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Street Boss, Frosted Shuttling To Darley Australia For 2021 Southern Hemisphere Season Sponsored by: Street Boss Fees have been announced for the 20 Grade/Group 1-winning Darley stallions who will stand in New South Wales and Victoria for the 2021 breeding season. Heading this year's roster is the champion sire-son duo of Exceed And Excel and his world champion sprinter son Bivouac. Following a stellar 24 months both on the racetrack and in the sales ring, where Exceed And Excel was responsible for a career-best $2.1 million colt earning him the title of leading sire by average at t...

Seventh Time In North America The Charm For Delaware In Course Record Performance Sponsored by: Delaware ended a six-race winless streak in North America while setting a new course record for a mile at Aqueduct Michael Dubb, Nice Guys Stables and Michael Caruso's Delaware earned a 99 Beyer Speed Figure with a visually impressive score in the Danger's Hour Stakes, while Horologist garnered a 90 Beyer for her Top Flight win on a lucrative Saturday card at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, N.Y. Newly minted North American stakes winner Delaware captured the Danger's Hour in a cou...

Pedigree fun facts: Known Agenda Apr 6, 2021 Kellie Reilly/Brisnet.com With his convincing victory in the Florida Derby (G1), Known Agenda becomes the latest advertisement for his sire, Hall of Famer Curlin, on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail. Curlin is a leading son of the Mr. Prospector stallion Smart Strike, who is emerging as a sire of sires. Other champion sons of Smart Strike making a name for themselves at stud include turf star English Channel and two-time Eclipse Award winner Lookin at Lucky, hero of the 2010 Preakness (G1), and sire of promoted 2019 Kentucky Derby victor Coun...

By Lynne Snierson Godolphin, the global racing and breeding operation that spans four continents, continues its quest for the ultimate prize in horse racing – victory in the Kentucky Derby. Essential Quality – Photo Courtesy of Keeneland / Coady Photography Since Godolphin sent out its first Derby starter in 1999, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai and Godolphin founder, has emphasized his desire to win America’s greatest race. Sure, the royal blue silks of Dubai-based Godolphin, boasts nearly 300 Grade/Group 1 wins – among them 16 Breeders’ Cup victories, 10 ...

Grey Swallow, Hollywood Handsome To Stand At Willow Hill Equestrian In Virginia Sponsored by: Hollywood Handsome scores an allowance win at Churchill Downs Willow Hill Equestrian in Orange, Va. will add two new members to its stallion roster in 2021, in veteran Grey Swallow and newcomer Hollywood Handsome. Grey Swallow, the winner of the 2004 Irish Derby, will stand the upcoming breeding season for an advertised fee of $3,000. The 20-year-old son of Daylami previously stood at Calumet Farm in Kentucky. Before that, he stood in Australia and his native Ireland. Grey Swallow has sired...