Category: WV Breeding

Burt Bacharach, breeder, owner, and composer, passes

by Frank Vespe | Feb 9, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Other, West Virginia, WV Breeding | 1 |

Burt Bacharach, the legendary composer who bred and owned an Eclipse winner and two of the best WV-breds ever, has died.

Report of mares bred shows Midlantic declines

by The Biz | Oct 25, 2021 | Breaking, Breeding, Maryland, MD Breeding, New Jersey, NJ Breeding, PA Breeding, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Virginia Breeding, West Virginia, WV Breeding | 0 |

While the just-released report of of mares bred showed essentially flat national numbers, the MId-Atlantic saw a 15% drop.

Anna’s Bandit retired

by Press Release | Aug 20, 2021 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing, West Virginia, WV Breeding | 0 |

Anna’s Bandit, an 11-time stakes winner who earned over $800,000, has been retired and will be bred next year, co-owner Gina Robb said.

John McKee and Fiber Sonde’s “great cross”

by Ted Black | May 20, 2021 | Breaking, Breeding, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Breeding | 0 |

The combination of his sire Fiber Sonde and mares by Indian Charlie has been a major factor in John McKee’s recent success – and that looks to be continuing.

Six Midlantic-breds among Triple Crown noms

by Frank Vespe | Feb 6, 2021 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Breeding, New Jersey, NJ Breeding, PA Breeding, Pennsylvania, Top Stories, Triple Crown Trail, Virginia, Virginia Breeding, West Virginia, WV Breeding | 0 |

Stakes winners Hello Hot Rod and Pickin’ Time are among six horses bred in the Mid-Atlantic who have been nominated to the Triple Crown.

Aldrin, kin to Tapit, to stand at O’Sullivan

by The Biz | Jun 16, 2017 | Breaking, Breeding, West Virginia, WV Breeding | 0 |

Aldrin, a three-quarter brother to Tapit by Malibu Moon, will stand stud at West Virginia’s O’Sullivan Farms.

West Virginia-breds hit the ground running in ’17

by The Biz | Jan 6, 2017 | Breaking, Breeding, West Virginia, WV Breeding | 0 |

A trio of West Virginia-breds took their show on the road in the last week, winning at major tracks across the country.

Absent Candy One stars on WVBC night

by Ted Black | Oct 10, 2016 | Breaking, Breeding, Features, Racing, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Breeding, WV Racing | 0 |

13-year-old Candy One starred on WVBC night at Charles Town. Though a middling racer, she’s an all-star broodmare and the dam of two horses that won Saturday.

Slip the Cable romps on record-setting WVBC night

by Frank Vespe | Oct 9, 2016 | Breaking, Breeding, Racing, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Breeding, WV Racing | 0 |

Slip the Cable dominated the WVBC Classic yesterday at Charles Town, on a night when the event set a handle record — and he wasn’t the only one to have a good night.