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Stud Notes: Tiznow & The Old School Sires At Keeneland

The frenzy over discovery of the next big thing in the thoroughbred industry—note the competitive if not frenzied bidding at the Keeneland September Sale for the offspring of Runhappy, Nyquist and Frosted—frequently obscures the great older sires and their achievements. On Saturday, September 14, old school sires shone, with Tiznow’s son Dennis’ Moment taking the Iroquois S.-G3 at Churchill in dominant, if not downright easy, fashion.

Truth and Fiction in Book One of the Keeneland September Sale

Amidst fears that the relatively shaky state of our economy due to the possibility of recession and the trade war with China, and the Brexit-affair in the European Union, would affect the returns of the 2019 Keeneland September Sale, Dubai came to the rescue. The ruling Makhtoum family of Dubai, personified by Sheikh Mohammad and his brother, Sheikh Hamdan, with no cash flow issues, clearly saw opportunity, and spent big money on the top yearlings of Book One.

‘It’s Been A Long Road’: Krigger Celebrates 1,000th Win At Emerald

Jockey Kevin Krigger stole the show Saturday evening at Emerald Downs, riding four winners including career victory No. 1,000. Krigger swept races 4, 5, 6 and 7, scoring win No. 1,000 aboard I Double Dare You ($5.20) in race five, and adding a feature race victory on Vicente’s Shadow ($9) in the $16,600 Muckleshoot Casino Purse for 3-year-olds and up.

Stud Notes: Noble Mission’s Travers Winner

At first, it seemed that Noble Mission’s sole claim to fame was being the great champion Frankel’s full brother. Having run only on grass in Europe, the Group One winning millionaire seemed an odd choice for Lane’s End in Versailles, Kentucky, to import to add to its stallion roster in 2015. However, it would seem that doubting the stallion acumen of the masters of Lane’s End, William Farish, the elder, and former Ambassador to England, and William Farish, the younger, who has run the farm for the past decade, is utter foolishness.

Pedigree Column: Back to the Future with Blushing Groom

The Lake Placid S.-G3T at Saratoga (August 17) was a hard-fought thriller ending in a lengthy stewards’ consultation which eventually declared a dead heat between Varenka and Regal Glory. Neither mare deserved to lose. What was surprising was that the most superficial glance at the two mares’ pedigrees revealed stunning similarities, making them almost seem like sisters from another mother.

Stud Notes: Medaglia D’Oro Rules at Del Mar

Saturday, August 17, in the space of little more than thirty minutes, a remarkable thing happened. Two Grade One races were run, the Del Mar Oaks, on turf, won by Cambier Parc with an explosive turn of foot, making her rivals look like nags down the stretch, and the Pacific Classic S., won easily by Higher Power. Why is this remarkable?

Stud Notes: Crestwood Farm’s Get Stormy Gets First Grade One Winner

On Arlington Million day, Crestwood third crop stallion Get Stormy, who stands for a bargain $6500, had his first grade one winner when Got Stormy beat the boys in the Grade One Fourstardave H. on turf at Saratoga. While the racing world had eyes on Chicago, Got Stormy set a new course record of 1:32 flat, decimating the previous record by nearly a second, and putting her sire on the map.