Stallion News

lurkey mclurker · Thu Mar 31, 2016 7:33 pm

*sigh* I could eat Winslow Homer up with a spoon. <3

Or Indy's cake. Or both.

Slewfan2 · Thu Mar 31, 2016 7:41 pm

Indy still has the look of eagles.......what a grand old man he is; I hope he enjoyed his cake!

Lovely article, also - what a career he's had. His BC Classic still gives me chills...

serenassong · Fri Apr 01, 2016 9:19 pm

Sparrow Castle wrote:Happy Birthday to A.P. Indy!!!

Lane's End Farm added 2 new photos.
A.P Indy would like to say a big thank you to the kind fan that sent him a birthday cake today. Happy birthday AP and enjoy your big day !!

Mel's story:
Catching Up With A.P. Indy
http://www.americasbestracing.net/en/th ... h-ap-indy/

A.P. Indy in his pasture on March 17, 2016. (Photos by Melissa Bauer-Herzog)

Happy Birthday Indy. Said it before, but him and Honor Code are like twins- lets hope he takes up the old man's mantle

serenassong · Fri Apr 01, 2016 9:19 pm

Is Indy wearing front bell boots?

Flanders · Fri Apr 01, 2016 10:58 pm

serenassong wrote:Is Indy wearing front bell boots?

Yep. You can see them clearly in the one closeup.

Sparrow Castle · Mon Apr 04, 2016 10:17 pm

I love it when someone visits the stud farms and puts the pictures on Twitter, especially the new stallions. Hope you enjoy them too.

emily plant ‏@ejplantain
Here’s Summer Front (War Front x Rose of Summer (El Prado)) G2 winner standing @AirdrieStud

emily plant ‏@ejplantain
not a new guy, but Creative Cause @AirdrieStud is so gorgeous I have to include him in the “stallion parade”

emily plant ‏@ejplantain
G2 winner Tapiture (Tapit x Free Spin (Olympio)), standing @darbydanfarm

emily plant ‏@ejplantain
top-class Shackleford is like a 1600lb puppy… obviously very very happy in his new life of leisure @darbydanfarm

emily plant ‏@ejplantain
MG1SW Real Solution (Kitten’s Joy x Reachfortheheavens (Pulpit)) standing at Calumet Farm

Sparrow Castle · Mon Apr 04, 2016 10:23 pm

emily plant ‏@ejplantain
Not his 1st yr, but Risque Remarque (Ellusive Quest x Regal Bounty (Pirate’s Bounty) is *so* unique, must include!

emily plant‏@ejplantain
MG1SW Constitution (Tapit x Baffled (Distorted Humor)) @winstarfarm

emily plant ‏@ejplantain
The very speedy 2yo Daredevil (More Than Ready x Chasethewildwind (Forty Niner)) @WinStarFarm

emily plant ‏@ejplantain
Classic-placed G2 winner Commissioner (A. P. Indy x Flaming Heart (Touch Gold)) @WinStarFarm

emily plant ‏@ejplantain
G1 winner at 2 & 3, Carpe Diem (Giant’s Causeway x Rebridled Dreams (Unbridled’s Song)) @WinStarFarm

emily plant ‏@ejplantain
classic-placed Medal Count (Dynaformer x Brisquette (Unbridled’s Song)) @SpendthriftFarm @MarkToothaker

Sparrow Castle · Mon Apr 04, 2016 10:30 pm

emily plant ‏@ejplantain
lovely G2 winner Race Day (Tapit x Rebalite (More Than Ready)) @spendthriftfarm @MarkToothaker

emily plant ‏@ejplantain
G1 winner & classic-placed Danza (Street Boss x Champagne Royale (French Deputy)) @SpendthriftFarm @Marktoothaker

emily plant ‏@ejplantain
G1 winner Wicked Strong (Hard Spun x Moyne Abbey (Charismatic)) is a seriously good looking horse! @spenthriftfarm

emily plant ‏@ejplantain
The seriously fast & seriously consistent Palace (City Zip x Receivership (End Sweep)) @SpendthriftFarm

emily plant ‏@ejplantain
Hampton Court (Redoute’s Choice x Roses ’n’ Wine (Broken Vow)) is a G1 winner w/ v classy pedigree @SpendthriftFarm

emily plant ‏@ejplantain
MG1SW Bayern (Offlee Wild x Alittlebitearly (Thunder Gulch)) @HillnDaleFarm

emily plant ‏@ejplantain
2x @BreedersCup winner Secret Circle (Eddington x Ragtime Hope (Dixieland Band)) @HillnDaleFarm

emily plant ‏@ejplantain
Final photo- the mighty Curlin (Smart Strike x Sherriff’s Deputy (Chimes of Freedom) @HillnDaleFarm #phenom

