Freud Added to Haras La Leyenda Roster
April 19, 2010 by El Caballista
Haras La Leyenda announced the addition of New York leading sire Freud to it’s 2010 Southern Hemisphere breeding roster. A full brother to leading international sire, Giant’s Causeway, and emerging Chilean-based sire Tumblebrutus, Freud... [Read more]
Jewelry in First Start Today
April 15, 2010 by El Caballista
Kenny McPeek sends out first time starter Jewelry (Brz) today at Keeneland. The 3-year-old daughter of Gilded Time was imported to the US last November. However, unlike most South American-breds, Jewelry was bred on Northern Hemisphere time and foaled... [Read more]
Offlee Wild to Argentina
April 9, 2010 by El Caballista
Champion 2009 Juvenile sire, Offlee Wild, will shuttle to Argentina for the 2010 Southern Hemisphere breeding season it was announced today by Haras La Leyenda. Photo courtesy Darley Alberto and Renata Stein, owners of Haras La Leyenda, negotiated the... [Read more]
Omega Fatty Acid Supplementation
April 8, 2010 by Melissa Sykes
We humans tend to want to tweak, to adjust, to put our own individual stamp on something. And horsemen are no different. Walk through a barn at feeding time on the backside and take a look at what goes into that feed bucket. Yes, there is a scoop... [Read more]
Siphon Returns to Native Brazil
April 8, 2010 by El Caballista
Siphon (Brz) has been sold to the Danemann family to stand permanently at stud in Brazil at the conclusion of the 2010 Northern Hemisphere breeding season reports Jornal do Turf. Siphon burst on the US racing scene at age four, taking the Sport Page Handicap... [Read more]
Cure For Sale Heads South Beach Stakes on Saturday
April 8, 2010 by El Caballista
Meritage Holdings’ Cure For Sale (Arg) headlines a field of 10 fillies and mares for Saturday’s $50,000 South Beach Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The 6-year-old mare will be shortened up for the 7-1/2 furlong distance of the South Beach over... [Read more]
Castillo Hits 1,000 Wins at Laurel
March 28, 2010 by El Caballista
Jockey Oliver Castillo joined the 1,000 winners club in Saturday’s first race after scoring a narrow victory aboard Veer for owner Linda Payne and trainer August Martin. Castillo and the 6-year-old Mecke gelding raced in last place for much of their... [Read more]
Gloria de Campaeo Undenied in Dubai
March 27, 2010 by El Caballista
Making his usual move for the lead right out of the gates, Gloria de Campaeo (Brz) had it his own way and held on by the slimmest of noses to win the world’s richest horse race in Dubai on Saturday. Sent off at odds of 16-1, the 7-year-old had been... [Read more]
Paco Lopez Hot at Gulfstream
March 27, 2010 by El Caballista
Jockey Paco Lopez was on a roll last Thursday afternoon at Gulfstream Park winning four straight races from the second through fifth events and none of the winners was favored, returning $9.40, $14.20, $11.00 and $41.20 for $2, respectively. A 24-year-old... [Read more]
Bambera Fine, Headed to Delaware
March 26, 2010 by El Caballista
In recent conversations with the connections of Bambera (Ven), El Caballista has learned that the injury to her right front leg she sustained during the running of the Rampart Stakes at Gulfstream Park last Saturday was superficial. “It’s... [Read more]
