Artie Schiller was represented by his first Australian bred stakes-winner on Nov. 12 when David Moodie’s homebred Secret Liaison scored a hard fought victory in the listed Twilight Glow S. at Betfair Park Sandown Racecourse. Secret Liaison held off the determined challenge of Miss Stellabelle by a short head. “It was quite incredible, they were […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm announced 2012 fees for its expanded roster of stallions, led by North America’s Leading Sire Distorted Humor who will stand for $100,000 stands and nurses and will breed an exclusive book of only 100 mares this upcoming season. Distorted Humor is enjoying another banner year in 2011, with 17 stakes winners to date […]
[ Read More ]The broodmare Quiet Now was easily the highest price of the third session of the Keeneland 2011 breeding stock sale. The winning $1.85 million bid came from Claiborne Farm in partnership with longtime client Adele Dilschneider for the 6-year-old winning daughter of Tiznow. In foal to City Zip, Quiet Now is a gray or roan […]
[ Read More ]A pair of weanlings colts from the first crop of WinStar stallion Colonel John topped the six figure mark during day 3 of the Nov. 7-17 Keeneland November sale. Colonel John bankrolled more than $1.7 million in a stellar career that included wins in Travers S. (G1), Santa Anita Derby (G1) and Sham S. (G3). […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm will make a decision on the future of recent Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) hero Drosselmeyer some time next week, the farm reported on Wednesday. The 4-year-old son of Distorted Humor was to be retired to stand in New York in 2012, but a clause in the contract called for flexibility if Drosselmeyer were […]
[ Read More ]The first mare in foal to Summer Bird offered at auction brought welcome price of $400,000 at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale. Summer Bird entered stud in 2011 at WinStar Farm following a stellar racing career when he was named champion 3-year-old in 2009 off wins in the Belmont S. (G1), Travers S. (G1) […]
[ Read More ]Boisterous, a 4-year-old Distorted Humor colt, came with a strong stretch drive to close out his 2011 campaign with an emphatic two-length victory in the $150,000 Red Smith H. (G2) on the Belmont turf course on Nov. 5. Distorted Humor had a fantastic first weekend of November; in addition to Boisterous, Drosselmeyer captured the $5 […]
[ Read More ]Drosselmeyer’s win in the $5 million Breeder’s Cup Classic (G1) on Nov. 5 was doubling pleasing for WinStar Farm, who owns the 4-year-old colt and also stands his sire Distorted Humor. Drosselmeyer is the first Breeders’ Cup winner for both the farm and his sire. Distorted Humor is North America’s leading sire of 2011 with […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm is pleased to announce the return of its hugely popular interactive contest centered on the two top class days of racing offered by this years’ Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs, November 4 and 5. The contest will cater to both seasoned handicappers and race day fans alike. It will combine elements of truly […]
[ Read More ]Gary Smith of English Range Farm in Ocala, FL won the Colonel John First Recruits contest after his weanling colt – “Recruit No. 10” – had received the most votes at the close of the contest on Nov. 1. WinStar Farm awarded Smith top prize of a free 2012 breeding season back to the multiple […]
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