The much anticipated return of champion UNCLE MO was no disappointment.The Denali sale grad came off a four month layoff in the Grade I King’s Bishop S., and though he was upstaged in the final jump, he lost very little in defeat. Owner Mike Repole was thrilled with the comeback effort, “I think the horse […]
DENALI GRAD “MOST RIVETING 3YO ON TRAVERS CARD”Uncle Mo’s bandwagon emptied after the Wood Memorial, but it’s revisionist history to deny he has talent.A year ago, two of owner Mike Repole’s 2-year-olds scored lengthy maiden victories at Saratoga. Stay Thirsty won by 5 1/2 lengths on Aug. 14, and two weeks later on the Travers undercard, a first-time stater named Uncle Mo […]
KEENELAND PRESENTS AMERICAN GRADED STAKES STANDINGS: DENALI STUD STAYS FOCUSEDDenali Stud, the Paris, Ky., nursery owned and operated by Craig and Holly Bandoroff, has been atop the leaderboard among consignors of American Graded Stakes winners for most of 2011. That’s no small accomplishment, for Denali is not what most people would consider a high-volume seller. For the 2011 Keeneland September sale, for example, Denali […]
CHAMPION UNCLE MO ZIPS BULLET FOR KING’S BISHOPA leading candidate for the Foxwoods King’s Bishop (gr. I) at Saratoga Aug. 27, UNCLE MO turned in a breeze for his return to the races, zipping five furlongs in a bullet 1:00.34 over Saratoga’s main track Sunday under jockey John Velazquez. Entering the track shortly after 6 a.m., Uncle Mo was eager to break […]
DENALI LEADS ALL CONSIGNORS WHILE FASIG-TIPTON NY-BRED SALE POSTS MASSIVE INCREASESWith a catalog 24.4% larger than 2010’s, Fasig-Tipton saw gains on every measure:28.9% increase in number through the ring31.9% increase in number sold83% increase in total sales38.7% increase in average price 16.7% increase in median priceThe buy back rate of 32.2% was on par with 33.8% in 2010. With a great interest from a variety […]
BANDOROFF OPTIMISTIC ON NY SALEAnticipation is building in New York for the opening of the long-awaited video lottery terminal casino at Aqueduct, which is scheduled for later this year. Revenue from the casino’s first year of operation is expected to produce about $32 million prize money for runners at the New York Racing Association’s tracks and to raise the […]
HARVARD N YALE, 2YO WINS FOR EARLE I. MACK AT NEWMARKETFoaled and raised at Denali Stud, HARVARD N YALE was hammered down 8-15 for this maiden won in 2004 by Motivator and which saw Frankel lead home Nathaniel 12 months ago. Soon enjoying a narrow lead, the chestnut took time to find top gear in the final quarter, but was always doing enough to comfortably […]
DENALI SOLD HESSONITE BEATS THE BOYS IN NYBerkshire bred Hessonite took on males for the first time in her career, and came roaring down the center of the course, collared Freud’s Honor near the wire, to win by a head at Saratoga in the $100,000 Cab Calloway/Statue of Liberty Division of the New York Stallion Series, for 3-year-old New York breds on […]
BOURBON BAY MUCH THE BEST IN COUGAR II H. SCOREDenali sale graduate BOURBON BAY surged past the pacesetter Dahoud (NZ) in the stretch and won the $125,000 Cougar II H.-G3 by 2 ¾ lengths at Del Mar for his seventh win in 20 starts. “It all set up good,” winning jockey Joe Talamo said. “I was in the right spot and hitting my spots […]
UNCLE MO TURNS IN SECOND SPA BREEZEChampion and Denali sales graduate UNCLE MO worked for the second time since returning to training earlier this month, breezing a half-mile in :50.38 on Thursday on the Saratoga Race Course main track. Daily Racing Form reports that the three-year-old went in splits of :12.70 and :25.37, completing his final quarter-mile in :25.01. He also […]
