ICABAD CRANE, third to Big Brown in the 2008 Preakness Stakes, returned to the winner’s circle in New York’s Kings Point H. The 1 1/16-mile stakes included a field of six. The Denali sales graduate was bred by Gallagher’s Stud and races for Earle I. Mack. Tucked in under a hold by Gabriel Saez, ICABAD […]
CONGAREE FILLY WINS STAKES AT THE BIG AUndefeated three-year-old filly SHINE UPON kept her nose down at the wire to defeat a solid group in the Dreamy Mimi S. at Aqueduct. Taking on stakes fillies Speightful Affair and Anchorage, they finished a nose and neck apart at the line. SHINE UPON was sold by Denali for her breeder Berkshire Stud at the […]
BACK-TO-BACK WINS AT OAKLAWN FOR DENALI GRADUATESFREEDOM STAR made her dirt debut memorable capturing the Azeri S.-G3 by nearly 4 lengths. The four-year-old mare was second earlier this year in the El Encino-G2 at Santa Anita. In the Azeri she got a clear lead, shook off a challenge after six panels in 1:12.93 and opened up late to win handily. FREEDOM […]
BREEDERS SHRUG AT SYNTHETIC ANGLELEXINGTON, KY – Handicappers are making use of growing statistics on so-called “synthetic sires.” But don’t expect those statistics to alter Thoroughbred breeding any time soon, breeders say. So far, statistics show the most successful sires for synthetic-track runners are often the most successful sires on other surfaces – meaning the synthetic stats simply add […]
A DENALI GRADUATE WINS SAN LUIS OBISPO-G2 FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR.BOURBON BAY followed up SPRING HOUSE’s 2009 San Luis Obispo win, both horses are Denali graduates. BOURBON BAY has now won both 1 ½ mile turf races at Santa Anita this year. Sold at Keeneland September 2007 by Denali, BOURBON BAY was purchased privately by David and Jill Heerensperger as a two-year-old. Winning his first […]
THREE SALE GRADS VIE FOR NY-BRED CHAMPIONSHIP HONORSThe New York Thoroughbred Breeders announced the finalists and NY turf writers will vote to determine the winners of New York-bred divisional championships to be announced at the April 12 awards banquet. HAYNESFIELD – Champion 3-year-old male nominee A Denali farm and sale graduate Haynesfield won the Discovery H.-G3 and three other New York stakes […]
BANDOROFF RETURNS TO HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL TO COMPLETE OWNER/MANAGEMENT COURSE“Although taking the course at Harvard has been a big time commitment for me I have found it to be very worthwhile. It has opened my eyes to the world of business as well as helped me understand business and economics in a way I never had before. I have experienced growth both personally and […]
DOUBLES PARTNER, DENALI SALE GRAD, UPSETS LENTENORBred by Bridlewood Farm, Doubles Partner was a $450,000 sales yearling from Denali’s 2008 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Consignment. Racing for WinStar Farm, Doubles Partner won a 1 1/8-mile turf allowance at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 17. Like Lentenor, Doubles Partner ($17.40) is a Triple Crown nominee and was coming off a maiden turf win. Trained by […]
DENALI SIGNS FOR $950,000 MARE BON JOVI GIRLBidding on behalf on an unnamed client who has “optimism and enthusiasm about the business,” at Tuesday’s session Craig Bandoroff purchased Grade I filly Bon Jovi Girl, the second highest-priced horse of the Keeneland January Sale. A three-time stakes winner and half sister to champion pro tem Gio Ponti, Bon Jovi Girl will be sent […]
DENALI SALES PRODUCE 26 SWS OF 2009With year-end results just now being finalized, statistics show that Denali Sales consignments produced 26 individual stakes winners of 2009. Denali Sales graduates won or placed in nearly 90 stakes last year, including the Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic-G1, Spinster S.-G1, Princess Rooney S.-G1, February S.-G1, Clement Hirsch Memorial-G1, and Jamaica H.-G1. Our latest stakes-winning graduate, […]
