In this month’s Beyond the Headlines feature, BloodHorse sits down with Price Bell, general manger of Mill Ridge Farm to discuss the wide economic impact of farms in Kentucky and how tourism has shaped the next chapter.
The strength of the market carried through the end of Book 4, with a colt (Hip 2469) by leading freshman sire Yaupon topping the Sept. 16 session of Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale, selling for $560,000 to Mike McCarty. The colt was bred by Tom Hinkle, Henry Hinkle, and Robert Kessinger, and consigned by Hinkle Farms….
After a very busy week in horse racing covering racing, conferences, ceremonies, and sales, this week focuses on some major stakes at Colonial Downs and Saratoga Race Course, which hosts one Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In qualifier. Colonial Downs in Virginia hosts the marquee racecard of their summer meet Aug. 9, highlighted by the…
New Vocations has launched its 16th annual Breeders’ Cup Pledge, giving connections of Breeders’ Cup contenders the opportunity to pledge a percentage of their Championship earnings to support the charity’s mission of rehabilitating, retraining, and rehoming retired racehorses. Since its inception in 2009, the Pledge has raised more than $1.2 million for aftercare. This year,…
By J. Keeler Johnson (“Keelerman”) Twitter: @J_Keelerman Although it’s not a graded stakes, Saturday’s $175,000 Monomoy Girl S. at Churchill Downs might just be the best race of the weekend. The six-horse field is packed with talent. The entrants include: #1 Princess Aliyah (15-1), winner of the Valley Of…
Multiple graded stakes winner Cogburn ‘s stud fee has been set at AU$27,500 (approx. US$17,326, AU$1=US$0.63), including goods and services tax, when he shuttles to Widden Stud in Australia later this year, according to a report by ANZ Bloodstock News. The son of Not This Time set the North American record for 5 1/2 furlongs in :59.80 in the…
Image: Bradley Photos Issy Paul admits Dubai Honour ‘is a bit more vulnerable’ coming back in distance at Randwick. Dubai Honour already has a Queen Elizabeth Stakes win on his CV, but handler Isabella Paul admits this year’s renewal presents a fresh challenge for the evergreen gelding. When the William Haggas-trained star took out the race…
