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Breeders/Breeding Archive

Another Fruitless Season

For War Emblem, standing at stud in Japan. The 2002 dual classic winner failed to cover a single mare during this year’s breeding season and Shadai Stallion Station officials are running out of patience with the fussy stallion. “We don’t have so much interest to improve him now. We have tried many things and we are tired of that” (Blood-Horse).

Posted in Breeders/Breeding on July 8, 2007

Smart Shopper

That’s one possible name for Smarty Jones’ first foal, a healthy filly born to Shoppingwithbetty shortly after midnight on Tuesday at Stone Farm in Kentucky. “She’s very well-made, very strong, very alert, very independent. She has tons of substance; she’s beautiful,” said farm president Dan Rosenberg. You can see how adorable the little filly is for yourself in this photo gallery (complete with audio commentary). Another 91 Smarty Jones foals are expected this winter; the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner starts his second season at stud in February.

Posted in Breeders/Breeding on January 11, 2006

Ashado Sells for $9 Million

Fresh off her third place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff, Ashado sold for a record-setting $9 million at Keeneland’s November Breeding Stock Sale this afternoon. The bidding came down to the two usual suspects, Coolmore and Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum of Dubai (through his agent John Ferguson), with the sheikh winning out. “It’s very unusual to come across a mare with such an outstanding race record with such quality. She’s an absolute queen,” said Ferguson afterwards. “Sheikh Mohammed is especially keen to assemble an outstanding broodmare band in the United States. And, she’d fit into the paddock with the best of them.”

Posted in Breeders/Breeding on November 7, 2005