3 Things You Might Not Know About: Rhetorical

Jean-Claude Rouget and Cristian Demuro have scaled the greatest heights in tandem, but there can surely never have been as emotional a triumph shared by the two men than Leffard ‘s nail-biting short-head defeat of Coolmore’s Trinity College  in the 2,400-meter (about 1 1/2-mile) Grand Prix de Paris (G1) July 13. The author of a pair of…

Only one yearling by leading sire Gun Runner   brought seven figures during the Sept. 10 third session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale but a colt sold as Hip 731 attracted the day’s highest price of $1.9 million from buyer Spendthrift Farm. Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa as agent consigned the colt that was co-bred by…

A year ago, Pamela Ziebarth was feeling on top of the world. Her homebred filly Sweet Azteca  had just dominated the field in the Rancho Bernardo Handicap (G3) at Del Mar and appeared on her way to the Breeders’ Cup.  But following a last-place finish in her start prior to the World Championships, dreams of…

With a vintage crop of yearlings and traffic up markedly on last year, Segenhoe Stud is preparing for what it hopes could be its strongest Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale yet.  Inglis has cataloged 421 yearlings for the auction that runs April 6-7. Segenhoe will offer 10 colts and five fillies at Riverside Stables, in…

Upsets seemed to be the order of the day March 22 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots—until Good Cheer  stepped onto the track for the $396,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (G2). Defending Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) winner and champion 3-year-old male Sierra Leone  had gone down to defeat two races earlier. The previous race went to…

Image: Bradley Photos Exciting stayer Alalcance continues to have a stranglehold on Sydney Cup markets. Tulloch Lodge mare Alalcance has taken all before her this campaign but one box still remains to be ticked. Co-trainer Adrian Bott is hoping she can take care of that at Randwick when she steps out to two miles for the…