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. […]
Beholder
Hot Rod Charlie tops San Antonio; Beholder’s son Q B One debuts
Sunday’s $200,000 San Antonio (G2) features Hot Rod Charlie, and on the undercard at Santa Anita, Beholder’s first foal, Q B One, makes his long-awaited premiere. […]
Ranking Eclipse Award Winners: Older (Dirt) Female
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Eclipse Awards, Brisnet staff and contributors have delved into the history of the past five decades of champions and come up with individual thoughts on the best, […]
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 […]
All-Decade Eclipse Awards: The Best of the 2010s
Not only are we in the waning days of the current year, but also of a decade that saw tremendous highs and lows in racing. As always, what happened on the track offered a semblance […]
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 […]
Champion Beholder foals colt by Uncle Mo
Four-time champion, three-time Breeders’ Cup winner and $6 million earner Beholder has had her first foal, Spendthrift Farm announced on Wednesday. The farm reported the mare gave birth to a “beautiful strong bay colt by […]