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A colt from the first crop of Spendthrift’s Shakin It Up breezed a bullet quarter-mile in :20 3/5 Friday during the fifth session of the OBS April Sale’s under-tack show. The 2-year-old auction is scheduled for April 24-27. Consigned by Hoppel’s Horse and Cattle Co, hip No. 936 was purchased… Read More

Shakin It Up’s $150,000 filly, hip No.312, breezing at the 2018 OBS March 2-year-old Sale – Tibor Szlavik photo Shakin It Up, whose first crop are 2-year-olds in 2018, had his first juvenile of the year go through the auction ring Wednesday at the OBS March 2-year-olds in… Read More

Kimbear’s prospects of winning the $200,000 Burj Nahaar S. (G3) looked grim at the top of the stretch, but the 4-year-old Temple City colt rallied back after giving up the lead to score by a length and a quarter on the 1,600 meter (about 1 mile) contest. The victory… Read More

First Mare In Foal to Spendthrift’s Three-Time Grade 1 Winner Lord Nelson Spendthrift Farm announced today that first-year stallion Lord Nelson has had his first mare confirmed in foal. The son of Pulpit has recovered from a well-documented battle with Laminitis that caused him to miss the 2017 breeding season… Read More

Palace’s $140,000 weanling filly, hip No. 18, at the 2017 Fasig-Tipton November sale – photo by Z Palace’s second offspring ever offered at auction brought a winning bid of $140,000 at Monday’s Fasig-Tipton November Sale in central Kentucky. A multiple Grade 1 winner of more than $1.5 million,… Read More

Archaggelos split horses in upper stretch en route to a 2 1/4-length victory in the $125,000 Grey S. (G3) at Woodbine. The 2-year-old Temple City colt was making his stakes and Polytrack debut after breaking his maiden on the Laurel Park turf course just a week ago. Archaggelos is… Read More

Shakin It Up’s $180,000 colt, hip No. 1709, at the 2017 Keeneland September Yearling sale – photo by Z Grade 1 winner Shakin It Up’s first colt through the ring at the Keeneland September Yearling sale brought a winning bid of $180,000, 36 times the stud fee for… Read More

Malibu Moons $550K colt, hip 395, at the 2016 Keeneland September Yearling sale Malibu Moon matched his Keeneland September sale day 1 results on the second day of the auction with his second $550,000 yearling in as many days. Malibu Moon had a total of six lots sold… Read More

Temple City’s $475,000 filly, hip No. 46, at the 2017 Keeneland September Yearling sale – photo by Z Temple City’s first lot at the Keeneland September Yearling sale sold for $475,000 during Monday’s session, his top-priced yearling to date in 2017. Brandywine Farm consigned the filly, hip No. Read More

Temple City’s multiple Grade 1 winner Miss Temple City got her first graded stakes win of 2017 on Saturday with gutsy neck victory in the $350,000 Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf (G3). The classy five-year-old mare has now won $1,677,868 and is the leading lifetime earner for her sire, who is… Read More

Shakin It Up’s $105,000 colt, hip No. 79, at the Fasig-Tipton July 2017 Yearling Sale – photo by Z A striking dark bay colt from the first crop of Spendthrift stallion Shakin It Up brought a winning bid of $105,000 at Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton July sale in central Kentucky. Read More

Eastport overcame a slow early pace to break his maiden by a length Saturday at Gulfstream Park in the second lifetime start for the 3-year-old Malibu Moon colt. Owned by his breeder R. S. Evans, Eastpoint is out of the Pleasant Colony mare Resort, making him a half-brother to… Read More