By Blood-Horse Staff Multiple stakes winner Talent Search   will stand in 2013 at Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Ramsey Farm near Nicholasville, Ky. Nine-year-old Talent Search will stand for $2,500. Talent Search (Catienus  –Mrs. K., by Dixieland Band) won the Teddy Drone Stakes and the Jim McKay Stakes. He ran second in five stakes including the Vosburgh Stakes Read more »

By Blood-Horse Staff George Strawbridge Jr.’s homebred grade II winner Smart Bid will enter stud in 2013 with Highcliff stallions at Mill Creek Farm near Stillwater, N.Y. The 6-year-old son of Smart Strike   will stand for $4,500 live foal. Winner of the Fair Grounds Handicap (gr. IIIT) and the East Hanover Stakes on grass earlier this year, Read more »

Foxy Sara, under jockey Matt Rispoli, won the $75,000 Blue Mountain for Pennsylvania 2-year-old fillies. Trained by Norm Pointer and bred by Heart Hill Farm, Foxy Sara held off a late charge by favorite Kelwynne to score by a length for owner Karen M. Benshoff.  Humble Street was third in the 11-horse field, 1 3/4 Read more »

By Blood-Horse Staff Dr. William Solomon’s Pin Oak Lane Farm, located near New Freedom, Pa., has dropped the fee for Rockport Harbor   to $7,500. He stood in 2012 for $12,500. Pin Oak Lane also announced it will offer multiple mare discounts to Rockport Harbor and Offlee Wild. Stallion Fee 2 Mares Bred 3 Mares Bred Read more »

By Joe DeVivo Locally based horses who looked like logical contenders on paper produced runaway victories in a pair of restricted stakes for 2-year-olds Sunday at Parx Racing. Res Judicata ($6.20), racing on Lasix for the first time, drew off to a 6 1/2-length victory under Jeremy Rose in the $77,000 Chris Elser Memorial for Read more »

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course has released the 2013 live racing calendar, following approval by the Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission at its meeting on November 15. Additionally, the Commission approved Penn National’s request to offer Superfecta wagering on all races with at least six betting interests, starting on Tuesday, November 20. Previously, Read more »

By Blood-Horse Staff Updated: Sunday, November 18, 2012 9:10 PM Posted: Friday, November 16, 2012 6:57 PM Unbridled Energy  , a grade II winner by Unbridled’s Song  , will stand in 2013 at Larry Mabee’s Golden Eagle Farm near Ramona, Calif. His fee is $2,500 live foal. The 10-year-old stallion formerly stood at Pin Oak Lane Farm Read more »

The Jockey Club reminds owners of unregistered yearlings and 2-year-olds that the requirements for foal registration must be completed by December 31, 2012, to avoid additional late registration fees. After December 31 of the yearling year, the registration fee increases to $800; after December 31 of the 2-year-old year, it increases to $2,025. (These fees Read more »

Patrioticandproud finished a close second in the $150,000 Autumn Stakes (G2) at Woodbine on November 10.  Bred in Pennsylvania by Michael Jester, the three-year-old son of Proud Citizen has had an impressive year on the track.  Owned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gary Barber, the Mark Casse trainee has won 3 of 13 career starts Read more »

Northview, which stands 14 stallions at two locations—eight in Maryland at Northview Stallion Station in Chesapeake City, and six in Pennsylvania at Northview PA in Peach Bottom—has announced its stud fees for 2013. Northview has lowered the fees on six of its baker’s dozen of established sires. And exciting new prospect Redeemed, who is entering Read more »