Alfred Nuckols Jr. is a fifth-generation horseman who manages Hurstland Farm in Midway, Ky. The 2013 Farm Manager of the Year has carried on his family’s legacy of breeding great racehorses for more than a century. Hurstland has bred and/or raised more than 220 stakes winners, and nearly 60 years later, Nuckols will head to Saratoga…
The first yearling sale of the season—Fasig-Tipton’s July Selected Yearling Sale brings the excitement of a new chapter, along with a showcase of first-crop sire offerings from 22 stallions. This year, for the first time, the July Selected Yearling Sale and the Fasig-Tipton July Horses of Racing Age Sale will be held on the same…
Join hosts Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins for the 23rd episode of BloodHorse Monday, your weekly dose of Thoroughbred racing analysis and insights! In this action-packed installment: We recap this past weekend’s stakes action, including Fionn ‘s upset victory over Nitrogen in the Belmont Oaks Invitational (G1T), Magnitude ‘s win in the Iowa Derby, and the Indiana Derby…
The National Thoroughbred League announced July 7 that St. Louis native and multi-diamond, award-winning artist Nelly has taken a significant ownership in an NTL team that will move to St. Louis. The league is relocating the Seattle franchise to St. Louis and will name the team the Nellies, after the famous horse term (“Whoa Nellie”) and…
Buyers heading to this week’s Tattersalls July Sale have a 942-lot catalog to get stuck into. Those on the hunt for a broodmare have one major target to aim at in particular: the Godolphin draft. After withdrawals, Sheikh Mohammed’s operation will offer 30 fillies and mares during the July 8 session of the three-day sale, and…
Another record-setting performance by Sweet Azteca in the Grade II, $200,500 Great Lady M. Stakes, a record pool in the Players’ Pick 5, increased field size for a second consecutive year and a first local riding title for jockey Kazushi Kimura highlighted the Los Angeles County Fair Thoroughbred meet at Los Alamitos Race Course. The…
Flavien Prat, the reigning Eclipse Award-winner as Outstanding Jockey, earned his first riding title at a New York Racing Association meet when posting 43 wins at the Belmont at the Big A spring/summer meet at Aqueduct Racetrack that ran from May 1 through July 6. Statistics for the meet included the five-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival and…
Six horses consigned by Mulholland Springs will make this year’s Fasig-Tipton July Horses of Racing Age Sale a bittersweet one as they represent offerings from the Estate of D. Wayne Lukas, the Hall of Fame trainer who died June 28 at the age of 89. Known as an astute horseman and frequent buyer at the nation’s…
The Klein family has been involved in the Thoroughbred game for over 30 years. Richard Klein began racing horses with his mother, Elaine. Soon after, his father Bert, a prominent banker, began his own operation claiming horses. Once merged, the trio had plenty of success. Among their top horses were 2000 Super Derby (G1) winner…
In its 55 years of existence, McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds had never experienced a fire. So when one did occur July 5, founder Joe McMahon said he is grateful there was no loss of life. “It could have been worse,” said McMahon “Could have been people or horses, it could have spread. We’ve got a…
