I love how these two are pasture mates! 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace and 2011 Kentucky Oaks winner Plum Pretty hanging out at Taylor Made. (Photo by Kent Sweezey)
Why is Baby Z so precious?
2012 foals: A Curlin filly with her mom Boca Beat (Mineshaft x Tap Your Feet, by Dixieland Band)
Blind Luck looking all nice and relaxed at Hill ‘N Dale after her official retirement announcement (like no one saw that one coming). And yup, the rumors are true she’s off to meet Bernardini… for some reason, I looked at pictures of her this morning and just thought “Afleet Alex” to myself right off the bat.
Oprah Winney, candidate for best name ever?
Flower Alley gets in his morning gallop
Pleasantly Perfect
I got very excited watching TVG yesterday when watching a two-year-old colt named Hansen. In his maiden victory, the nearly-white son of Tapit blew away the competition by at least a dozen lengths then destroyed the field during the WinStar Kentucky Cup Juvenile Stakes by 13 1/4 lengths. Wow. Next year’s star sprinter, if he can’t nail the classic distance (and he should, this race was 1 1/16 on Polytrack).
I can’t imagine the excitement of his breeder/owner/namesake, Dr. Kendall Hansen, and his jockey Victor Lebron is already calling him the best horse he’s ever ridden.
I’ve finally found a two-year-old colt I like as much as Union Rags.
R.I.P. Rahy (1985-2011) - Three Chimneys Farm announced today the death of their pensioned stallion Rahy (Blushing Groom x Glorious Song, by Halo), sire of champions such as A P Rahy, Dreaming of Anna, Fantastic Light, Rahystrada, and the first filly to win the Haskell, Serena’s Song.
