BREEDERS’ CUP EXPANDS GLOBAL NOMINATIONS PROGRAM
The Breeders’ Cup on Monday unveiled sweeping changes to its nominations and Challenge Series in an effort to broaden international participation in the year-end championships. Following is the press...
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Breeders’ Cup or Bust Day Two: Let’s Go Farm Hopping!
By Ray PaulickBest intentions. We had wanted to watch the WinStar Farm horses train at 5 o’clock this morning, but it took me 15 minutes to hobble down the guest house stairwell out the door and into...
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Good News Friday sponsored by Liberation Farm: Brightening Our Breeders’ Cup...
“If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.” – Buddhist expressionBy Ray PaulickI have a confession to make to our readers. While so many of you helped Breeders’ Cup Charities...
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Avioli to leave Breeders’ Cup, join MI Developments
Greg Avioli is resigning as president and chief executive officer of the Breeders’ Cup to accept a newly created position overseeing the racing and gaming assets of Frank Stronach’s MI Developments,...
View ArticleLudt elected Breeders’ Cup chairman
Vinery president Tom Ludt has been elected chairman of the board of the Breeders’ Cup, filling the position vacated by Bill Farish, who has been chairman since January 2006. Under existing Breeders’...
View ArticleCalumet Farm manager’s wife found dead
The body of 48-year-old Linda Witman was discovered Wednesday on the Calumet Farm property. Witman was the wife of farm manager Bill Witman. Linda Witman previously worked at Lane’s End and was an...
View ArticleStallion farms say stud fees leveling off
Recent declines in stud fees aren’t likely to continue in 2012, according to several prominent stallion farms. An informal Blood-Horse survey suggests farms believe they’ve given breeders a good...
View ArticleNew York Breeders’ Cup must be earned
When word got out last week that Breeders’ Cup officials were holding a reception in Los Angeles this Wednesday to confirm Santa Anita Park as host of the 2012 Breeders’ Cup, there was predictable...
View ArticleHRTV special: A.P. Indy, Lane’s End and the Farishes
Christmas night, HRTV will air a half-hour “Inside Information” special on the great stallion A.P. Indy. The show’s producers did extensive interviews at Lane’s End Farm to help tell the story of the...
View ArticleSupporters vow to bring back KY casino gambling amendment
Kentucky’s casino gambling amendment may be dead for this year, but supporters vowed Friday that they won’t let the issue go away, according to Gregory Hall in Courier-Journal. Despite falling 7 votes...
View ArticleCasner, Flay, Jackson Among Those Elected to Breeders’ Cup
The Breeders’ Cup announced today that 23 individuals have won election to serve as Breeders’ Cup Members. Voting by Breeders’ Cup foal and stallion nominators was concluded at 5:00 p.m. ET on June 6....
View ArticleWhere Is Breeders’ Cup Heading?
Future site selections will be discussed at a Breeders’ Cup board of directors meeting on Wednesday that could result in a three-year host site commitment for 2015-17. Santa Anita Park, the Arcadia,...
View ArticleChurchill Downs Still in the Mix as Future Breeders’ Cup Host
Churchill Downs has hosted the Breeders’ Cup eight times since the event began in 1984, with some of the most successful and memorable Cups occurring at the Louisville racetrack. With Tuesday’s...
View ArticleWeisbord Resigns From Breeders’ Cup Board
The Breeders’ Cup announced today that Barry Weisbord has resigned from its Board of Directors, citing increased outside business and family duties for his decision. In a letter Tuesday morning to...
View ArticleCurlin Filly Lights Up Keeneland September Day 7 At $975,000
With John Brocklebank, agent, Utah-based Dickman’s Legacy Ranch prevailed in a lively bidding battle to land a filly by Curlin for $975,000 and record the top price on Monday during a strong seventh of...
View ArticleLane’s End Stallion Seasons Boost Jockeys And Jeans PDJF Fundraiser
Lane's End Farm's Honor Code, Vinnie and Teresa Viola's Liam's Map, R.S. Evans' Tonalist, George Bolton and David Shimmon's The Factor, Phyllis Wyeth's Union Rags and Phipps Stable Mr Speaker, will...
View ArticleLane’s End Announces All Four Freshman Sires Have First Mares In Foal
The four new stallions at Lane's End Farm have all gotten their first mares in foal, according to an announcement by the farm on Thursday. G1 placed maiden mare Danette is the first mare confirmed in...
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Conquest Stables Announces Complete Dispersal Of Stock At Keeneland November
Conquest Stables, a multiple graded stakes winning owner, has announced that it will have a complete dispersal of racing and breeding stock at the Keeneland November Sale this fall. Lane's End will act...
View Article‘He Tries So Hard’: Eagle Training Well Off Layoff, Could Point To Mineshaft
William S. Farish's Grade I-placed, multiple stakes-winning homebred Eagle earned the bullet from the seven runners to work a half-mile on Monday morning at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. The...
View ArticleHertrich Elected Breeders’ Cup Chairman, Pride Vice Chairman
At its meeting today, the Breeders' Cup Board of Directors unanimously elected Fred W. Hertrich III as Board Chairman. Hertrich, owner of Watercress Farm in Paris, Ky., succeeds William S. (Bill)...
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