By Blood-Horse Staff Photo: Coglianese Photos/Courtney Stafford Doubles Partner Freshman sire Talent Search and new sire Doubles Partner will join the stallion roster at Glenn and Becky Brok’s Diamond B Farm in Mohrsville, Pa. Talent Search, who ranks 16th on the current freshman sire list through Nov. 25, stood his first Read more »
Month: November 2013
Corinthian Relocates to Pin Oak Lane Farm in PA
Millionaire Corinthian (Pulpit – Multiply, by Easy Goer), the best dirt miler in the world in 2007 and among the nation’s leading young sires over the past three seasons, moves from Gainesway in Lexington, Ky., to Dr. William Solomon’s Pin Oak Lane in New Freedom, Pa., for 2014. The 10-year-old son of Pulpit, who first Read more »
Bullsbay to Pennsylvania for 2014 Season
By Frank Angst, @BH_FAngst Grade I winner Bullsbay has moved to Northview PA in Peach Bottom, Pa., for the 2014 season after standing his first three seasons at Northview Stallion Station in Chesapeake City, Md. He will stand for $3,000 (live foal). A 9-year-old son of Tiznow , 2009 Whitney Handicap (gr. I) winner Read more »
Dana Point Farm to Hold Open House
Wiseman’s Ferry , the sire of reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan, is among the stallions that will be on display when Dana Point Farm in Lynhartsville, Pa., holds its open house Sunday, Nov. 24 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. In addition to seeing stallions Wiseman’s Ferry, who will stand for $5,000 live foal Read more »
Emotional Kitten Claws to Mrs. Revere Win
By Jack Shinar Photo: Reed Palmer Photography, Churchill Downs A drop from grade I competition paid off for Emotional Kitten, who came roaring down the stretch to sweep past outsider Effie Trinket and win the $205,100 Mrs. Revere Stakes (gr. IIT) for 3-year-old fillies the night of Nov. 16 (VIDEO). Victor Espinoza came Read more »
EHV-1 Case Brings Quarantine at Parx Racing
By Tom LaMarra, @BH_TLaMarra Two barns at Parx Racing are under quarantine as a result of a positive test for equine herpesvirus, officials said Nov. 13. The horse in question is trained by Steve Klesaris, who stables in Barn 21. Several other trainers have horses in the barn; none are permitted to train. Read more »
Res Judicata earns vacation with impressive stakes win
By Dick Jerardi Comments 3 Email Res Judicata will get a break after winning the $100,000 City of Laurel Stakes by 4 1/4 lengths Saturday. Last fall, John Servis had a 2-year-old Pennsylvania-bred son of Smarty Jones whom he liked so much that he was thinking the colt might get him back on the Read more »
Sire Flashy Bull to Penn Ridge Farms
By Blood-Horse Staff Penn Ridge Farms in Harrisburg, Pa., has added grade I winner Flashy Bull to its stallion roster for the 2014 season. The son of Holy Bull will stand for $4,500. Flashy Bull has three crops of racing age with 68% winners from starters through Nov. 4. He has sired Read more »
Santa Anita: PA-Bred Zeewat holds off Flashback in Damascus Stakes
ARCADIA, Ca. – The ground Zeewat saved on the far turn made all the difference in the $100,000 Damascus Stakes, as he edged wide-racing favored Flashback by a head in the seven-furlong dirt race for 3-year-olds. Barbara D. Livingston Flashback, making his first start since April, was slow into stride from the rail for jockey Read more »
Wise Dan Rolls Again in Breeders’ Cup Mile
By Tom LaMarra, @BH_TLaMarra Photo: Skip Dickstein Morton Fink’s Wise Dan, taken much farther back than usual given a blistering early pace, circled rivals on the far turn and drew away late to win the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile (gr. IT) Nov. 2 at Santa Anita Park for the second year in a Read more »