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Article by Nancy Sexton: Don’t miss Nancy Sexton’s magisterial annual round-up of the stallions who command the highest fees on the planet – with more than one new entry in the Top Ten for 2024
Spendthrift Farm freshman sire Vino Rosso is well-represented with his first crop in the 2023 Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, with 40 entered in the signature catalog of the North American juvenile auction season.
Six racehorses, four trainers, and one jockey account for the 11 finalists that will comprise the National Museum of Racing’s 2022 Hall of Fame ballot, as chosen by the Museum’s Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. The finalists are racehorses Beholder (first year of eligibility), Blind Luck, Havre de Grace, Kona Gold, Rags to Riches, and Tepin (first year of eligibility); trainers Christophe Clement, Graham Motion, Doug O’Neill, and John Shirreffs; and jockey Corey Nakatani.
Article by Nancy Sexton: With the death of Galileo, the world’s group of most expensive sires underwent a seismic shift. Galileo stood as a ‘private’ stallion for the last 14 years of his life, although off-the-record reports suggested that outside breeders were at one time happy to pay in excess of €500,000 to secure a nomination. As such, he cast a major shadow over this list as the world’s most expensive sire; now gone, that accolade falls to Darley’s flagship sire Dubawi. Dubawi is one of three British-based sires, alongside Juddmonte’s Frankel and ...
Stormborne Stallions Opens New Florida Facility Sponsored by: Backtalk captured the G2 Sanford Stakes at two Danielle Dougherty has recently opened up for business at her new stallion breeding and mare care facility in Citra, Fla. Located on 65 lush acres in Marion County, Stormborne Stallions is home to Backtalk, Finale, Rogueish, Matanzas Inlet, and Young Brian. “I am very excited about our new location and opening up the stallion shed in 2021,” Dougherty said. “Our facilities are ideal for the upcoming season with a 24-stall barn for the stallions and a separate wing set up...