Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 8 years ago
The two sons of Tapit (pictured, photo courtesy of Frances J. Karon), Mohaymen and Conquest Big E, who clash Saturday in the G2 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream at 1 1/16 miles, have pedigrees that contain inbreeding to Seattle Slew, and so do the following Graded stakes winners by Tapit, all at a mile or above: G1 …
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Up And Up: A Closer Look At Rising Stud Fees For 2016
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 8 years ago
Stud fees are going up next year, especially at the top end of the bloodstock market. The increases are going to make profitability for Thoroughbred breeders that much more challenging. The Paulick...
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PR Special Keeneland September: A Fresh Bowl Of Alphabet Soup
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
As Book 2 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale gets underway, the Paulick Report is pleased to offer another edition of the PR Special, available here and on the sales grounds. Natalie Voss looks...
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PR Special Keeneland September: The Threat Of Daily Fantasy Sports
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
The Paulick Report offers a second edition of its print publication for the Keeneland September Sale, available here and on the sales grounds. In this PR Special, Ray looks at the boom of daily...
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Empire State Stallions: Changing Of The Guard Ahead?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
On the eve of Fasig-Tipton’s New York-Bred Preferred Sale in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Frank Mitchell takes a look at two of the stallions emblematic of the present and future of the Empire State:...
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SirePowered Results: Tapit
DRF | 9 years ago
Tapit, who led North America’s general sire list in 2014, is again off to a solid start in 2015. The Gainesway stallion extended his lead atop the sire list over the weekend, as, according to DRF’s SirePowered Results, he recorded eight winners, with three graded stakes winners, on April 10-11 alone. The run helped pushed his earnings for this year to $5,755,277, more than $1.7 million ahead of his closest pursuer.
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Metaboss, Street Boss discussed on Byk radio show along with Power Jam, Concord Point
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
Metaboss, the Street Boss colt who will aim to get to the Derby without a win on dirt – like Animal Kingdom – was the starting point of a pedigree analysis on Wednesday on the weekly radio appearance I make on At the Races, Steve Byk’s show. Also discussed: the exciting Kaleem Shah homebred Power […]
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Galileo’s affinity for female family 9
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
Got the following note from Fernando Martinez, pedigree advisor at Haras Musa, in Uruguay, about the tremendous success Galileo has enjoyed with mares from female family 9. It’s an interesting read. I have edited for language, when appropriate, and length. Dear Sid, 22,22% of Group 1 winners by GALILEO are from mares descending from the […]
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Breeding and Sales Review: Tapit reigns supreme
DRF | 9 years ago
Throughout nearly every segment of the bloodstock market in 2014, Tapit could be found at the forefront.
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PR Special Keeneland Day 1: The Longest Journey
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
The world renowned Keeneland September Yearling Sale gets underway Monday in Lexington, Ky., and once again, the Paulick Report is pleased to present a series of special print editions to be...
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Tonalist gives Tapit his first classic winner as sire
DRF | 10 years ago
Tonalist’s Belmont win redirected the pedigree spotlight away from the compelling tale of California Chrome’s modest origins and back to the foundation of American Thoroughbred breeding – central Kentucky – and to that industry’s most successful young stallion.
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Winchell’s first horse and her degrees of separation to Presidents
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
For the second consecutive weekend, Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC and Tapit were in the limelight with stakes winners descending from female families developed by Verne H. Winchell. Yesterday, the filly Untapable won the G3 Rachel Alexandra at Fair Grounds; the weekend before, Tapiture had won the G3 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn. See the last few posts […]
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Winchell’s first horse and her degrees of separation to Presidents
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
For the second consecutive weekend, Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC and Tapit were in the limelight with stakes winners descending from female families developed by Verne H. Winchell. Yesterday, the filly Untapable won the G3 Rachel Alexandra at Fair Grounds; the weekend before, Tapiture had won the G3 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn. See the last few posts […]
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Risen Star starter Gold Hawk’s Winchell links
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
Here’s some background on G2 Risen Star Stakes entrant Gold Hawk’s pedigree. He’s from the last US crop of Belmont Stakes winner Empire Maker, who was sold to Japan for the 2011 breeding season. Empire Maker is a son of Derby winner Unbridled and is the sire of 45 black type winners to date, including […]
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Risen Star starter Gold Hawk’s Winchell links
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
Here’s some background on G2 Risen Star Stakes entrant Gold Hawk’s pedigree. He’s from the last US crop of Belmont Stakes winner Empire Maker, who was sold to Japan for the 2011 breeding season. Empire Maker is a son of Derby winner Unbridled and is the sire of 45 black type winners to date, including […]
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Tapit’s Winchell cross with Carols Christmas
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC’s recent Southwest Stakes winner Tapiture was the subject of this post three days ago. By Tapit from Free Spin, by Olympio, Tapiture’s pedigree has the Winchell imprimatur on it from many angles: Tapit was raced by Winchell, as were Free Spin (and much of her tail-female family from 3rd dam Debs Angel […]
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Tapit’s Winchell cross with Carols Christmas
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC’s recent Southwest Stakes winner Tapiture was the subject of this post three days ago. By Tapit from Free Spin, by Olympio, Tapiture’s pedigree has the Winchell imprimatur on it from many angles: Tapit was raced by Winchell, as were Free Spin (and much of her tail-female family from 3rd dam Debs Angel […]
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Tapiture’s pedigree reeked of failure until Tapit injected class
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
Tapiture defeated the D. Wayne Lukas-trained Strong Mandate in the G3 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn today, and that’s a good entry point for discussing the colt’s fairly weak and speed-oriented pedigree. Lukas may not know that Tapiture’s 3rd dam is Debs Angel, but he purchased and trained Debs Angel for Lee and Debi Lewis many […]
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Tapiture’s pedigree reeked of failure until Tapit injected class
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
Tapiture defeated the D. Wayne Lukas-trained Strong Mandate in the G3 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn today, and that’s a good entry point for discussing the colt’s fairly weak and speed-oriented pedigree. Lukas may not know that Tapiture’s 3rd dam is Debs Angel, but he purchased and trained Debs Angel for Lee and Debi Lewis many […]
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Who gets the Triple Crown trips?
