Breeding
First Irish War Cry foal arrives
The first foal by multiple graded winner Irish War Cry was born Feb. 12; the Pennsylvania-bred colt is out of a Cape Cross mare.
On Breeding: British Idiom goes the distance
A Breeders’ Cup victory by two-year-old British Idiom bespeaks the distance influences in her pedigree – and is a boost to her PA-based sire Flashback.
First foal of Long River arrives
Regally bred young stallion Long River had his first foal this month, a colt out of an American Lion mare.
Sharing named Top Midlantic-bred of 2019
Sharing, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, has earned honors as Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred/The Racing Biz Top Midlantic-bred of 2019.
Hoppertunity sires first foal
Hoppertunity, an earner of more than $4 million on the racetrack, sired his first foal, a filly out of a stakes-winning mare.
On breeding: Golden start for Golden Lad
Golden Lad, whose first crop are newly minted three-year-olds, is off to a fast start, with stakes winners and sales toppers among his first to hit the track.
Fasig-Tipton: Beneath the top-line numbers
Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic mixed sale set records with a $450,000 purchase and more than $4 million in total sales. Here, we dig deeper.
On breeding: Sharing early to the party
Maryland-bred Sharing is – like her sire and dam – a Breeders’ Cup winner, but unlike her pedigree suggests is impressively precocious.
Sharing zooms to head of Top Midlantic-bred Poll
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner Sharing takes the lead in the latest — and second to last of 2019 — edition of the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred/The Racing Biz Top Midlantic-bred Poll.
Maryland Stallion Showcase set for Nov. 30
The Stallion Showcase will take place prior to racing on November 30 at Laurel Park and feature stallions from numerous Maryland farms.
On breeding: The (Avani) Force is strong
Hard-hitting sprinter Call Paul – a multiple graded winner – and promising juvenile Pink Caddy are half-siblings whose lineage didn’t presage greatness.
Normandy Invasion added to Pin Oak Lane Farm roster
Normandy Invasion, a graded stakes-placed son of Tapit, will stand stud at Pennsylvania’s Pin Oak Lane Farm in 2020.
Midlantic stallions account for 6.3% of mares bred
The share of mares bred to Midlantic stallions is slightly higher than it was a year ago, with two Pennsylvania newcomers leading the way.
Report of mares bred shows 2019 declines
The number of mares bred in 2019 decreased more than 3 percent versus last year, the Jockey Club reported today.
Prince Lucky reigns in Top Midlantic-bred Poll
Multiple graded stakes winner Prince Lucky rates tops in the latest edition of the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred/The Racing Biz Top Midlantic-bred Poll.
Raging Whiskey is first stakes winner for sire Bourbon Courage
Raging Whiskey’s win in the Capote Stakes at Los Alamitos gave sire Bourbon Courage, standing in Maryland, his first stakes winner.
On breeding: In with the… old?
While the stallion and breeding business often focuses on what’s new and shiny, several regional sires are striking a blow for the tried and true.
On breeding: No headache for Hangover Kid
First crop stallion Hangover Kid has only six named two-year-olds — but at least one of them looks to be a real runner, in On Breeding.
Jockey Club predicts further declines in foal crop size
The Jockey Club is predicting a 2020 foal crop of just 20,500, less than half of what it was in 1990.
Runnin’toluvya holds steady in Top Midlantic-bred Poll
Amid a relatively quiet month, G2 winner Runnin’toluvya continued to lead the Top Midlantic-bred Poll among older horses.