Northport · Mon Apr 04, 2016 10:31 pm

I was always bummed that they retired Creative Cause so early with really no reason given, but wow is he stunning. Carpe Diem looks just like his sire. Giant's Causeway has some nice looking predecessors.

Sparrow Castle · Mon Apr 04, 2016 10:43 pm

I don't remember hearing that Hampton Court was shuttling here, and at a reasonable fee of $6,000 Live Foal. I hope he does well here.

BaroqueAgain1 · Tue Apr 05, 2016 12:53 am

Maybe it's the photo, but Shackleford's front hooves look really tall (long?)...almost like a Saddlebred's.
Lots of fine horseflesh there. Thanks for posting the pix.

sweettalk · Tue Apr 05, 2016 2:01 am

Northport wrote:I was always bummed that they retired Creative Cause so early with really no reason given, but wow is he stunning. Carpe Diem looks just like his sire. Giant's Causeway has some nice looking predecessors.

if i remember, he ran in the preakness then was retired at the end of that year? i just assumed he had some nagging issues that they were tired of fighting, but of course i can't prove that.

Flanders · Tue Apr 05, 2016 2:19 am

sweettalk wrote:
Northport wrote:I was always bummed that they retired Creative Cause so early with really no reason given, but wow is he stunning. Carpe Diem looks just like his sire. Giant's Causeway has some nice looking predecessors.
if i remember, he ran in the preakness then was retired at the end of that year? i just assumed he had some nagging issues that they were tired of fighting, but of course i can't prove that.

They never said why they retired him or why he didn't race again after the Preakness. After the Preakness they said they were bypassing the Belmont but that he was healthy and happy. They were going to give him a little break and come back in the Swaps or a turf race, either the La Jolla or Del Mar Derby. Obviously that didn't happen because he never raced again. I don't know that they said anything else. I think there were rumors going around that he had some problems.

Mel Mae · Tue Apr 05, 2016 12:05 pm

Sparrow Castle wrote:I don't remember hearing that Hampton Court was shuttling here, and at a reasonable fee of $6,000 Live Foal. I hope he does well here.

I've seen nearly all the new stallions in Kentucky this year and he's one of my favorites. I'm hoping he gets a better shot than some other reverse shuttlers that have come here in the past few years.

Izvestia · Tue Apr 05, 2016 12:30 pm

Shackleford looks like he has pads on his front, or something corrective.
I think Summer Front is gorgeous. And Creative Cause looks huge. How big is he?

Starine · Tue Apr 05, 2016 7:30 pm

Not terribly familiar with Hampton Court, but he is a very attractive individual.

Rainyday · Tue Apr 05, 2016 7:32 pm

Oh, look. Actual photographic evidence that Risque Remarque is alive and well and not hidden away in some back shed.

(I kid, but Calumet was so secretive about his acquisition--I think it was only known because his previous owner announced it on Facebook--and quiet on him in general that their owning him seemed almost more internet rumour than fact up to an article on Calumet actually mentioned him a couple of months ago. I can understand why maybe a serious racing operation didn't want to talk too much about their colour breeding experiment, but it was a tiny bit weird.)

Starine · Wed Apr 06, 2016 4:27 pm

Haskin: Repole hoping Mo Town hits keep coming
http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/horse-ra ... oming.aspx

Sparrow Castle · Wed Apr 06, 2016 6:12 pm

Ramiro A. Restrepo ‏@RamiroRestrepo
Catching up with '92-'93 @BreedersCup Mile Champ, 27yo LURE, he sure loves those peppermints... @austinlutt

sweettalk · Wed Apr 06, 2016 9:17 pm

someone's shedding