The daughter of Sharp Azteca has started 10 times in three years, but owns six graded stakes wins among those starts. The key to her female family's success could be in the daughters' mitochondrial DNA.
Making his second start off a layoff that followed his Kentucky Turf Cup Invitational Stakes (G2T) win last September, Ole Crazy Bone is back against graded company in the $250,000 Bowling Green Stakes (G2T) July 11 at Saratoga Race Course.
Mareworthy Charities will host the Thoroughbred Broodmare Retirement Summit from 1-3 p.m. Friday, July 24, at Keeneland. The event will update the work to strengthen long-term outcomes for mares after their breeding careers end.
Fasig-Tipton has cataloged an additional nine entries to its July Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale, including stakes winners Moonlight, Spirit of New York, and Victory Music, to be held July 14 in Lexington.
Blue-blooded broodmare prospect Renaissance Lady lived up to her star billing by topping Day 1 of the Tattersalls July Sale July 7 at a cool 500,000 guineas. Godolphin sold 28 lots for gross receipts totaling 2,264,500 guineas.
Bayern won the 2014 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) and had been standing in South Korea at Great Hill Farm since 2022. He died July 5 because of complications from emergency hernia surgery.
The catalog for Arqana's V2 Yearling Sale was released July 7 and features 166 yearlings by leading sires such as Dark Angel, Havana Grey, Mehmas, Showcasing, and St Mark's Basilica.
Exciting debut winner Charlie's Cannon is set for a swift return to the public arena when the son of New Bay is offered July 8 on Day 2 of the Tattersalls July Sale.
Two nicely bred juveniles became BloodHorse Maiden Watch Hot Prospects with comfortable debut victories at Ellis Park. Antivenom, a son of Candy Ride, broke his maiden July 4 before the Life Is Good filly Scarlett Begonia followed suit July 6.