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1 month ago | 
thoroughbreddailynews.com | Jessica Martini |Christina Bossinakis
by Jessica Martini & Christina BossinakisOCALA, FL- For the third straight year, Saudi businessman Amr Zedan made the highest bid at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training, going to an OBS record $3 million to acquire a colt by Gun Runner during a vibrant final session of the auction Thursday.
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1 month ago | 
thoroughbreddailynews.com | Jessica Martini |Christina Bossinakis
by Jessica Martini & Christina BossinakisOCALA, FL – The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training produced an additional two seven-figure juveniles during its second session Wednesday, with a filly by Good Magic leading the way when selling for $1.1 million to Sean Flanagan. Through two of three sessions of the March sale, 269 horses have grossed $39,588,000 for an average of $147,167 and a median of $70,000.
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1 month ago | 
thoroughbreddailynews.com | Jessica Martini |Christina Bossinakis
by Jessica Martini & Christina BossinakisOCALA, FL – The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training opened Tuesday with a colt from the first crop of Grade I winner Maxfield () leading the way when selling for $1 million to Japanese trainer Mitsu Nakauchida. The colt was consigned by Ciaran Dunne's Wavertree Stables. At the end of the session, 117 juveniles had sold for $15,902,000 for an average of $135,915 and a median of $85,000.
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2 months ago | 
thoroughbreddailynews.com | Christina Bossinakis |Jessica Martini
In 2024, the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale–hosted over two days–was largely buoyed by the Lothenbach dispersal that saw seven of the sale's top nine mares–including a pair of seven figure offerings–originate from that consignment. While Monday's single-session renewal of the sale didn't quite attain the levels of one year ago, the latest edition did offer several of its own highlights.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
thoroughbreddailynews.com | Christina Bossinakis
By 6th-Gulfstream, $85,900, Msw, 1-12, 3yo, f, 1m, 1:40.02, ft, 1/2 length. PURE BEAUTY (f, 3, Malibu Moon–Madam Aamoura {SP, $191,120}, by Zensational) was a distant sixth behind subsequent Grade I-placed Quickick (McKinzie) and Snowyte (Good Magic), in addition to GI Frizette scorer Scottish Lassie (McKinzie) in her debut going seven panels at Saratoga last summer.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
thoroughbreddailynews.com | Christina Bossinakis
By 3rd-Gulfstream, $70,000, Msw, 1-12, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:10.47, ft, 2 1/4 lengths. INVISIBLE STRING (f, 3, Blame–Dream It Is {GSW-USA, SW-Can, $175,544}, by Shackleford), sent off at 5-2, broke well and quickly thrust herself into contention, prompting She's a Gamer (Game Winner) through an opening half in :22.60. Poking her head in front through a :45.77 half, she maintained a narrow advantage turning for home.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
thoroughbreddailynews.com | Christina Bossinakis
If anyone understands the talent and versatility of the Thoroughbred it is Anne Kursinski. A five-time member of the U.S. Olympic team and two-time Olympic (team) silver medalist, Kursinski has amassed a resume that would make most equine professionals blush. In addition to her Olympic efforts, the California native was also a member of 47 Nations Cup teams, and three World Equestrian Games teams. “I started on Thoroughbreds,” explained Kursinski of her longstanding relationship to the breed.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
thoroughbreddailynews.com | Christina Bossinakis
at 1:58 pm | Back to: Shared News By 9th-GP, $94K, Msw, 4yo/up, f, 7f (AWT), 4:34 p.m. ETThe impeccably-bred RUMOURS HAVE IT (Tapit) gets another shot to get off the mark following a 3/4-length defeat in her Nov. 22 debut at the Halladale oval. In front in the stretch that day, the daughter of dual champion Songbird (Medaglia d'Oro) was caught late by West Loop (Munnings) and had to play the bridesmaid.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
thoroughbreddailynews.com | Christina Bossinakis
at 4:39 pm | Back to: Shared News By 9th-TAM, $53K, Msw, f, 3yo/up, 7f, 4:30p.m.China Horse Club sends out the late-starting INTO AMORE (Into Mischief), a homebred daughter of GI Alabama winner Embellish the Lace (Super Saver). Trained by Todd Pletcher, the 3-year-old filly has been posting steady works at the Hall of Famer's Palm Beach Downs base in South Florida.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
thoroughbreddailynews.com | Christina Bossinakis
The sole Grade I winner in Saturday's GI Hollywood Derby lineup, Carson's Run (Cupid) will try to shift his East Coast form to California for Del Mar's nine-furlong turf test. A first-out winner at Saratoga at two, the chestnut took the one-mile GI Summer Stakes at Woodbine later in September.
