It was reported today that Serena’s Song, the 1995 champion three-year-old filly, produced a bay filly by Street Cry (Ire) on April 28 at Denali Stud. “Denali’s most famous resident, Serena’s Song, has been with us since her retirement from racing,” commented Denali owner Craig Bandoroff. “This is her twelfth foal and she is a […]
TWO NEW GRADED STAKES WINNERS FOR SALES PROGRAMHall of Fame trainer Allen Jerkens got the 2010 Belmont Park spring meet off to a flying start when Le Grand Cru edged away in the final sixteenth of a mile to win the $100,000 Westchester Stakes (gr. III) on opening day April 30. Battling on the lead for jockey Cornelio Velasquez throughout the one-mile […]
MUSHKA RETIREDBrushwood Stable’s Grade I winner Mushka (Empire Maker–Sluice, by Seeking the Gold) has been retired. The five-year-old will be bred to Distorted Humor. “She’s had a little bit of an ankle issue, and at her age it might be a little bit of time before she could come back to racing,” said Brushwood’s Elizabeth Moran. […]
BOURBON BAY, ADENA BRED/DENALI SOLD, SWEPT SANTA ANITA’S TURF MARATHON STAKES SERIESBOURBON BAY became the first horse in 17 years to sweep Santa Anita’s stakes series when he held off Unusual Suspect to win the $150,000 San Juan Capistrano Handicap (gr. IIT) in the final race of 2009-10 season. Ridden by Rafael Bajarano for trainer Neil Drysdale in the 71st edition of the about 1 ¾-mile […]
NYTB HORSE OF THE YEAR, BROODMARE OF THE YEAR, AND TWO FOREIGN SWS-ALL DENALI SALE GRADUATESThe New York Thoroughbred Breeders honored the state-bred divisional champions of 2009 at their annual banquet held at the Gideon Putnam Hotel. HAYNESFIELD – Horse of the Year and Champion 3-year-old male of 2009. A Denali farm and sale graduate Haynesfield won the Discovery H.-G3 and three other New York stakes in 2009. Foaled and […]
ROYALLY BRED DUKE OF NAPLES WINS AT THE BIG AA $210,000 Keeneland September yearling, DUKE OF NAPLES, by Empire Maker, scored on Aqueduct’s inner dirt track going 1 1/16 miles. Well placed, the Bruce Levine trainee took the lead in midstretch and prevailed by a nose after a long hard drive against Whateverittakes. Bred by Berkshire Stud and Oak Cliff, DUKE OF NAPLES is […]
DENALI STUD RECORDS FOURTH GRADED STAKES WINNER OF THE YEAR FROM SALES PROGRAMORCHESTRATOR, sold by Denali at the 2008 Keeneland September Sale, scored an upset to win her first stakes, the Grade III Bourbonette Oaks run on the Lane’s End undercard. Trained by Kenny McPeek, ORCHESTRATOR tracked the pace three deep, made her bid between horses through the second turn, forged a narrow lead entering the stretch […]
BANDOROFF GRADUATES FROM EXECUTIVE PROGRAM AT HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOLDenali Stud owner Craig Bandoroff graduated with a certificate from the Owner/President Management Program (OPM) at Harvard Business School today. Established more than 40 years ago, OPM is a rigorous, 9-week Executive Education program held over a 3-year period, for executives with at least 10 years of management experience and who hold a major equity […]
BOURBON BAY CLOSING IN ON RARE SWEEPFrom drf.com by Jay Privman Once every two decades or so a horse comes along who so dominates the long-distance turf division at Santa Anita that he sweeps the San Luis Obispo and San Luis Rey handicaps, both at 1 ½ miles, and then the San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap at about 1 ¾ miles. […]
BOURBON BAY CRESTS IN SAN LUIS REY H.Adena Springs bred and Denali graduate BOURBON BAY followed up his 4 ¼ length win in the San Luis Obispo with a win in the Grade II San Luis Rey H. BOURBON BAY came home under steady handling in a solid time of 2:24.08 for the 1 ½-mile distance. The 4-year-old son of Sligo Bay […]
