Graham Motion reports that 5-year-old Animal Kingdom is “angry and hungry” following his loss to Point of Entry in Saturday’s G1 Kitten’s Joy Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap. “I thought it was a good run. I think Joel (Rosario) was worried the speed was a little slow, so he moved a little early, which cost us […]
Team Valor International’s 2011 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Animal Kingdom will start for the first time since his thrilling runner-up finish in the Nov. 3 Breeders’ Cup Mile (gr. IT) when he takes on top turf contender Point of Entry and four others in the $300,000 Kitten’s Joy Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (gr. IT) on Feb. […]
Animal Kingdom turned in a bullet, five-furlong breeze Jan. 14 at Palm Meadows Training Center as the 2011 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner moves a step closer to his 2013 racing debut. Working for the second straight Monday and the fifth time since Dec. 11, Animal Kingdom completed five furlongs in 1:02.08 on the […]
Multiple graded stakes-winning millionaire Keertana brought some excitement to the second session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale when she fetched $1 million from Craig Bandoroff of Denali Stud. Consigned by Four Star Sales, agent for Brownwood Farm, as Hip No. 429, the 7-year-old daughter of Johar was bred to Arch but was not in foal after aborting […]
Animal Kingdom, winner of the 2011 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), turned in his final work of 2012 Dec. 28 at Palm Meadows Training Center in South Florida under the supervision of trainer Graham Motion. The 4-year-old son of Leroidesanimaux breezed four furlongs on the turf around the “dogs” in :54.15 in company with […]
I read with interest Charlotte Weber’s letter that appeared in the TDN on Dec. 21. That same day I also read the CNN article, “How Racing Became Cool” and an article in the Wall Street Journal on hand-held devices and Internet gambling. The combination gave me cause for year-end thoughts as we turn the page […]
John Messara’s Arrowfield Stud has acquired a majority interest in the breeding rights to Animal Kingdom, the 2011 Kentucky Derby winner and Champion 3-year-old Male, who will begin his stud career in Australia next September and likely shuttle to the Northern Hemisphere beginning in 2014. The 20 Team Valor International partners that have reached racing’s […]
Animal Kingdom, winner of the 2011 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), is on track to make his 2013 debut in the Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (gr. IT) after an easy Dec. 11 half-mile work at Palm Meadows Training Center. The 4-year-old son of Leroidesanimaux breezed over the Palm Meadows turf in :52.61 in his […]
With total receipts of $6,742,400, Denali Stud again finished among the top five consignors at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. With 81 lots sold, Denali’s average of $83,240 was well above the sale average of $59,248. Top broodmares from the consignment featured HEATHERDOESNTBLUFF in foal to Medaglia d’Oro for $800,000 to Hunter Valley Farm, […]
Animal Kingdom, winner of the 2011 Kentucky Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), will prep for the 2013 Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) with a start in the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (gr. IT) Feb. 9, Team Valor International announced Nov. 14. The 4-year-old son of Leroidesanimaux returned from 259 days between races Nov. 3 […]
