Editor’s Note: The Jockey Club has asked for public comment on their proposal to cap at 140 the number of mares a stallion can breed annually. In this ongoing series, we will publish the perspectives of breeders, stallion farms and others on the proposal.
Category Archives: Farm
TDN Profile of Stone Farm’s Lynn Hancock
TDN’s Carly Silver profiles Stone Farm’s Lynn Hancock, her appreciation for the industry and her role in the operation of the family farm.
Thirty Years Later, Sunday Silence’s Brilliance Still Shines
It’s been 30 years since Charlie Whittingham’s brilliant Sunday Silence parlayed victories in Santa Anita’s San Felipe Stakes and Santa Anita Derby to victories over eastern-based rival Easy Goer in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Breeders’ Cup Classic, but even though three decades have passed, his achievements continue to rank as some of the most compelling in the annals of American racing.
Quality Road Filly Becomes Latest Baffert Rising Star at Del Mar
Quality Response (f, 2, Quality Road-Argue, by Storm Cat) chased a fast pace while wide and drew clear powerfully in the lane to become the latest ‘TDN Rising Star’ for Bob Baffert at Del Mar Sunday afternoon.
‘I Could Hear Sunday Silence Breathing’: Reliving An All-Time Workout At Del Mar
Gold when they prove to be an indicator of readiness for a racing victory. Fool’s gold when a series of “bullets” in the morning inexplicably leads to a dud of a performance in the afternoon. It’s no wonder that some handicappers swear by the little line of statistics at the bottom of the past performance sheets and others swear at them.
Hancock, no stranger to quality horseflesh, has high hopes for Saratoga sale-topper
Barbara D. LivingstonStone Farm consigned the co-topper at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected sale, a yearling colt by Curlin out of America.
Flay and Hancock Win Big With $1.5 Million Curlin Colt
Only minutes before Terry Finley of West Point Thoroughbreds struck the winning bid on a Curlin colt at the Aug. 6 session of The Saratoga Sale,
Sunday Silence Among Inaugural Inductees To Louisiana Downs Racing Hall Of Fame
Harrah’s Louisiana Downs will honor the first class of its Racing Hall of Fame on Saturday, July 13. It will serve as an opportunity to honor the achievements of horse owners, trainers, jockeys
Roadster Motors into Affirmed
Not surprisingly, Bob Baffert is holding a strong hand for the June 16 Affirmed Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park. The Hall of Fame trainer will send out half the field in the $100,000 event for 3-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles.
Menifee Dies of Heart Attack at 23 in Korea
Menifee quickly rose to the top as a stallion in the country and became a fan favorite beloved by the Korean racing industry. He was the leading sire there from 2012-17.