Candy riding high with first crop

Pennsylvania horseman Ed Price wanted to breed a mare to Hill ‘n’ Dale’s Candy Ride (Arg) but couldn’t get in. “They told me he’s been booked solid,” Ed said. The slow economy hasn’t affected Candy Ride, and it’s easy to see why. On Friday his son Capt. Candyman Can won the Grade 2 Hutcheson at Gulfstream, [...]

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Roger: Nickers in a twist at Blood Horse

And you thought Sobhy vs. Barry was the main event? Wrong! Try Roger vs. Blood Horse. You can read all about it by clicking here.

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Leading Japan runners, sires

Kane Hekili, a multiple winner of the Japan Cup Dirt and the highweighted dirt horse in Japan in 2008, won the Kawasaki Kinen over 2100 meters on dirt at Kawasaki racecourse Jan. 28, 2009. He’s by the Sunday Silence stallion Fuju Kiseki, a first-crop son of the Kentucky Derby winner who won the Group 1 [...]

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Saudi princes are well stocked

A couple of Saudi owners are preparing to make an impact at the Dubai Carnival, and US-bred Big City Man’s win in the Group 3 Al Shindagha (click here to see, race 8) at Nad al Sheba racecourse last Thursday (Jan. 22) may be a harbinger. Saudi Prince Sultan Mohd. Al Kabeer owns Big City Man. He [...]

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Sobhy thwacks Barry, others in TDN

The Eclipse Awards are over and, as you know by now, Frank Stronach won for leading owner (by one vote) and breeder. Apparently Stronach was announced at the awards dinner as the leading owner by earnings for 2008, which Zayat’s racing manager, Sobhy Sonbol, points out is not true, in a letter to the editor [...]

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Ray and Sid on Frank Stronach, circa 1995

Ray Paulick is blogging live from the Eclipse awards, and I’m at home getting some work done. The awards for leading owner and breeder have not been announced yet. On May 1, 1995, Businessweek ran an article on Frank Stronach’s businesses,  before the owner of Adena Springs had become No. 1. Ray and I are quoted in [...]

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UAE Derby deals stallions

Godolphin has one of its strongest hands for the UAE Derby this season, and unless South African trainer Mike de Kock has an ace up his sleeve the house may have a royal blue flush: Midshipman, Vineyard Haven, Desert Party, Jose Adnan, and Regal Ransom. The first UAE Derby was contested in 2000, and since [...]

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Good Ba Ba continues to dominate Sha Tin

The remarkable Good Ba Ba, one of the best turf milers in the world, is based in Hong Kong and today put up yet another devastating run to win the 1600 meter (about a mile) Citi Stewards’ Cup at Sha Tin in the time of 1:33.29  (click here to see chart and video of race). [...]

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Brad will be racing until the cows come home

The culture of the horse is in Brad Bartram, 53, a farmer who lives near the state line between Marshall, Illinois, and Terre Haute, Indiana, on I 70. He has 13 horses on the farm and 30 cows.  He breeds the cows and sells their offspring as half-grown calves, or “feeders,” usually for about $600 a head. [...]

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Soto sold to stand in Saudi Arabia

Here’s some breaking news that can now be released, courtesy of his new owner: Kentucky stallion Soto (Dehere — Subtle Fragrance, by Crafty Prospector), the sire of two black-type winners from his first crop of 2-year-olds last season, has been sold and will stand at stud in Saudi Arabia. The Walmac-based stallion was purchased by Nofa Equestrian Resort [...]

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Hernan knew what he was doing

Within the rough span of just over a year, two Southern Hemisphere-based sons of A. P. Indy have been represented by group winners in Dubai: Last year the late South African-based Camden Park got Group 1 Dubai Duty Free winner Jay Peg (Saf), and last week the Argentine-based Indygo Shiner’s My Indy (Arg) won the Group 3 [...]

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Simon sez it’s a guessing game

Dick Simon, owner of Sez Who Thoroughbreds, sold a small yearling filly by Precise End with questionable conformation for $1,200  at the 2006 OBS August yearling sale. Named Expect the End, the filly won 4 of 6 starts at 2, including three stakes races at Belmont and Saratoga. Through the end of 2008, Expect the End had [...]

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Darley winning approval from breeders

With things tough all around in Kentucky, Darley is making the moves that are endearing it to breeders. “They are willing to work with you,” said one Kentucky breeder. “Right now, you can make deals with them, from foal shares and mare shares, to payments against sale proceeds.” “I got a call from them the [...]

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Showcases and horse sales

The two-day showcase at Northeastern University went off without a hitch this weekend despite the snow, which was fairly heavy Sunday. Inside the glass-enclosed facility in Boston, baseball players and coaches were oblivious to the weather outside as they went through the rituals that would put some players on the college recruiting lists of the D1, D2, and [...]

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Indian phenom for Montjeu

    They play cricket in India, not baseball, but Indians share the same passion for racing that we do. Lynn Deas is the publisher of Racing World, the major racing magazine in India, and she’d like to see India get a higher profile on the international stage. “It’s rather unfortunate that in today’s racing [...]

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