shackleford marked another milestone in his stallion career on Saturday when Promises Fulfilled won the $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens S. (G1)...
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Gunnevera comes back strong at Gulfstream Park
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 6 years ago
Dialed In's multiple graded stakes winner Gunnevera made a triumphant return from four-month layoff on Friday at Gulfstream Park...
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Tapiture colt hammers for $425K Monday at Saratoga F-T sale
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 6 years ago
Tapiture, whose first crops are yearlings of 2018, had is best auction result of the year during Monday's opening session of the Aug. 6-7 Saratoga Select Yearling sale...
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Shackleford first-timer sharp at Saratoga
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 6 years ago
Love My Honey, a $155,000 OBS 2-year-old sales grad in April, sped to a 1 1/4-length victory in her career unveiling on Sunday at Saratoga...
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Promises Fulfilled comes back strong in Amsterdam S. (G3)
Breeding Farm News | Darby Dan Farm | 6 years ago
Shackleford's top-class 3-year-old colt Promises Fulfilled scored his second graded stakes win in Saturday's $200,000 Amsterdam S. (G3)
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