Breeders’ Cup Followup: Sovereignty Retires as King of the Hill, Nitrogen to Return in 2027
As he and the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic third-place runner were loaded onto a Godolphin van bound for the start of the second careers at stud, Classic hero Sovereignty (Into Mischief) left his connections with… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
After Classic Triumph, Sovereignty Set at $150,000; Knightsbridge, $75,000
Sovereignty, an impressive winner of Saturday’s GI Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland, will stand for an advertised stud fee of $150,000, according to a press release from Darley Sunday morning. Knightsbridge, who finished third to… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Haydock Sprint Cup Hero Big Mojo To Stand At Yeomanstown Stud
European Champion Three-Year-Old Sprinter Big Mojo has been retired to stand at Yeomanstown Stud in 2027, the stud announced on Sunday. The G1 Haydock Sprint Cup-winning son of Mohaather will stand alongside former champion sire… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Soverignty Gives Godolphin A First Breeders’ Cup Classic
Keeneland has played host to some truly amazing performances in the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic. In 2015, American Pharoah added to his Triple Crown, Authentic was an outstanding front-running winner in COVID year 2020 and… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Frankel’s Benvenuto Cellini Another For Team Coolmore In BC Turf
BENVENUTO CELLINI (IRE) (c, 3, Frankel {GB}–Newspaperofrecord {Ire}, by Lope de Vega {Ire}), impressive winner of the G1 Irish Derby earlier this season, put a couple of disappointing performances in his two most recent starts… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Nitrogen Beats Fully Subscribed in Breeders’ Cup Distaff
D.J. Stable’s homebred superstar Nitrogen (f, 4, Medaglia d’Oro–Tiffany Case, by Uncle Mo), the 3-5 choice to cap her stellar year with a win in the GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff Saturday, did exactly that following… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Liam’s Map’s Deterministic Leads Home ‘Rising Star’ 1-2 In the BC Mile
In a pre-race interview, trainer Miguel Clement told Michelle Yu that ‘TDN Rising Star’ presented by Hagyard DETERMINISTIC (h, 5, Liam’s Map–Giulio’s Jewel, by Speightstown) would be ridden a touch differently in his rematch with… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
T O Elvis Nails Englishman To Win The Breeders’ Cup Sprint
“The sprinter version of Forever Young!” So said the FanDuel Racing crew as Japan’s T O Elvis (c, 4, Volatile–Stopshoppingdebbie, by Curlin) surged past ‘TDN Rising Star’ Englishman (Maxfield) in the final strides to win Saturday’s… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
American Pharoah’s Kathynmarissa Gives Brown His Fifth BC Filly And Mare Turf
Keeneland rolled out the red carpet for Juddmonte’s classy multiple Group 1 winner Blue Bolt (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) in the 1 3/16 $2-million GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, but it was not… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Further Ado Outbattles Owen Almighty in Dramatic Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile
Spendthrift Farm’s Further Ado (c, 3, Gun Runner–Sky Dreamer, by Sky Mesa) broke his maiden by 20 lengths at Keeneland last year and returned to the Lexington oval to win the GI Toyota Blue Grass… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
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