Welcome to the Past The Wire bloodstock section. This is where we feature columns on horse breeding, stallion farms, nicking, and pedigree content. Expert pieces on popular stallions, broodmares and their progeny as well as statistical data on stallions, broodmares and foals. We also feature breeding sale news from Fasig-Tipton, Keeneland, Ocala Breeders’, Midlantic and Tattersalls.
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Maximus Aurelius Tops Keeneland August Digital Sale at $40,000
POSTED: August 31, 2021
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Maximus Aurelius, a 3-year-old colt by Tapit out of champion Closed Hatches, sold for $40,000 to Pewter Stable to lead today’s Keeneland August...
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Mare in Foal to Curlin among Horses Cataloged to Keeneland August Digital Sale
POSTED: August 27, 2021
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Stakes winner Super Humor, who is carrying her first foal by leading sire Curlin, is among the horses that have been cataloged...
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Known Agenda, Florida Derby (G1) winner by Curlin, retires to Spendthrift
POSTED: August 25, 2021
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Known Agenda, the dominant winner of this year’s Florida Derby (G1), has been retired from racing and will take up stud duty at...
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Minority interest in Grade 1 Test winner Bella Sofia sold
POSTED: August 24, 2021
Medallion Racing, Parkland Thoroughbreds, and Barry Fowler have purchased a minority interest in the Grade 1-winning filly Bella Sofia, it was announced Aug. 24. The...
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Pontiff, A Dual-Surface Winner By Giant’s Causeway, Moves From Washington To California
POSTED: August 18, 2021
Elk Grove, California — Pontiff, a winning son of multiple leading sire Giant’s Causeway and half-brother to major sire Pulpit, has relocated from Washington to...
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War Front’s Legendary Bloodlines; Omaha Beach heading back to Spendthrift Australia
POSTED: August 3, 2021
War Front (courtesy of Spendthrift Australia) ROMSEY, Vic.—Legendary turf sire War Front continues his impressive record amongst the breeding ranks and is now making his...
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Keeneland July Digital Sale Catalog Now Online
POSTED: July 23, 2021
LEXINGTON, Ky.– Keeneland’s Digital Sales Ring platform continues Tuesday, July 27 with the July Digital Sale. The July Sale catalog is now available at Keenelanddigital.com....
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Spendthrift-breds featured in Fasig-Tipton July Sale
POSTED: July 13, 2021
For the first time, Spendthrift Farm will have homebred yearlings offered at the Fasig-Tipton July Sale, which will be held next Tuesday, July 13, beginning...
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Coolmore Ireland’s Champion Sire Galileo euthanized
POSTED: July 10, 2021
Regretfully our world-renowned Champion Sire Galileo was put to sleep earlier today on humane grounds owing to a chronic, non-responsive, debilitating injury to the left...