Florida Farm Time Capsule: Rosemere Farm Paved The Way For Ocala’s Thoroughbred Industry How a road construction company owner from Indiana helped established Ocala and the surrounding Central Florida communities as the state’s flagship region for Thoroughbred breeding. Read more Are Electrolyte Supplements Worth It? Dr. Peter Morresey of Rood […]
Tag: Pennsylvania Leaderboard
June 7, 2022 – OBS June Sale
Pennsylvania Leaderboard: Empress Irene Sets The Early Pace Among Incentive Earners In 2022
It doesn’t take long for a Pennsylvania-bred to generate serious money for their connections in the state’s incentive program, as evidenced by Empress Irene’s early bonus earnings through the first two months of the year. The 4-year-old daughter of Emperor Tiberius went unbeaten in three starts in January and February […]
April 18, 2022 – OBS Spring Sale
The Top 15 OBS Spring Sale Graduates Offered Since 2010 Bloodstock editor Joe Nevills ranks the greatest graduates of the juvenile market’s bellwether auction by on-track performance over the past decade-plus. Read more J.R. And Katie Boyd Of Brick City Thoroughbreds Discuss Their OBS Spring Sale Horses A horse-by-horse rundown […]
Pennsylvania Leaderboard: Disco Ebo Provided Six-Figure Rewards For Keystone State Connections In 2021
A good 2-year-old can produce a quick financial turnaround for their owner, but that’s just the beginning of the story in Pennsylvania. The state-bred and -sired program in the Keystone State piles stellar incentive monies on top of the state’s already strong purse structure, making it pay to not only […]
March 29, 2022 – Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale
Forward Pass: Life Before And After His Kentucky Derby Promotion Over Dancer’s Image Bloodstock editor Joe Nevills takes a look back at the life of Forward Pass – the first horse to be promoted to first in the Kentucky Derby following a post-race drug test – his stud career, and […]
Pennsylvania Leaderboard: Jump Start Led Stallion Award Earners Once Again In 2021
The dominance of the late Jump Start in Pennsylvania’s sire ranks has made his presence at the top of the year-end list practically an inevitability, and his returns have only improved with time. In 2021, Jump Start led all sires by Pennsylvania stallion award earnings for a seventh consecutive season, […]
March 15, 2022 – OBS March Sale
What Do This Generation’s Leading Freshman Sires Have In Common? The top five sires in each freshman class since 2014 might have gotten on the list in different ways, but they all had one key statistic in common before their first runner even reached the racetrack. Read more Three Things […]
Pennsylvania Leaderboard: Beren Tops State Incentive Earners In 2021
With a campaign that saw him not afraid to travel or test deep waters, multiple stakes winner Beren finished last year as the leading earner of Pennsylvania incentive awards for his connections. The now-4-year-old son of Weigelia generated a combined $288,815 in Pennsylvania-bred stakes purses, breeder awards, stallion awards, and […]
February 7, 2022 – Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale
Kentucky Farm Time Capsule: Xalapa’s Rich Past Could Be Prelude To Future Myra Lewyn dives into the history of the picturesque property near Paris, Ky., that was used as a shooting location for “Seabiscuit,” and was recently acquired by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms. Read more Dr. Jerry Bilinski Of Waldorf […]
Pennsylvania Leaderboard: Blackstone Farm Leads Keystone State’s Breeders In 2021
The proverbial “mailbox money” of breeder’s awards might seem like the easiest check to earn in the Thoroughbred industry, but the reality is those awards are the fruits of incredible time and effort on the part of the people bringing up the horses. Still, if the time and effort is […]