Denali Stud to offer last of Leigh dispersal at Keeneland January

The North American dispersal of the Estate for Sarah Jane Leigh’s bloodstock will be offered by Craig and Holly Bandoroff’s Denali Stud as agent during the first session of the upcoming Keeneland January sale on Jan. 11. “Gerald Leigh was arguably one of the finest breeders I have known in my lifetime, and his accomplishments […]

Denali Stud’s own Gary Bush named Farm Manager of the Year

Gary Bush named by The Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers’ Club as The 2015 Ted Bates Farm Manager of the Year   LEXINGTON, KY –The Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers Club is pleased to announce the “Ted Bates Farm Manager of the Year” for 2015.  Mr. Gary Bush, Manager at Denali Stud was chosen by a committee […]

Denali Stud to offer G1 winner PHOTO CALL (IRE) at Keeneland November

Denali Stud is pleased to announce that we will offer Grade 1 Rodeo Drive S. winner PHOTO CALL (IRE) as HIP 399 at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.  By the world’s top sire Galileo (IRE), Photo Call (IRE) will be offered after her anticipated start in the Breeders Cup at Keeneland. Check out this […]

Denali-Raised Sales Grad HER EMMYNENCY wins the G1 QE II Challenge Cup S.

Denali Stud notched another Grade 1 winner over the weekend with HER EMMYNENCY’s thrilling finish in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. at Keeneland. Raised at Denali, this Successful Appeal daughter of Grade 3 Modesty S. winner Chic Dancer was a $115K yearling at Keeneland September 2013. She showed talent from the start for […]

Tapit Colt First to 7 Figures at Saratoga Select 2015

Hip #34, a Tapit colt out of the G1 winning mare Appealing Zophie was the first horse of the night to make it over the $1,000,000 mark. Owned by My Meadowview farm, he was the first progeny sold out of Appealing Zophie at public auction. He sold to Bridlewood Farm, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, and Robert […]

Saratoga Select Consignment Sire Power for 2015

This year our Saratoga Select consignment is well represented by top sires in North America and around the world. Yearlings by five Kentucky sires including leading sire Tapit, as well as War Front, Malibu Moon, Speightstown, and Harlan’s Holiday, will be offered by Denali at Fasig Tipton Saratoga. Hip #34 is a colt by leading […]

Denali Sales Grad CURALINA Takes the G1 Acorn

  Curalina–a jaw-dropping last out winner of a $75k optional tagger going two turns on the GI Kentucky Oaks undercard–dove right into the deep end with an impressive tally in Belmont Park’s GI Acorn S. Off last of 12 after getting bumped hard and squeezed at the start, she recovered nicely to secure a good position on the outside in fifth […]

DENALI STUD’S CONRAD BANDOROFF OFF TO ‘FLYING START’

Long time friend and client of the Bandoroff family, Barry Irwin of Team Valor shared the exciting news with his clients in the Team Valor International newsletter:  In August, Craig and Holly’s son tabbed for elite two-year program; Recent Sewanee grad expects to follow in the family business –  Conrad Bandoroff walked across the stage […]

Oaks Day Exacta for Denali Sales Graduates

Kentucky Oaks Day is the kick off to one of the biggest weekends in horse racing in the Bluegrass and Denali Sales graduates sure showed up on Friday! Curalina, a filly by Curlin out of Whatdreamsrmadeof, got things kicked off in Race 2 at Churchill. She was a $125k yearling purchase at Keeneland in 2013. […]

Sales Graduate Frosty Friday Tabbed ‘TDN Rising Star’

Frosty Friday, a well bred filly by Eskendereya out of Frosty Promise, broke her maiden on March 1st at Santa Anita going a mile on the turf. She was bred by Bridlewood Farm and purchased from the Denali consignment at Fasig Tipton October for $245k and is owned by Gary Barber.  From the TDN…  Making […]