A eulogy for Broodmare of the Year Leslie’s Lady
Broodmare of the Year Leslie’s Lady passed away Monday at the age of 26. Yet the doyenne of Fred Mitchell’s Clarkland Farm will live long in pedigrees. […]
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American Pharoah’s second crop: 20 named juveniles to follow
After emulating the great Seattle Slew as a Triple Crown winner turned champion freshman sire, American Pharoah looks to keep the momentum going with his second crop – pandemic permitting. Hopefully, the COVID-19 disruptions won’t […]
2019 Breeders’ Cup winners sport pedigree connections to past BC champions
While it’s not exactly news that Breeders’ Cup winners sport noteworthy pedigrees, the 2019 class claims close relationships with a number of past Breeders’ Cup champions. Hall of Famer Curlin, dominant in the 2007 Classic […]
American Pharoah half-sister to Beholder, Into Mischief fetches $8.2 million at Keeneland
Mandy Pope’s Whisper Hill Farm on Wednesday secured, for $8.2 million, an American Pharoah half-sister to four-time champion mare Beholder, prominent sire Into Mischief, and Breeders’ Cup winner Mendelssohn at the third session of the […]
Beholder’s half-sister among American Pharoah yearlings to watch at Keeneland September
As American Pharoah’s first crop of juveniles makes a splash on the racecourse, representatives of his second crop command attention at Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale opening Monday. The elite Book 1 spans the first three […]
Mendelssohn retired to Coolmore’s Ashford Stud
Following his fourth-place finish in Saturday’s Cigar Mile (G1), Mendelssohn is retiring to stud at Coolmore America. Last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) winner and reigning UAE Derby (G2) record-setter was already advertised to […]
Patternrecognition wires Cigar Mile
by Teresa Genaro It’s not often that bettors can get 5-1 on a Chad Brown horse in a Grade 1 race, but that’s exactly what the supporters of Patternrecognition got in the Cigar Mile at […]
Mendelssohn returns in Cigar Mile; Marley’s Freedom tops Go for Wand
In search of an elusive Grade 1 win on dirt, the three-year-old Mendelssohn will make his sixth transatlantic trip of the season from Ireland for Saturday’s $750,000 Cigar Mile H. (G1) at Aqueduct. Winner at […]
Accelerate eyes Pegasus World Cup before retiring to Lane’s End
Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) winner Accelerate vanned Sunday to his future stud home at Lane’s End Farm, but the presumptive champion older male won’t become a permanent resident just yet. After parading for breeders deciding […]
Five questions to be answered in the Breeders’ Cup
The 13-race Breeders’ Cup serves as Thoroughbred racing’s championship event and I will give my take on five questions to be answered in this year’s 35th edition: Will Abel Tasman rebound? I’m skeptical and will […]