by Sarah Mace The second highest-priced weanling – and top weanling colt – in Thursday’s fourth session of Keeneland’s November Breeding Stock Sale was a New York-bred by Rock Hard Ten, bred by Doug Koch’s Berkshire Stud and purchased from the consignment of Denali Stud (agent) by Joe and Scott Ford’s Westrock Stables in Little […]
Excerpts from TDN Consigned by Denali Stud, agent for Berkshire Stud, THE Rock Hard Ten Colt fetches $300, 000 from Westrock Stables LLC. November’s fourth session was off to a quick start yesterday when hip 890, a weanling colt by Rock Hard Ten–Regard (Fusaichi Pegasus), elicited a bid of $300,000 from Westrock Stables LLC. It […]
Excerpts from story by Jason Shandler for bloodhorse.com Team Valor International’s homebred Pluck, foaled and raised at Denali Stud, came from last at top of the lane and used a devastating turn of foot to pick off his rivals in winning the $909,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IIT) by one length Nov. 6 at […]
Excerpt from TDN Playa Maya (Arch–Dixie Slippers, by Dixieland Band), the dam of the undefeated pro-tem two-year-old champion Uncle Mo(Indian Charlie), was hammered down to Coolmore interests for $1.65 million. M.V. Magnier, son of Coolmore principal John Magnier, signed the ticket for the 10-year-old, selling in foal to Broken Vow. A group of Japanese, stationed […]
Excerpts from story by Jack Shinar for bloodhorse.com Heavily favored Uncle Mo took over at the top of the lane and cruised to an astonishingly easy 4 1/4-length victory in the $1,818,000 Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) at Churchill Downs Nov. 6. Repole Stable’s winning Indian Charlie colt, now unbeaten in three races, […]
As we continue the series of Grade 1 winners in Denali Stud’s history, perhaps no Denali graduate captured the early imagination of the Derby Trail like Uncle Mo. Leading in with a big win in the Champagne S. (G1), Uncle Mo dominated a talented field of then 2-year-olds including Grade 1 winners Stay Thirsty, Boys […]
As we continue the series of Grade 1 winners in Denali Stud’s history, perhaps no Denali graduate captured the early imagination of the Derby Trail like Uncle Mo. Leading in with a big win in the Champagne S. (G1), Uncle Mo dominated a talented field of then 2-year-olds including Grade 1 winners Stay Thirsty, Boys […]
A Denali sales yearling TROPIC STORM resold at two for $145,000. After placing in four consecutive graded stakes at four, TROPICAL STORM’s tenacious spirit brought him back to racing in 2010. His first start of the year was just back in August at Del Mar where he was edged at the wire over 5fT, but […]
If the speedy HAYNESFIELD gets way out in front in the Classic he could have a good shot at making racing history. Coming in off his upset victory over Blame in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational “in very good order,” the New York-bred was set at 12-1 in the morning line. Trained […]
Denali offers a half-sister to MIDDAY-G1 at Keeneland, hip 284 SPRING SEASON (GB) in foal to champion sire MEDAGLIA D’ORO. MIDDAY won the 2009 running of the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf-G1 in 1:59.14, just .01 off the stakes record. In 2010 MIDDAY has won her last three starts: Prix Vermeille-G1, Yorkshire Oaks-G1 and […]
