Courtesy Glenye Cain Oakford, BloodHorse.com WinStar Farm has taken an unusual approach in promoting its new stallion Paynter. The popular colt joined WinStar’s roster after the Breeders’ Cup World Championships and will stand his first year at stud for a $25,000 fee. To celebrate the start of his stud career, WinStar commissioned Louisville artist Braylyn […]
[ Read More ]Kodiak Kowboy added to his collection of winners on Monday when Hy Kodiak Warrior gave the freshman sire his 11th winner. Hy Kodiak Cowboy was impressive in the Maiden Special Weight at Gulfstream Park, easily cruising to a 7 ¼ length victory as the favorite. Kodiak Kowboy, who will stand for $5,000 LFS&N in 2014, […]
[ Read More ]Artie Schiller added his tenth stakes winner of 2013 on Saturday when Slip and Drive captured a thrilling rendition of the $100,000 Japan Racing Association S. at Laurel Park (VIDEO). The victory was the first stakes win for the 4-year-old. Artie Schiller, who is currently the leading sire of 2-year-old stakes winners in 2013 with […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown’s up-and-coming 2-year-old filly Bajan registered her second straight stakes win on Saturday with a widening 2 1/4-length win in the $100,000 Moccasin S. at Hollywood Park (VIDEO). The bay filly trained by Simon Callaghan took the $75,000 Anoakia S. last month at Santa Anita Park. Speightstown’s 21 stakes winners have accounted for 32 stakes […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm announced 2014 stud fees for its expanded 23-stallion roster, led again by leading sire Distorted Humor who stands for $100,000 S&N, and emerging top sire Speightstown, whose fee will be $80,000 S&N following another stellar year that saw the son of Gone West move towards the top of the General Sires list again […]
[ Read More ]Stallion Stands & Nurses Fee Artie Schiller $15,000 Bellamy Road $17,500 Bodemeister $30,000 Colonel John $17,500 Congrats $35,000 Distorted Humor $100,000 Drosselmeyer $15,000 Gemologist $15,000 Hold Me Back $6,000 Kodiak Kowboy $5,000 Maimonides $2,500 More Than Ready $50,000 Overanalyze – NEW $10,000 Paynter – NEW $25,000 Pioneerof the Nile $20,000 Sidney’s Candy $15,000 Speightstown $80,000 Spring At […]
[ Read More ]Millionaire Careless Jewel, one of the first in-foal mares offered at auction by brilliant Grade 1 winner Bodemeister, brought a winning bid of $1.85 million at the Fasig-Tipton November sale on Monday evening. Bodemeister, who entered stud at WinStar Farm in 2013, stood the 2013 season for $30,000 LFS&N, when he was bred to 173 […]
[ Read More ]Grade I winner Love and Pride, in foal to Distorted Humor, brought $4.9 million at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November sale on Monday. The sale price was the second highest of the prestigious one-day auction. Consigned by Three Chimneys Sales, agent, the 5-year-old daughter of A.P. Indy was bought by Borges Torrealba Holdings. Love and Pride […]
[ Read More ]Spring Venture, the multiple graded stakes-winning daughter of Spring At Last, sold for $625,000 as a racing/broodmare prospect in Monday’s Fasig-Tipton November sale. The 3-year-old filly, consigned as hip No. 156 by Bluewater Sales, agent, was purchased by Greg James Perry. Spring Venture, winner of the 2012 Natalma S. (G2) and Mazarine S. (G3), continued […]
[ Read More ]Making just his second career start, Cairo Prince dominated Sunday’s Grade 2 Nashua S. at Aqueduct to give WinStar freshman sire Pioneerof the Nile his first stakes winner. The Nashua win pushed Pioneerof the Nile’s progeny earnings to $572,765, putting him in the second spot on the Freshman Sire list. Cairo Prince, coming off a […]
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