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BREEDING INSIGHTS: Classic wins at the double for Mimi 2023-02-24

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BREEDING INSIGHTS: Western Whisper brings joy to many 2023-02-17

The Kentucky Derby prep schedule is starting to ramp up, which means it's time for detailed looks at the horses that could fill the starting gate with Andrew Champagne.

Blue Star Racing is proud to announce the arrival of Rushie’s first foal – a filly out of Julia’s Pride (Proud Citizen x Lucy Valentine, by Langfuhr) – bred by Jay Goodwin, Susan Montanye, and Andy Pickerell. Born in Florida, the filly arrived Jan. 31, 2023.

Bob Baffert-trained Faiza ran her record to a perfect 3-for-3 with a victory on Saturday in the Grade 3 Las Virgenes at Santa Anita.

While graded stakes wins Saturday by Pauline’s Pearl in the $300,000 Houston Ladies Classic and Scarlet Fusion in the $200,000 John B. Connally Turf Cup anchored the Houston Racing Festival, three other runners gave standout performances in stakes on the undercard at Sam Houston Race Park.

Justique was entered in the G3 Santa Ynez, rescheduled to Jan. 8, but Shirreffs scratched the filly when she developed a fever.

Being a successful broodmare sire isn't necessarily a young man's game, or even a game for active stallions, but the graded stakes results of 2022 revealed that many of the industry's top broodmare sires are just starting to build their resumes.

Letruska, the Eclipse Award champion older dirt female of 2021, will visit two-time Horse of the Year Curlin for her first mating during the 2023 breeding season.