Renowned equine veterinarian Dr. Bob Hunt died Oct. 9 from cancer. He was 69, according to friends and colleagues. A surgeon at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute near Lexington, Hunt was regarded as one of the country’s finest veterinarians and treated some of the top racehorses and stallions in Kentucky through the years, including Unbridled, Uncle…
Arzak , a multiple grade 2 winner, millionaire, and a track-record setter by Not This Time , has been purchased by Amsterdam Two Farm in Middleburgh, N.Y., where he will retire to stud for a fee of $6,000, with special consideration to approved mares. Produced from the Tapit mare Delightful Melody , Arzak was a $575,000 Ocala Breeders’…
Heavy rain and a forecast for continued thunderstorms throughout the afternoon caused Gulfstream Park to cancel the balance of its nine-race program following the second race Oct. 10. The South Florida track said the decision was made out of an abundance of caution for horses, horsemen, and fans. Overnight rain on Thursday forced each of…
Precise rallied from last to win the Fillies’ Mile (G1) Oct. 10 at Newmarket Racecourse, giving trainer Aidan O’Brien his 22nd group 1 victory of the season as he closes in on his own record of 28. O’Brien fielded four runners in the race, but it was the 5-4 favorite who came out on top…
Bidding is now open for the Fall Flash Sale on Fasig-Tipton Digital, a boutique two-entry auction offering two fillies that have recently won Breeders’ Cup prep races. Bidding will close Oct. 16 at 6 p.m. ET on last-out graded stakes winners Iron Orchard and Haulin Ice . Iron Orchard, Hip 1 in the Fall Flash Sale, is…
Greg Wolf & Sara Elbadwi look ahead at the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland and the Glen Cove Stakes at Aqueduct. Source link
After Lovesick Blues won the GI Bing Crosby on July 26 at Del Mar to secure a bid to the Breeders’ Cup Sprint, owner-trainer Librado Barocio’s initial idea was for the California-bred gelding to train up to the $2 million Sprint on Nov. 1 at Del Mar. Further contemplation changed that plan. On Saturday, three…
With a powerful late move to close out the $400,000 Sycamore Stakes (G2T), Desvio delivered a stunning victory in the 1 1/2-mile turf test while providing a milestone win for many of his connections Oct. 10 at Keeneland. Entered off a fast-closing second in the Colonial Cup Stakes Sept. 6 at Colonial Downs, Desvio bounced…
Graham Motion can be forgiven if he thought that winning the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Stakes (G1T) was a snap. After all, he nailed it in his first try. That was back in 2003, a more innocent time, when Film Maker , a daughter of Dynaformer, beat the French stakes winner Maiden Tower in a photo-finish….
The Tattersalls October Yearling Sale is one of if not the premier yearling sale in the world. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that buyers anchored in the United States are not only making their way there but spending even more. That migration mirrors what U.S. auctions are experiencing with greater international participation. Over the last nine years,…
