The Bloodhorse frequently produces some excellent racing related videos but I believe they have excelled themselves with one of Giacomo. A homebred racing for Jerry and Ann Moss and trained by John Shirreffs, Giacomo, is a son of Holy Bull and upset winner of the 2005 Kentucky Derby was been retired to Frank Stronach’s Adena [...]
Following a covering on March 23rd, Pepper’s Pride, the record holder for consecutive race wins in America, is in foal to Tiznow. Her owner, Joe Allen, now boards her at Nathan Fox’ Richland Hills Farm outside Midway, Kentucky. Bred in New Mexico by Allen, Peppers Pride by Desert God out of Lady Pepper, by Chili [...]
Button Down Racing purchased a 2-Y-O daughter of Forest Camp at the OBSC auction on April 21 in Ocala, Florida. Bloodstock agent Tim Kegel signed the ticket for BDR, five days after the filly recorded a sizzling eighth-mile move in :09-4/5 in the under-tack show. The dark bay filly is out of No Little Angel, [...]
Old Friends wants to invite everyone to their annual homecoming bash on Sunday, May 3rd. Celebrate the farm’s fifth year and meet all of their champion retirees, including newest residents Clever Allemont, Mighty Mecke, top sprinter Bonapaw, and Eclipse-award winners The Wicked North Hidden Lake. Just arrived stallions: Polish Navy and Glitterman. It’s at 5pm [...]
Demon Warlock Colt Horseplayers Racing Club, LLC, welcomes a handsome colt by $278,000 stakes winner Demon Warlock out of our mare Go Girl Gone. GGG won over $43,000 on the racetrack and is a full-sister to $369,000 stakes winner. Demon Warlock is a multiple stakes winner and Washington’s 2004 Horse of the Year. He won [...]
Maxie’s Night Cap Back With HRC Horseplayers Racing Club, LLC, welcomes back stakes-placed Maxie’s Night Cap to their stable. HRC formerly campaigned this flashy daughter of Capsized as a racehorse before losing her via the claim. She’s since been retired from racing and we stepped back in to buy her back as a broodmare prospect. [...]
CNBC has contacted me and asked me to use this blog to draw your attention to their program airing on Thursday, April 30th at 9P ET, 10P PT. The CNBC Original “Run for the Roses: the Kentucky Derby & the Business of Horse Racing”. For 130 years, fans have gathered at Churchill Downs for the [...]
I’ve just heard about a brand new book titled 2009 Freshman sires and it’s an unbelievable bargain because it can be downloaded free! The author is Laurie Ross, who been around horses for most of her life, first working in racing stables as a hot walker and exercise rider and later as a volunteer with rescued [...]
Button Dancer in the Keeneland Paddock After a 13-month layoff, Button Down Racing’s Button Dancer returned to the track in a tough maiden race at Keeneland on April 17. Showing no signs of the fractured tibia that necessitated the extended hiatus, the four-year-old daughter of Runaway Groom ran second in a field of 12 at [...]
Sweetsinginanita Sweetsinginanita, owned by Sisters In Racing LLC racing partnership, trained by Kristin Mulhall and ridden by Tyler Baze, prevailed in a tightly contested finish to win by a head at Santa Anita on Sunday. Despite bobbling at the start, the brown Langfur mare, out of the Crafty Prospector mare El Gato Loco, rallied well [...]
