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Animal Kingdom Off to Fast Start at Stud By Blood-Horse Staff Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 9:55 AM Posted: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 9:55 AM Arrowfield Farm in Australia reported six mares have been confirmed in foal to Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Animal Kingdom, who began his stud career Down […]

The Presque Isle meet ends at the end of this week so it’s official.  Forward Thinker is 4 for 4 this year.  The only time he ran there last year he was 2nd.  Congratulations to owner and breeder George Strawbridge, Jr.  

Today Strathnaver won the Lady Baltimore Stakes at Laurel.  This was her third win in five races since arriving States side earlier in the year.  Her first Stakes win came at Keeneland.  Many congratulations to Andrew Stone who hopefully was able to watch it on TV in England.     photo by Jim McCue   […]

Sagamore Farm homebred Daring Dancer won first time out yesterday, on the first day of the Laurel Fall meet.  She didn’t have the best of trips but was very professional and won by 2 lengths.  Congratulations to Sagamore.    

Sagamore Farm’s homebred 2-year-old filly Daring Dancer stole the show in her first start at Laurel Park this afternoon.  Ridden by Matt Rispoli, the daughter of Empire Maker-Vienna Affair (GB) by Red Ransom looked well beaten before weaving her way through horses and kicking clear impressively in the stretch to win going away by two […]

Last year Herringswell enjoyed having the services of exercise rider Florence Patarin, who came to us from France.  Nicknamed “Flo Jo” by Adrian, Florence returned to France last Christmas to continue work towards her Ph.D. (she already holds TWO Masters Degrees!) We received the following update from Flo on Monday: “Dear Graham and Anita, My […]

I was trying to remember the longest distance any of our horses have won by but I don’t think anyone was more than 22 lengths, which was what Give No Quarter won his first race by last night at Presque Isle.  The chart says ‘won easily with the rider merely keeping his interest late.’  Many […]

With Graham making the presentation, Ramon Dominguez was honored in a ceremony in the Delaware Park winner’s circle on Saturday afternoon.  Joining Ramon were his wife Sharon and sons Alex and Matthew, as well as Brent and Carol Johnson of Bushwood Stables, owners of our Breeders’ Cup Turf champion Better Talk Now.  Earlier in the […]

In today’s TDN: Buchanan on the Docket Jane Buchanan, who currently serves as racing manager for trainer Graham Motion, brings a wealth of experience to the sales scene, and her name will likely appear more frequently on the sales sheets in the future. Buchanan signed the ticket at $190,000 on hip 1467, a son of […]

She ran a great third in Virginia Oaks (Grade 3) last year but this was her first Stakes win.  Owned and bred by George Strawbridge’s Augustin Stables she’s closely related to the late stallion Crowd Pleaser.  Congratulations.         photo by Equiphoto