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First Foal for Verifying Arrives
POSTED: January 27, 2025
Verifying x Selective Memory (Courtesy of Pleasant Acres Stallions) Grade 1-Placed Son of Triple Crown Winner Justify Sires First Foal Pleasant Acres Stallions Press Release...
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Florida-Bred Champ Simplification Sires First Foal
POSTED: January 27, 2025
Simplification x Calidad (Courtesy of Pleasant Acres Stallions) First Foal for Stakes-Winning, Florida-Bred Champion Horse of the Year Pleasant Acres Stallions Press Release MORRISTON, Fla....
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First Foal for Doppelganger Is a Filly
POSTED: January 27, 2025
Doppelganger x Saucy Dame (Courtesy of Pleasant Acres Stallions) First Foal for the Only Grade 1 Winning Son of Into Mischief Standing Outside of Kentucky...
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OBSOnline Catalogues 24 Horses for January Sale
POSTED: January 22, 2025
OBS Press Release OCALA, Fla. – Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company has catalogued 24 horses for its OBSOnline January 2025 auction taking place Jan. 23-30. The...
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Tuscan Sky Hammers for $450K
POSTED: January 21, 2025
Tuscan Sky. (Fasig-Tipton Photo) Tops January Digital Sale Fasig-Tipton Release LEXINGTON, Ky.—The January Digital Sale closed Tuesday evening with 107 horses sold for $3,003,900. The sale averaged $28,073...
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Bidding Now Open, January Digital Sale
POSTED: January 16, 2025
Fasig-Tipton Release LEXINGTON, Ky.—Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 206 entries for its January Digital Sale, which may be viewed at digital.fasigtipton.com. Bidding is now open and will close...
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Market Stability, Buyer Confidence
POSTED: January 15, 2025
Pretty Birdie, in foal to Candy Ride and a Grade 3 winner by Bird Song, sold for $700,000. (Keeneland Photo) Keeneland January Sale Reflects Solis Results Keeneland Release...
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First Group of Entries Now Online
POSTED: January 15, 2025
Connie Swingle Kentucky Winter Mixed Supplemental Fasig-Tipton Release LEXINGTON, Ky.—Fasig-Tipton has released the first group of supplemental entries to its Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale, adding...
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Healthy Gains Realized on Opening Day
POSTED: January 14, 2025
Hip 453, Pretty Birdie, in foal to Candy Ride (ARG). (Keeneland Photo) Keeneland January Sale Graded stakes winners Delahaye, Pretty Birdie sell for $700,000 apiece Keeneland...
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That was a phenomenal article Jonathan. Thank you for writing it and sharing it. Ruffian was my second love (after Man O' War) and I simply cannot stop the tears from falling every time I read about this magnificent black beauty.
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