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Keeneland’s catalog of 3,594 horses in the breeding stock and weanling portion of its 78th November Breeding Stock Sale, to be held Nov. 10-19, is now online. The catalog includes 2,159 broodmares and broodmare prospects, 1,432 weanlings and three stallions or stallion prospects for this significant auction that attracts participation of leading Thoroughbred owners and breeders […]
Born and raised in Camden, South Carolina, Frank Wooten has become one of the most highly sought-after horse trainers in the Camden region. We were recently able to catch up with Frank at his Camden Training Center stables and chatted with him about his favorite moments as a thoroughbred trainer and his passion for the industry. […]
Monomoy Girl retired after sustaining injury during training Sept. 21. Monomoy Girl , the two-time Eclipse Award winner and seven-time grade 1 winner, has been retired from racing after she was discovered to have sustained an injury during training Sept. 21 at Churchill Downs. “Monomoy Girl went out for a routine gallop Tuesday morning and came back […]
Two year-old filly Jester Nojoy (trained by Todd Pletcher and broken by Donna Freyer of the Camden Training Center) is headed to the graded stakes after her win in the Saratoga 8th on Sunday. JESTER CALLS NOJOY (f, 2, Maclean’s Music–Morning Star, by Sky Mesa) went quickly to the front, carving out initial splits of :22.99 and :46.58. […]
Bodemeister colt fought to the wire and won a photo finish with Riptide Rock. As the field thundered toward the finish in the CA$1,002,000 (US$781,479) Queen’s Plate at Woodbine Aug. 22, mutuel favorite, and Camden Training Center graduate, Safe Conduct had the lead but one that looked anything but safe. With jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. asking the Bodemeister colt for all he […]
The Camden Training Center graduate and Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner improved her record to 6-for-7. On Aug. 21 at Saratoga Race Course, Malathaat once again proved that she is at the top of her class, winning the $600,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) under an attentive ride by Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez. In the Coaching Club […]
Michael Dubb, The Elkstone Group, Madaket Stables and Michael J. Caruso’sWondrwherecraigisutilized a prominent trip under Luis Saez to capture Friday’s $120,000 Tale of the Cat at Saratoga Race Course. Foolish Ghost was away quickly under Joel Rosario, but Wondrwherecraigis, who broke inward from post 5 and may have clipped heels with Wind of Change, was sent […]
From the August 2021 edition of Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred By Joe Clancy Trainer Neil Howard talked about former assistant Kevin Kahkola’s horsemanship, work ethic, professionalism and skill with young horses-and then went another direction. “He’s got this quiet way about him, but his sense of humor is unlimited,” Howard said. “If you get him alone, he’d […]
When Stuart Grant isn’t working as an attorney and hedge fund manager or contributing to numerous philanthropic endeavors, he finds his “happy place” in horses. After buying his first racehorse in 2002, Grant’s influence in the industry has grown to include two separate facilities: C-Dog Farm in Chesapeake City, Md., home to his breeding operation, and […]
Just earlier this week Stuart Grant and The Elkstone Group’s Too Sexy won her second race at Saratoga Race 7 on Saturday, July 16. This was also the second NYRA win for the Elkstone Group since April 2021’s draft. Too Sexy: Beating the Odds Going against forecaster’s predictions from earlier this week, the four year-old […]