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The field of eight entered April 5 in the $650,000 Madison Stakes (G1) at Keeneland is full of fillies and mares who have displayed top-quality form throughout their careers. For one of them, the seven-furlong contest will provide that breakthrough victory at the top level. Perhaps the most promising in the group is the 4-year-old…

The Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale concluded Nov. 11, with 1,976 horses changing hands for a total of $245,901,400, including post-ring sales, seeing a 25% increase from last year’s gross of $196,492,900 from 2,159 head. The eight-day sale was the highest-grossing November Sale since 2007. The 2007 November Breeding Stock Sale grossed $340,877,220 over 15…

An invigorated buying bench drove a lively trade at the Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale Sept. 2, where the market was led by a pair of 160,000gns (US$225,037, 1 guinea=US$1.41) purchases.  Tattersalls offered a significantly slimmed-down catalog compared to 12 months ago, with 257 lots coming under the hammer during a single session. Last year saw 426 yearlings…

If Mike Repole had his druthers, the St. John’s University alum would be in San Antonio this weekend for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four. But awful shooting March 22 ended those hopes in the Red Storm’s 75-66 second-round loss to the University of Arkansas. “It was still a phenomenal year,” said Repole, who has…

The $1 million Turf Classic Stakes (G1T) May 3 at Churchill Downs promises a field of 12 talented runners. But because many of those runners are looking for consistency, the morning-line favorite is listed at a healthy 4-1.  That lukewarm favorite is Integration , who will try to get over the grade 1 hump and nail…

Mystik Dan co-owner Lance Gasaway shares his thoughts on Mystik Dan’s victory in the Blame Stakes (G3). Source link