A look at stallions and their progeny impact horse racing industry.
Launching her winning bid from off the pace, Askbut I Won’ttell charged from the center of Calder’s turf course and overhauled pacesetter Trip for A. J. to win the $100,000 My Charmer Handicap (G3)
Sent off a well-backed 7-2, Gypsy’s Warning tipped out at the top of the stretch and roared past the leaders to win the G1 Matriarch Stakes at Hollywood Park, for Barry Irwin’s successful Team Valor. Gypsy’s Warning is a daughter of Storm Cat sire Mogok who is half brother to Machiavellian. (more)
Two-year-old Gourmet Dinner scored a visually impressive 2-length win in the rich $1-million Jackpot Stakes over 1700m. Here’s the race report and some pedigree background on Trippi, by Andrew Caulfield (from TDN), Rommy Faversham (from Thoroughbred Times), and Pedigree Consultants.
Horseracing’s loss is the breeding industry’s gain. This was the philosophical attitude adopted by an obviously disappointed trainer Dean Kannemeyer when announcing the shock news of the injury enforced retirement of the handsome and brilliant son of Pivotal, Noordhoek Flyer
National Assembly has retired from active duties. Getting up in the mornings is becoming more and more difficult for the now twenty-six year old stallion. And yes, size does matter, for at fifteen-three hands even enjoyable tasks are becoming unsurmountable when only the joints are stiff.
A colt by Kitalpha, the full brother to pensioned top international sire Kingmambo, was reported as sold for $110,000 during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale
Green Tune half brother to AP Answer’s dam Pas de Reponse – very accomplished
End of the line for stallion whose life story reads like a Dick Francis novel
A considered decision to split the longstanding traditional January Premier Yearling Sale into two defined sales platforms has reaped rich rewards for vendors and the Cape Racing Sales team
‘Go watch the L’Ormarins King’s Plate day replays as they narrowed the course and a few didn’t get runs’
Get the full story as told by those who watched every stride, as well as Richard Fourie’s personal insights of the season in his own words
The seven-time Hong Kong Champion Jockey reached the 1814-win milestone with a double at the city circuit to edge past the long-standing mark of 1813 wins set by the legendary Douglas Whyte
