All sorts of history was made at Del Mar Sept. 5, when Arnold Zetcher’s Rolling Fog won the $300,000 Del Mar Futurity (gr. I). There was a closing-day crowd letting a horse trained by Bob Baffert go off at 7-1 (a rare occurrence in modern times). There was the 2-year-old son of Posse hanging tight […]
DENALI SOLD RESULTS AT THE SPAFiddler Afleet, a Northern Afleet horse bred by Hidden Lake Farm LLC Joan Simpson and Richard Gallagher proved the best in the 7f $100,000 Clever Electrician S. at Saratoga. the NY-Bred was sold by Denali at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga NY Bred sale. The previous day Denali sale graduate and Jerome S. placed Brigand won a […]
CITY VETOne of the hardest things Dr. Michael Cavey Jr., 63, has ever done in his 35 years in the Thoroughbred industry was sell Playa Maya, dam of 2010 champion 2-year-old male Uncle Mo. The decision to part with the crown jewel of his broodmare band meant letting go of a family with which the veterinarian/breeder […]
HESSONITE TAKES THE YADDO AT SARATOGAAway in good form, the daughter of Freud took her cue at the top of the stretch to gain the lead and take over and win the $150,000 stakes for NY breds by 1 ½ lengths. Bred by Berkshire Stud and Waterville Lake Stables Limited LLC, the daughter of Lakab, by Manila was sold by […]
PERFECT OFFICER TAKES SECOND IN $100,000 TROY SDenali sale graduate PERFECT OFFICER was part of the two horse finish that left the others four lengths behind, after battling it out most of the way in the 5 1/2fT $100,000 stakes at Saratoga. The six year old was offered by Denali at the 2007 Fasig-Tipton July sales as a yearling and is owned […]
BARRY IRWIN – FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF TEAM VALOR INTERNATIONALBarry Irwin, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Team Valor International, will be the featured guest on the next “Talkin’ Horses with The Blood-Horse” live podcast at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. A Turf writer who later found success as a bloodstock agent and horse owner, Irwin and then-partner Jeff Siegel began syndicating […]
REBUILDING HER EMPIREBreeder Diane “Dede” Snowden attended the Aug. 6-7 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale with one specific purpose: to watch her flashy Empire Maker colt bring big money. Snowden, who had scaled back her involvement in the Thoroughbred business considerably in recent years due to the poor economy, had high hopes for the colt as her […]
DENALI LEADS ALL CONSIGNORS BY GROSS AT NY BRED PREFERRED SALEConsistently a leading consignor at the Fasig-Tipton NY Bred Sale, Denali again took top billing as the leading consignor by gross with $1,207,000 in receipts. Offering 17 yearlings Denali got 13 sold, 76% and averaged $92,667, all some of the very best numbers for consignors. Denali has many long time NY clients which contribute significantly […]
DENALI LEADS ALL CONSIGNORS BY AVERAGE AT SARATOGAOverall after the Saratoga yearling sale concluded Aug. 7, Denali ranked among consignors with two or more yearlings sold – #1 with an average of $650,000. With three of our four lots through the ring selling, Denali ranked fourth by overall sales at $1,950,000. The consignment featured the second highest price colt overall at $1,100,000 […]
F-T SARATOGA NIGHT TWO: BIG BANG YEARLINGSThe Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling auction could close out its two-night run Aug. 7 in New York with a bang, based on the positive reviews for a number of the horses on offer. Denali’s Tuesday evening standout included in the story: Hip No. 118, a filly by Medaglia d’Oro – West Coast Swing, by Gone […]
