Favored Mark Valeski could not get past a stubborn 109-1 shot April 1 in the Louisiana Derby (gr. II), resulting in an unpredictable outcome. Hero of Order, a $3,000 Keeneland September yearling who has made three starts in claiming company, is by a stallion that was banished to Korea after being represented by just one […]
In 2010 the Keeneland September yearling sale in Lexington had 14 sessions. In the 11th, cataloged as Hip No. 3474, was Hero of Order. His appearance in the auction ring attracted little attention. The price he brought was only $3,000. Many of his kind, if they make it to the races, are destined for unheralded careers. […]
5th Group/Graded Graduate from Denali Sales in 2012 The 99th running of the GII Louisiana Derby would be won by Raut LLC’s Hero of Order (Sharp Humor), was let go at 109-1, but he defied those odds to hold off favored Mark Valeski (Proud Citizen) by a halflength to secure a career best for owner/trainer […]
The 1 1/2-mile San Luis Rey Stakes (gr. IIT) at rainy Santa Anita Park came down to the final jump when favored Bourbon Bay nipped Slim Shadey by a head on the turf March 25. With Joel Rosario aboard the 6-year-old gelding for the first time, Bourbon Bay managed to wrangle plenty of drama out […]
Animal Kingdom underwent a nuclear scan March 13 at Palm Beach Equine Medical Center, which revealed the start of a stress fracture in his hind end. The injury will not require surgery. The latest injury to the 2011 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner is unrelated to his hock fracture from last […]
Denali was rewarded with our second group/graded stakes winner of 2012 with DO IT ALL. ZABEEL MILE-G2, $250,000, Meydan, NH3yo/up/SH3yo/up, 1600mT, 1:38.98, gd. 1–DO IT ALL, 128, h, 5, by Distorted Humor 1st Dam: Stupendous Miss (GSW-US, $232,097), by Dynaformer 2nd Dam: Subeen (GB), by Caerleon 3rd Dam: Khamsin, by Mr. Prospector ($900,000 yrl ’08 […]
Group stakes winner A SHIN FORWARD is the latest millionaire sold by Denali. A son of Forest Wildcat out of Wake Up Kiss, A Shin Forward has been a stakes performer for three consecutive years in Japan, winning or placing in three stakes already in 2010, and earning $1,696,322. A Shin Forward was one of […]
The horse that made it happen in the early stages of Denali’s sales prep program, ROYAL ACADEMY, Champion in England and Ireland and winner of the Breeders’ Cup Mile-G1, dies at 25. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/67587/top-international-sire-royal-academy-dies/print
Making all the headlines, trainer Graham Motion says it is on to Dubai after Animal Kingdom’s sparkling victory Saturday at Gulfstream. The champion 3-year-old of 2011 showed no rust in his first start since he was injured in the Belmont Stakes (G1). Team Valor International’s homebred had been sidelined to recover from a hairline fracture […]
Her Smile, third in the Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) when last seen, will make her season debut for her new connections Feb. 19 in the $150,000 Hurricane Bertie (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park. Purchased for $1 million from the Denali Stud consignment after the Breeders’ Cup at the Fasig-Tipton […]
