Stallions

Beau Choix, a Grade 1-placed multiple stakes winner and veteran Florida stallion died Wednesday due to complications from colic surgery, per the social media channels of Pleasant Acres Farm. The 13-year-old son of Elusive Quality stood at Pleasant Acres in Morriston, Fla., where he entered stud for the 2014 breeding season. He has sired five […]

Stallion Spotlight offers stud farm representatives a chance to address breeders and answer questions as they finalize their mating decisions for the 2020 breeding season. This time around, Claiborne Farm president Walker Hancock and stallion seasons and bloodstock manager Bernie Sams talk about Lea, a dual-surface star whose first foals are 3-year-olds of 2020. Lea […]

Unique Bella, a two-time Eclipse Award winner during her on-track career, was bred to two-time Horse of the Year and leading sire Curlin, per the Twitter account of the mare’s owner Haras Don Alberto. The mating would produce Unique Bella’s second foal, after the 6-year-old Tapit mare delivered a Medaglia d’Oro filly in January. Unique […]

California Chrome’s sale to Japan last fall might have come as a surprise to some, but Thoroughbred Racing Commentary explained why the Japanese racing and breeding industries made bringing him to the country a priority. Writer Nancy Sexton points out that Japanese interests were high on the two-time Horse of the Year from early on, […]

Stallion Spotlight offers stud farm representatives a chance to address breeders and answer questions as they finalize their mating decisions for the 2020 breeding season. This time around, Shadwell Farm stallion manager Kent Barnes and farm manager Greg Clarke discuss Tamarkuz, the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner whose first foals are 2-year-olds of 2020. Tamarkuz […]

International Star, who earned the most qualifying points on the 2015 Kentucky Derby trail, will begin his stallion career at Haras Porta Pia Stud Farm in Chile, BloodHorse reports. The 8-year-old son of Fusaichi Pegasus finished his racing career with six wins in 19 starts on behalf of owners Ken and Sarah Ramsey for earnings […]

Reride, a Group 2-placed two-time stakes winner, has been retired from racing and will begin his stallion career at Haras La Leonor in Argentina, the South American publication Turf Diario reports. The 5-year-old son of Candy Ride is out of the stakes-winning Tapit mare Remit, who is also the dam of current Grade 2-winning sophomore […]

Stallion Spotlight offers stud farm representatives a chance to address breeders and answer questions as they finalize their mating decisions for the 2020 breeding season. In this edition, Darren Fox, sales manager for Darley America, discusses shuttle stallion Astern, a star in his native Australia whose first Northern Hemisphere foals are yearlings of 2020. Astern […]

Grade 1 winner Dream Tree has been confirmed in-foal to Hall of Famer and prominent sire Curlin, BloodHorse reports. It’s the first mating for Dream Tree, who retired last year with five wins in seven starts for earnings of $529,845. The 5-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo’s notable victories included the Grade 1 Starlet Stakes, the […]