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
I was on Steve Byk’s radio show At the Races yesterday discussing Triple Crown colts. These conversations—if you’ve listened over the last year or so, you know this—are unscripted and can meander all over the place, mostly because Steve is up on pedigree and turf history and has the ability to swim to depths most […]
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Who gets the Triple Crown trips?
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
I was on Steve Byk’s radio show At the Races yesterday discussing Triple Crown colts. These conversations—if you’ve listened over the last year or so, you know this—are unscripted and can meander all over the place, mostly because Steve is up on pedigree and turf history and has the ability to swim to depths most […]
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Close Call: Kitten’s Joy Edges Speightstown to Top Sire List
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
It was an extremely close race, but it appears Ramsey Farm’s Kitten’s Joy has secured the title of leading North American sire by earnings for 2013. Heading into today’s cards,...
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Coolmore puts its money down on War Front’s projection
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
War Front’s stud fee has followed the upward trajectory of Tapit’s, and in 2014 both young sires—two of the best in North America—will stand for $150,000 after beginning their respective careers modestly. Tapit began for $15,000 at Gainesway in 2005, spent some time at $12,500 during the difficult early years, then started the upward march […]
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Fasig-Tipton New York-bred preferred sale: active trade in upper market leads to robust gains
DRF | 11 years ago
Forty-three yearlings sold for $100,000 or more during the two-day Fasig-Tipton New York-bred preferred yearling sale on Saturday and Sunday night at the Humphrey S. Finney sales pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., propelling the sale’s average up 16 percent to $72,480.
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Normandy Invasion gives Tapit solid Derby chance
DRF | 11 years ago
Wood Memorial runner-up Normandy Invasion is looking to give Rick Porter his first Kentucky Derby victory after the owner came close twice before, and could give trainer Chad Brown his first win in the classic in his first attempt.
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Havre de Grace in foal to Tapit
DRF | 11 years ago
Record-priced mare Havre de Grace, the 2011 Horse of the Year, has been confirmed in foal to Tapit.
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Fasig-Tipton Florida sale: A. P. Indy’s influence reigns supreme
DRF | 11 years ago
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On the day a juvenile from his final crop sold for seven figures, the influence of the great A.P. Indy continued to be apparent at the Fasig-Tipton Florida sale of selected 2-year-olds in training.
Of the sale's top 10 highest-priced horses, nine were sired by A.P. Indy, one of his sons, or a grandson. That included the sale topper, a Bernardini colt who went for $1.6 million to Robert LaPenta.
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Havre de Grace to Tapit for first mating; Plum Pretty to Distorted Humor
DRF | 11 years ago
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Barbara D. LivingstonReigning Horse of the Year Havre de Grace will visit the court of Tapit in 2013.Reigning Horse of the Y...
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Havre de Grace settles in to farm life, mate to be decided [Poll]
DRF | 11 years ago
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Fasig-Tipton PhotoReigning Horse of the Year Havre de Grace, who sold to Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm for $10 million at t...
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Gainesway: Tapit to stand for $125,000 in 2013
DRF | 11 years ago
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Gainesway in Lexington, Ky., released 2013 stud fees for its 10-stallion roster on Friday, and kept Tapit&rsquo...
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Zenyatta to be bred to Tapit, Mosses say
DRF | 12 years ago
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Ann and Jerry Moss will breed their popular 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta to Tapit this year, according to an announcement the couple posted March 22 at Zenyatta.com.read more
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Travel plans set for Hansen
Kentucky Derby Contenders | , Triple Crown Trail | 12 years ago
By NYRA PRESS Champion Two-Year-Old Male Hansen’s ravel plans for next Saturday’s Grade 3, $400,000 Gotham are set, co-owner Dr. Kendall Hansen said Friday. Dr. Hansen said the colt will fly to New York on Feb. 29, the Wednesday before the Gotham, after turning in his final breeze at Gulfstream Park, possibly on Monday.
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Dancinginherdreams Wins in Return
Horse Racing Bloggers | Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Courtesy of Gulfstream Park/Coglianese photo “I’m not sure I want her to see Awesome Feather for $150,000 at this point. You don’t want to play the University of Kentucky (basketball) at home either.” –John Ward Jr. on the possibility of ...
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The steady rise of Tapit
European Racing | Thoroughbred Owner and Breeder Magazine | 13 years ago
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Tapit’s Trappe Shot rolls in G2 True North
Breeding Farm News | Gainesway Farm | 13 years ago
Tapit's 4-year-old colt Trappe Shot sailed to an 8 1/2-length victory in the Grade 2 True North...
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