Eric Mitchell

6 days ago | bloodhorse.com | Eric Mitchell

The North American Thoroughbred breeding season got off to a slower than usual start this year, with commercial breeders delaying their mating decisions for months with the hope of gathering more information to bolster their stallion selections or negotiating a lower stud fee. BloodHorse MarketWatch reported last summer that the Thoroughbred foal crop is predominantly a commercial product, with 51-52% of foals in the United States and Canada, respectively, being offered at auction.

1 week ago | bloodhorse.com | Eric Mitchell

Derma Moon (JPN) became the first winner for Shadai Stallion Station's Mind Your Biscuits , who was a multiple grade 1 winner in the United States and Dubai, after capturing a May 25 maiden special weight at Tokyo Racecourse. Funny Hill Farm bred the bay 3-year-old colt out of the winning Screen Hero mare Derma Ararechan, who has produced two other winners so far.

3 weeks ago | bloodhorse.com | Eric Mitchell

Spendthrift Farm's freshman sire and grade 1 winner Rock Your World sired his first winner when his daughter Color Comin' In won a $115,272 maiden special weight May 15 at Churchill Downs. Raced by CKDS Racing Stable and trainer Norm Casse, Color Comin' In overcame a slow start and advanced into a stalking position along the rail at the half-mile pole and then took the lead with a quarter-mile to go. She drew off to win by three lengths with Luis Saez in the saddle. The final time was :58.14.

3 weeks ago | bloodhorse.com | Eric Mitchell

Mid-Atlantic trainer Javier Morzan has been suspended for 30 days and fined $2,500 for multiple violations of giving horses in his care intra-articular joint injections within a 14-day stand-down period prior to racing and violating a seven-day stand-down period prior to working as required by the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit.

1 month ago | bloodhorse.com | Eric Mitchell

First-out winner Piedra Preciosa added some glitter to her victory by becoming the first winner for Darley America's freshman sire and multiple grade 1 winner . The 2-year-old bay filly, raced by Alex Doyle with owner/trainer Rey Hernandez, prevailed by a nose over favorite Wanna Go Home , who was a nose in front of . The final time for the five-furlong race on Horseshoe Indianapolis' main track was 1:01.12.