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NM Stallion Devon Lane Dies

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:04:37 GMT

Devon Lane, a successful New Mexico stallion, suffered a cardiovascular event May 21 while covering a mare at TNL Farm near Bosque, N.M.

Graded Winner Keertana Retired

Sun, 20 May 2012 20:40:35 GMT

Barbara Hunter's homebred Keertana, who last year became the first female to win the Louisville Handicap (gr. IIIT) since Our Request in 1951, has been retired from racing.

Private Vow Sires Initial Winner

Sun, 20 May 2012 14:11:01 GMT

Private Vow, a multiple grade II winner, came through with his first winner when his daughter Private Rebel won at Evangeline Downs May 17 in her first start.

Zanjero Sires First Winner

Sun, 20 May 2012 13:16:01 GMT

Zanjero, a two-time grade II winner, sired his first winner when his son Zambito scored May 18 at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort in his initial start.

Court Dismisses Lemon Drop Kid Lawsuit

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:26:35 GMT

A Kentucky district court judge rule May 17 that Lane's End Stallions acted appropriately as syndicate manager.

Classic Colt Camelot Conveys Kincsem Heritage

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:39:53 GMT

MAHUBAH'S CORNER
The Two Thousand Guineas winner is now the favorite for the Epsom Derby, a race more likely to be in line with his true aptitude.

Teeth of the Dog Has International Flavor

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:48:57 GMT

Teeth of the Dog, a 15-1 shot for the May 19 Preakness Stakes (gr. I), was bred by a farm with roots in Azerbaijan.

Grade II Winner Dean's Kitten Retired

Thu, 17 May 2012 21:22:26 GMT

Dean's Kitten, a grade II winner and a stakes winner all three years he raced, has been retired from racing after suffering a bowed tendon while being prepared for his 5-year-old debut.

Paddy O'Prado Back at Spendthrift

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:29:52 GMT

Grade I winner Paddy O'Prado is back at B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm near Lexington following colic surgery May 11 at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute near Lexington.

Australian Farm Buys Half of Artie Schiller

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:37:26 GMT

Emirates Park Stud in Australia has purchased a half-interest in successful young sire Artie Schiller. An 11-year-old son of El Prado, Artie Schiller is based at WinStar Farm near Versailles, Ky.

Top Barretts Horses Going to Baffert, O'Neill

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:50:03 GMT

Doug O'Neill and Bob Baffert, who train the one-two finishers in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), will also be training several of the high-priced horses out of the Barretts 2-year-old sale May 14.

Paddy O'Prado Recovering from Colic Surgery

Sun, 13 May 2012 00:01:05 GMT

The son of El Prado is expected to recover fully from a twist in his large colon.

Multiple GSW Cowtown Cat Sires First Winner

Sat, 12 May 2012 17:33:23 GMT

Journeyman Stud's Cowtown Cat became the first Florida freshman to sire a winner when his 2-year-old filly Richie'slilcowgirl scored a debut win in the first race at Arlington Park May 11.

Pluck to Stand at Vinery Australia

Fri, 11 May 2012 23:55:48 GMT

Vinery Australia announced May 11 that it has added the brilliant 2010 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IIT) winner Pluck to its stallion roster for the 2012 breeding season.

Hierro Preps for Later Classics

Fri, 11 May 2012 16:36:53 GMT

PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
This year's sloppy renewal of The Cliff's Edge Derby Trial lacked a Kentucky Derby hopeful but may have produced a classic prospect in Hierro.

BC Winner Silver Train to Shuttle to Brazil

Wed, 09 May 2012 21:09:24 GMT

TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) winner Silver Train will shuttle to Siquiera and Mercadante in Parana, Brazil, for the 2012 Southern Hemisphere breeding season.

Monsun Sires 100th Stakes Winner

Tue, 08 May 2012 20:11:26 GMT

Monsun, a four-time leading sire in his native Germany, came through with his 100th and 101st stakes winners May 6.

Ultrasound Confirms Zenyatta In Foal to Tapit

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:08:22 GMT

Team Zenyatta reported via Twitter May 8 that the 2010 Horse of the Year is in foal to the Gainesway Farm stallion Tapit.

Grade I Winner Aptitude Dies in Argentina

Tue, 08 May 2012 13:11:32 GMT

Aptitude, a leading North American runner in the early part of the last decade for Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte Farms, died in Argentina April 30.

Dullahan Seeks Second Derby Score for Dam

Fri, 04 May 2012 12:21:33 GMT

MAHUBAH'S CORNER
Dullahan is the now the only likely starter for the Kentucky Derby with two grade I wins.

Skip Trial, Sire of Skip Away, Dies

Wed, 02 May 2012 21:33:13 GMT

The 30-year-old graded stakes-winning son of Bailjumper was euthanized due to the infirmities of old age. He'll be buried at Bridlewood Farm near Ocala.

Street Boss Sires First Winner

Wed, 02 May 2012 15:54:27 GMT

Grade I winner Street Boss came through with his first winner May 1 when his daughter Catboss won in Rome, Italy at first asking.

Ready's Image Sires First Winner

Tue, 01 May 2012 14:51:07 GMT

Ready's Image, a Saratoga grade II winner at 2, came through with his initial juvenile winner from his first crop of foals.

Premier Stallion Dynaformer Dies at 27

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:51:48 GMT

One of Thoroughbred racing's premier stallions, Dynaformer, died at the age of 27 at Robert and Blythe Clay's Three Chimneys Farm April 29.