Led by undefeated multiple Grade 1 winner Flightline, Kentucky-breds enjoyed another banner season on the racetrack in 2022. As a result, horses bred in the Bluegrass dominate the Eclipse Award finalists for the annual Eclipse Award ceremony, slated for Thursday, Jan. 26 in South Florida. Topped by Flightline, who is considered the leading candidate for… Read more
January 25, 2023
Kentucky-bred Taiba added a third Grade 1 victory to his resume on Monday, Dec. 26, with a facile score in the $300,000 Malibu S. (G1) on opening day at Santa Anita. Ridden by regular pilot Mike Smith, Taiba chased pacesetter Forbidden Kingdom from second through the early stages of the seven-furlong affair. Taiba moved to… Read more
December 27, 2022
Trainer Bob Baffert made it six consecutive victories in the $300,000 Starlet Stakes (G1) at Los Alamitos when Kentucky-bred Faiza fended off a stretch-long challenge from Pride of the Nile to score in the 1 1/16-mile test for juvenile fillies. Ridden by Flavien Prat, Faiza was trying two turns just four weeks after a stylish… Read more
December 14, 2022
Peter Brant’s Kentucky-bred Regal Glory closed out her exceptional racing career with a second straight win in Del Mar’s Matriarch Stakes (G1) on Sunday, Dec. 4. The 6-year-old daughter of Animal Kingdom ran away from her rivals in the one-mile event, scoring by 5 ¼ lengths in 1:33.60, the second-fastest time of the race since… Read more
December 9, 2022
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partner’s Kentucky-bred Speaking Scout joined the ranks of Grade 1 stakes winners on Dec. 3 at Del Mar, utilizing a strong late surge to take down top prize in the $400,000 Hollywood Derby (G1). Ridden in the Hollywood Derby by Juan Hernandez, Speaking Scout outran nine rivals in the 1 1/8-mile turf test,… Read more
December 9, 2022
Red Oak Stable and Madaket Stables’ multiple Grade 1-winning Mind Control went out a winner on Saturday, Dec. 3 with a hard-fought victory in the $750,000 Cigar Mile Handicap (G1) at Aqueduct. It was the final race of the Kentucky-bred’s stellar career before retiring to stud. Trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by John Velazquez,… Read more
December 8, 2022
Kentucky-bred Proxy ran down pacesetter West Will Power for a thrilling victory in the $750,000 Clark S. (G1) at Churchill Downs on Nov. 25. The Godolphin homebred registered the initial stakes win of his career in the Clark, defeating West Will Power by three-quarters of a length. Ridden by Joel Rosario for trainer Michael Stidham,… Read more
December 5, 2022
Kentucky-bred Rich Strike headlines a field of seven runners—all bred in the Bluegrass—that will decide the $750,000 Clark S. (G1) at Churchill Downs on Friday, Nov. 25. Owned by Red-TR Racing, Rich Strike was an 80-1 upset winner of the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1) in May. In addition to his Derby victory, the son… Read more
November 25, 2022
A 2.5 percent ownership interest in undefeated Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) winner Flightline sold at the Keeneland November Sale for $4.6 million to Brookdale Farm’s Fred Seitz, who signed the ticket on behalf of an undisclosed farm client. The fractional interest, offered by West Point Thoroughbreds, sold during a special auction prior to the start… Read more
November 23, 2022
In the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships at Keeneland Nov. 4-5, Kentucky-breds captured seven events—highlighted by Flightline’s resounding win in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on Saturday, Nov. 5. This year’s victories give Kentucky-breds 240 Breeders’ Cup victories, more than any other state or country. Hronis Racing, Summer Wind Equine, West Point… Read more
November 6, 2022