Menifee has been crowned Leading Sire in Korea for 2012. The 15-year old, who had three crops of foals running this year saw his progeny amass nearly $3Million more than closest rival and the stallion who beat him last year by a matter of just a few thousand dollars, Exploit.
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Multiple Graded Stakes Winner Upperline to Retire to Stone Farm
Upperline Withdrawn From Fasig-Tipton Sale, Retired to Stone Farm
The owners of 2012 Multiple Graded Stakes winner UPPERLINE (Maria’s Mon – Snowflake, Caerleon) have made the unanimous decision to withdraw the 5-year-old-mare from the Nov.
Senada Snaps 11-Race Drought in Dowager Upset
Sent off at odds of 16-1, Senada snapped an 11-race losing streak when she came from far off the pace to collar Upperline in deep stretch, capturing the $125,000 Rood and Riddle Dowager Stakes on the Keeneland turf Oct. 23.
Upperline Wins Allen Lacombe Memorial at Fairgrounds
Getting a smooth, stalking trip under jockey Rosie Napravnik, Upperline took charge entering the stretch and held off late challengers Category Seven and Forest Uproar to win the Allen LaCombe Memorial on Saturday at the Fair Grounds.
Forever Together, No Matter What, Arthur Hancock IV and a Visit to Stone Farm
here is a comfort to a traditional horse farm, the type that lacks bells and whistles and chandeliers. The moment you step onto Stone Farm, with its touches accented with grey and yellow, you feel as if you’ve stepped back in time. The farm’s simple motto: “We’re trying to raise you a good horse.”
Champion Forever Together Retired to Stone Farm
Forever Together, the 2008 champion turf female for owner Augustin Stable, has been retired to Stone Farm in Paris, Kentucky, after finishing sixth in the Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) on November 5 at Churchill Downs for trainer Jonathan Sheppard.
Reading Room Memories
You may think this is the story. Arthur Hancock offers a full brother to Arthur’s Tale, a 2-year-old colt who finished a green but promising fifth in a Saratoga maiden Saturday. The colt is a half-brother to War Hoot (War Chant) and Senada (Pulpit), both successful in the ring and on the racecourse. The son of Stone Farm’s Owsley is part of Hancock’s usual selective quality consignment.
Stone Farm Co-Owned Upperline Surges to Victory in Arlington Oaks
After Upperline surged to the lead with three-eighths of a mile to run in Saturday’s Grade III, $100,000 Arlington Oaks, she gave the 32,681 spectators a preview of the fireworks display that followed the racing program at
“She just exploded tonight,” jockey E.T. Baird said.
Very Superstitious
In the modern world of speed figures, tracking devices, and sheets handicapping, just about any racetracker will tell you making it into the hallowed ground of the winner’s circle might depend more on cats, birds, bugs, peanuts, popcorn, and pennies.
Foal to Finish Line
Foal to Finish Line – April 2006
Excerpt courtesy of Louisville Magazine