Authentic, the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) winner, has been retired to B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, where he will stand in 2021 for a fee of $75,000 S&N.
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Fasig-Tipton's Night of the Stars Lives Up to Label
Fueled by nearly insatiable demand for top racing and broodmare prospects and a deep buying bench headed by B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm, Fasig-Tipton’s The November Sale lived up to its “Night of the Stars” moniker Nov. 8.
Sunny Queen Becomes Fourth 2020 G1 Winner for Camelot
Camelot recorded his seventh elite winner Nov. 8 when the 3-year-old filly Sunny Queen claimed the Allianz-Grosser Preis von Bayern (G1), the final group 1 of the European campaign.
Authentic Collects First Ever BetMakers Bonanza
Australian-based racing technology group BetMakers created the ‘BetMakers Bonanza’ for any horse that could win the 2020 renewals of the Haskell Invitational (G1), Kentucky Derby (G1) and Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1).
Pickin' Time Powers Home in Nashua
Kelly Breen-trained Pickin’ Time overtook the favorite and pacesetter Ten for Ten in the final furlong and drew away to a 2 1/4-length winner in the Nov. 8 Nashua Stakes (G3) for juveniles at Aqueduct Racetrack.
WinStar Welcomes Three New Stallions to Its 2021 Roster
Grade 1 winners Improbable, Tom’s d’Etat, and Global Campaign arrive Nov. 8. Global Campaign may return to training to contest the Jan. 23 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) before fully retiring to stud.
King Guillermo Aims to Return in Cigar Mile
Victoria’s Ranch’s grade 2 winner King Guillermo is aiming to make his comeback in the Cigar Mile Handicap (G1) Dec. 5 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Future Plans for Classic Hero Authentic Still Uncertain
The morning after trainer Bob Baffert won the Nov. 7 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) with Authentic, he was still unsure if the 3-year-old would return to his stable next year or head to the breeding shed.
Vekoma Retired to Spendthrift Farm
Multiple grade 1-winning millionaire Vekoma has been retired from racing and arrived at B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm where the 4-year-old son of Candy Ride will take up stud duty in 2021.
From Breeders' Cup to Breeding Stock Sale for Keeneland
As bright sunshine broke through the morning of Nov. 8, work crews at Keeneland were taking down trappings of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships and moving on to the November Breeding Stock Sale that begins Nov. 9.
Blum Adds Dam of Authentic to Fasig-Tipton November
Flawless, the dam of Nov. 7 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) winner and Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) winner Authentic, has been supplemented to the Nov. 8 Fasig-Tipton November Sale.
Monomoy Girl Back on Top With Second Distaff Win
After not racing at all last year, Monomoy Girl won the $2 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) Nov. 7 at Keeneland.
Breeders' Cup Registers Sixth-Highest Handle
Total all-sources handle for the two-day Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland was $160,472,894, the sixth-highest total since the Breeders’ Cup expanded to a two-day event in 2007 and an 8% decrease from the 2019 record handle of $174,000,574 at Santa Anita.
Godolphin Homebred Bivouac Dominant in Sprint Classic
Glen Boss believes that Bivouac may be as good as any colt he has been associated with during his long career after the 4-year-old produced the best win of his career Nov. 7 in the aptly-named Darley Sprint Classic (G1).
Tarnawa Delivers First Breeders' Cup Win for Weld
Tarnawa, a 4-year-old Shamardal daughter and Aga Khan homebred, won her fourth consecutive win in $4 million Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T). She is the first Breeders’ Cup World Championships winner for trainer Delmot Weld and for Irish jockey Colin Keane.
Casse Trainees Skywire, Heavenly Curlin Win at Woodbine
Woodbine’s meet-leading trainer Mark Casse teamed with jockey Rafael Hernandez to sweep the graded stakes action Nov. 7 at the Toronto oval.
PJA Unable to Sustain Injured Riders Insurance Funding
Jockeys are being strongly advised to take out individual insurance policies protecting them in the event of a career-ending injury with the Professional Jockeys Association unable to keep funding the scheme which will finish at the end of the month.
Ortiz Jr. Edges Counterparts to Win Shoemaker Award
Irad Ortiz Jr., one of five jockeys to win two races during the 2020 Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland, won the 18th annual Bill Shoemaker Award at the two-day event, given to the most outstanding jockey. It was the third consecutive year he won the award.
Authentic Wires Field to Win Breeders' Cup Classic
Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) winner Authentic found redemption on the world’s greatest stage Nov. 7 with a clear win in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland.
Authentic Wins Breeders' Cup Classic
Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) winner Authentic found redemption on the world’s greatest stage Nov. 7 with a clear win in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland.