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By Sid Fernando If you blinked, you missed it. Coolmore Stud’s popular Ashford-based Galileo stallion Cape Blanco, who covered more mares (220) in his first year at stud in 2012 than any other stallion in North America, was sent to Japan for the 2015 season, but without missing a beat and with little fanfare Coolmore … Continue reading Magician is a body double for Cape Blanco
By Sid Fernando One of WTC founder Jack Werk’s last claims to fame was the mating recommendation the company made to clients Gulf Coast Farms LLC (Jerry Bailey and Lance Robinson) to send its mare Private Feeling to Smart Strike. WTC will recommend up to 10 stallions for some mares and let the breeder choose … Continue reading Lookin at Lucky
By Sid Fernando Ashford Stud’s Giant’s Causeway, the leading US sire of 2009, hasn’t skipped a beat through the first seven weeks of 2010 and was the name of the game (along with trainer Todd Pletcher) in Saturday’s classic preps on both coasts. At Gulfstream Park in Florida, Zayat Stable’s Giant’s Causeway colt Eskendereya was … Continue reading Big Saturday for Giant’s Causeway
By Jack Werk In the stock market, there’s the saying, “No risk, no reward.” The riskiest year to breed to a stallion is during his fourth year at stud, when his first crop is 2 and at the races. This is an obviously “dangerous” strategy, because if the stallion doesn’t take off, you are stuck … Continue reading The Hennessy Factor