Denali 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 […]
From 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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Undefeated 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 […]
FREEDOM 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 […]
LEXINGTON, 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 […]
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 […]
The 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 […]
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