Wicked Strong is moving to Dr. William Solomon’s Pin Oak Lane Farm in New Freedom, Pa., for 2021, the farm announced in a release. After standing this year at Spendthrift Farm in Lexington for $6,000, his fee next year will be $3,500.
Category Archives: Horse Racing
WinStar Farm Lowers Majority of Stud Fees for 2021
Headed by Speightstown and leading second-crop sire Constitution, WinStar Farm has set 2021 stud fees for its 22-stallion roster, most with fees reduced from this year.
Tiznow Retired From Stud Duty
Tiznow, the only two-time Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) winner and sire of 79 black-type winners, has been retired from stud duty, it was announced Oct. 21 by WinStar Farm.
Goffs UK Hosts Reformatted Autumn Sale
Selling returns to Doncaster Oct. 22 as a bumper edition of the Goffs UK Autumn Sale gets underway at 10 a.m. local time.
WinStar Farm Announces 2021 Stallions
Headed by Speightstown and leading second-crop sire Constitution, WinStar Farm has set 2021 stud fees for its 22-stallion roster, most with fees reduced from this year.
Tapit Tops Gainesway 2021 Stallion Roster
Gainesway announced their 2021 stud fees Oct. 21 for their stallion roster which is topped by three-time champion sire Tapit, who has solidified his status as one of the most influential and breed-shaping stallions of the last half century.
Sunland Derby Winner Runaway Ghost Retired to Stud
Runaway Ghost, winner of the 2018 Sunland Derby (G3) and an earner of $783,509, has been retired and will stand the 2021 breeding season at Double LL Farms in Bosque, N.M.
Thoroughbred Owner Conference Postponed Until 2021
OwnerView announced Oct. 21 that the seventh Thoroughbred Owner Conference has been rescheduled until 2021. The event had been rescheduled to be held at Keeneland in Lexington as a virtual conference during Breeders’ Cup week.
Kentucky Downs 2021 Meet to Feature Six Days of Racing
Kentucky Downs’ 2021 race meet will again feature six days while racing both the Sunday and Monday of Labor Day weekend for the first time.
Dual Grand National Winner Tiger Roll to Run on Flat
Good news has been hard to come by in Ireland in recent days but Gordon Elliott has single-handedly lifted the mood by taking the wraps off Tiger Roll early and declaring the dual Grand National winner for a 14-furlong maiden at Navan Oct. 22.
KHRC Chair Reaffirms Historical Horse Racing Support
Kentucky Horse Racing Commission chairman Jonathan Rabinowitz reiterated the regulatory body’s support for historical horse racing, a form of gaming that the Kentucky Supreme Court recently ruled that one brand of which is not pari-mutuel.
Rare Adlerflug Offering Tops Day 2 of Arqana October
Haras de Bourgeauville scored a notable success on day two of the remodeled Arqana October Yearling Sale as a son of Adlerflug topped trade when secured at €85,000 by Federico Barberini.
Eclipse Points Seven Runners to Breeders' Cup
Having already won 17 stakes races in 2020, including four grade 1s with different horses, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners will look to add to its list of stakes tallies at the Breeders’ Cup Nov. 6-7 at Keeneland.
Major Changes at Goffs, Tattersalls Ahead of Lockdown
Following the Oct. 19 announcement by the Irish government that the country will move to its highest lockdown tier for six weeks starting from midnight on Wednesday, Goffs have been forced to rescheduled three sales.
Smothers, Arenas, Autry Nominated for Dedication Award
Gregory Smothers, Marcelo Arenas, and Patrick “Shawn” Autry have been named finalists for the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards’ Dedication to Racing Award. A winner will be announced Nov. 5 during a virtual ceremony scheduled for 12:00 p.m. ET.
Darley Lowers Majority of 2021 Stud Fees
Citing trying times for breeders, Darley America announced reduced 2021 stud fees for most of its stallions, topped by Medaglia d’Oro, whose fee dropped from $200,000 to $150,000.
Murtagh Joins Aga Khan Training Roster
Johnny Murtagh will join Dermot Weld and Michael Halford on the Irish training roster for the Aga Khan and will be sent his first batch of yearlings from the leading owner this year.
Leading Freshman Sire Laoban Relocates to WinStar
Laoban, who stands at Sequel Stallions New York and has a grade 1 winner and grade 1-placed runner is his first crop, is relocating to WinStar Farm near Versailles, Ky., for the 2021 breeding season.
Cannizzo to Join NYRA as Director of Government Affairs
The New York Thoroughbred Breeders announced Oct. 20 that executive director Jeffrey Cannizzo will be leaving the organization Jan. 1 to pursue a newly created position with the New York Racing Association as senior director of government affairs.
Medaglia d'Oro, Nyquist Top Darley 2021 Stallion Roster
Citing trying times for breeders, Darley America announced reduced 2021 stud fees for most of its stallions, topped by Medaglia d’Oro, whose fee dropped from $200,000 to $150,000.