Despite a troubled start out the gate, Yahilwa recovered and fought hard to win the G3 Sixty Sails H on Saturday at Hawthorne Racecourse. The 5YO mare is by Medaglia d’Oro and sold with Denali for $52k at the Keeneland September sale in 2011. Last may she came close to winning her first graded stakes […]
Keertana Foals a Tapit FillyEarly Wednesday morning our resident mare Keertana foaled a healthy grey filly by leading sire Tapit. This is the second foal for Keertana, who earned just over a million dollars on the race track with multiple graded stakes wins including the G3 Regret S, G3 Grey Goose Bewitch S, G3 Louisville H, etc. The 2006 […]
Foaling Season has Arrived at Denali!Our first two foals arrived safe and sound this weekend to kick off the foaling season at Denali. Imprecation, a First Defence mare from the family of multiple graded stakes placed Nebraska Tornado and Mirabilis, foaled a chestnut filly by Sea the Stars (IRE). Sea the Stars (IRE), an impressive 6 time G1 winner in […]
Premier Steps (IRE) January Session 1 TopperKeeneland January Session 1 – From the Paulick Report Stakes winner Premier Steps (IRE) sold for $400,000 to lead Monday’s opening session of the 57thannual Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale. Shadai Farm of Japan purchased the 5-year-old daughter of Footstepsinthesand who was cataloged a racing or broodmare prospect. During the session, Keeneland sold 204 horses […]
Serena’s Song pensionedThe Lewis family and Denali Stud have decided to retire Serena’s Song from breeding at the age of 23. When she retired from racing in late 1996, Serena’s Song had become the all-time leading distaff earner with $3,283,388 in winnings. Racing for Robert and Beverly Lewis, Serena’s Song won 10 Grade 1 races and was […]
Denali’s Next GenerationBreeder’s Cup Presents Fresh Faces: Denali’s Next Generation Conrad Bandoroff grew up on Denali Stud, which was established by his parents, well-known consignors Craig and Holly. The younger Bandoroff shadowed John Ward in Ward’s days as trainer, worked for trainer Bill Mott, interned with Bradley Thoroughbreds and for John Messara at Arrowfield Stud in Australia. […]
WELL-BRED LADY TAPIT BREAKS HER MAIDEN AT LOS ALAMITOS IN SECOND CAREER STARTLady Tapit, the well-bred two year old filly by Tapit out of Temperence Gift, won going a mile on the dirt at Los Alamitos on 12/12. From the TDN… ” Lady Tapit finished fifth on debut after a slow start in a 6 1/2-panel Arcadia test Nov. 2, whose second and third-place finishers–Meta Mu (Street Sense) and […]
Dominating G3 win for millionaire Denali gradDenali Farm and Sales graduate Danon Legend lived up to his name on Sunday, with a dominating five-length victory in the $581,000 Capella S. (G3) at Nakayama Racecourse in Japan. With the inaugural Graded win, Danon Legend became racing’s newest millionaire, as well as the 205th career stakes winner for the Denali Stud program. […]
Grade 2 winner Calgary Cat highlights big Nov. for Denali gradsCalgary Cat captured Woodbine’s Kennedy Road S. (G2) on Sunday to top a big eight-day span in November for Denali Stud grads. Three Hearts, Yahilwa, and Regal Minister, all either Denali sales or farm grads, also registered black-type scores during this time frame. Calgary Cat, a dominating two-length winner of the six-furlong Kennedy Road in […]
G1 winner My Wandy’s Girl brings $700K at KEENOVMy Wandy’s Girl, a multiple Grade 1 winner and Champion 3-Year-Old, topped the Denali consignment at the Keeneland November sale, which ran Nov. 4-14. Denali sold a total of 72 lots during the auction, for a gross total of $4,706,000 and average of $65,357. The winning bidder for My Wandy’s Girl was Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings. […]
