DRF Breeding

03/06/2024

The 2-year-old sale season is about to get underway with the OBS - Ocala Breeders' Sales March sale. Learn more about this season's prospects, calendar, and freshman sires by downloading our annual special edition! https://t.co/mpvjWMLUdG

01/29/2023

The Daily Racing Form 2023 Stallion Season online auction is happening now through January 30, 2023, at 6:00 pm EST. Check it out on www.equiring.com

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Thoroughbred Daily News

12/31/2022

The Stallion Season Auction presented by Mt. Brilliant Farm starts next week!

❤️Online seasons: Jan. 4-6 including Blame, McKinzie, City of Light, Speightstown and more! https://bit.ly/3WAYdme
❤️Online silent auction: Jan. 4-8 including halters, trips, artwork, and more! https://bit.ly/3Cb8BJb
❤️'Tis the Seasons Celebration: Jan. 8 in Lexington featuring seasons to Constitution, Flightline, Good Magic, Maxfield, Not This Time, Nashville, Nyquist, Olympiad, and Quality Road. Live auction items: John Deere ZTrak Mower, Oceanfront Condo in St. Thomas,
Meet and Greet with Flightline, 2023 Triple Crown Ticket Package, One Week Stay at a Florida Beach House, and Eighth Pole from Keeneland Race Course. Buy tickets: https://bit.ly/3WRBpOS

🙏Thank you sponsors: Mt. Brilliant Farm, Bourbon Lane Stable, Limestone Bank, Coolmore America, Equine Medical Associates, PSC, Top Line Sales, LLC, The Equine Medical Center of Ocala, & L.V. Harkness & Co.

09/12/2022

The yearling sale season continues with Keeneland September!

Download our PDF guide for complete preview coverage, and check in at DRF.com/breeding throughout the sale for session recaps, market analysis, and horses to watch.

Our coverage is presented by Stonestreet Farms.

09/15/2021

Review Book 1 of the Keeneland September yearling sale, including video of the sale leader, a Stonestreet Farms-bred half-brother to Girvin and Midnight Bourbon.

09/14/2021

09/14/2021

An American Pharoah (Coolmore America) half-sister to recent Grade 1 winner Echo Zulu led a trio of seven-figure yearlings as the Keeneland September yearling sale opened its run yesterday. Recap all the action, and then follow our sale coverage today, presented by Stonestreet Farms.

A trio of seven-figure yearlings, including a $1.4 million American Pharoah filly, led the way as the Keeneland September yearling sale opened its marathon run in encouraging fashion on Monday afternoon, with demand at the top of the market leading to an improved average.

09/11/2021

Finishing touches are done, our yearlings have shipped in, and we are ready for the Keeneland September Sale! Follow along with our entries and results throughout the sale by visiting our website ➡️ bit.ly/34DHN4r

09/09/2021

We're getting ready for the start of Keeneland September next week, plus the rest of the fall yearling sales at Fasig-Tipton, OBS - Ocala Breeders' Sales, and more!

Our annual special edition, presented by Stonestreet Farms, has sales and market previews, feature stories, stallions and trends to watch, and more.

Read individual stories at the links below, or download the complete special edition as a PDF.

https://www.drf.com/news/special-edition-fall-yearling-sales-preview-presented-stonestreet

08/18/2021

We are very saddened to report the passing of B. Wayne Hughes who died peacefully today in his home at his beloved Spendthrift Farm with loving family by his side.

The longtime horse racing visionary and leader – best known within the industry for returning Spendthrift to prominence – was 87.

Hughes had been one of the sport’s most influential figures of the 21st century, with wide-ranging contributions that will forever impact Thoroughbred breeding and racing. He purchased Spendthrift in 2004 and traded in his residence of California for a life on the farm in Lexington. Hughes quickly began restoring the historic brand and its land, renovating almost all the farm’s signature structures and returning Spendthrift as a viable commercial breeding operation.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/3j0eMGA

08/10/2021

A son of young classic sire Uncle Mo (Coolmore America) led the way as Fasig-Tipton opened its "Sale of a Century" last night in Saratoga. Catch up on all the action from opening night, and then stay tuned for Tuesday's second and final session.
Our yearling sales season coverage is brought to you by Stonestreet Farms.

A $1.6 million Uncle Mo c**t led the way as high-end Thoroughbred trade returned to Saratoga on Monday evening. The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale, which is celebrating its 100th edition this week, found steady going in its opening session, setting the stage for what could be a solid f...

08/08/2021

After a year delay, Fasig-Tipton is ready to celebrate the 100th edition of its Saratoga selected yearling sale, which counts among its graduates all-time greats like Man o' War. More on this sale and its history:
https://www.drf.com/news/after-year-delay-fasig-tipton-saratoga-ready-celebrate-its-centennial

Our coverage of the Saratoga sale, and the rest of this yearling season, is presented by Stonestreet Farms.

Among the many events the coronavirus pandemic pushed off the calendar in 2020 was a celebration of the 100th editions of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale. With the pandemic hopefully receding, Fasig-Tipton is back with a full slate of sales this year, including what it has dubbed .....