Stallion News

[tachyon]

Squirtle Squirt(USA)(Marquetry) sired his first group winner, as his 3yo filly Yoka Yoka(JPN) [o/o Honey Dancer(JPN) by Danehill Dancer(IRE)] won the G3 Kitakyushu Kinen 1200m turf at Kokura beating colts and older horses on August 22nd 2021!!

viewtopic.php?p=232864#p232864


-- replay (Japanese)

Yoka Yoka(JPN)
https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001263742/
10-4-2-0

Better late than never?

Oops I forgot to post the replay link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m1k4lRw0tU

It looks like Squirtle Squirt has been enjoying his slow life at JBBA Kyushu Stud.

-- link to his photo album
https://db.netkeiba.com/v1.1/?pid=horse ... 000a000da4

But he will be a bit busier next year, haha!

[Della]

Squirtle Squirt(USA)(Marquetry) sired his first group winner, as his 3yo filly Yoka Yoka(JPN) [o/o Honey Dancer(JPN) by Danehill Dancer(IRE)] won the G3 Kitakyushu Kinen 1200m turf at Kokura beating colts and older horses on August 22nd 2021!!

viewtopic.php?p=232864#p232864


-- replay (Japanese)

Yoka Yoka(JPN)
https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001263742/
10-4-2-0

Better late than never?

Oops I forgot to post the replay link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m1k4lRw0tU

It looks like Squirtle Squirt has been enjoying his slow life at JBBA Kyushu Stud.

-- link to his photo album
https://db.netkeiba.com/v1.1/?pid=horse ... 000a000da4

But he will be a bit busier next year, haha!

Wow - didn't know Squirtle Squirt was still alive and at stud. I watched him win the 2001 King's Bishop, same day that Point Given won the Travers. Congrats to the old boy getting his first group winner.

[Falinadin]

Anybody know how Grasshopper is doing? 2nd in the Travers in 2007, he started standing stud at Lanes End Texas in 2011. In 2016 he was relocated to Valor Farm. Going through September sales pages I saw that he was listed as a gelding, and sure enough equibase has him down as a gelding. He's had foals born as recently as 2019, possibly 2020.
I'm guessing he was pensioned and gelded, but I can't seem to find any news about it.

[Flanders]

Anybody know how Grasshopper is doing? 2nd in the Travers in 2007, he started standing stud at Lanes End Texas in 2011. In 2016 he was relocated to Valor Farm. Going through September sales pages I saw that he was listed as a gelding, and sure enough equibase has him down as a gelding. He's had foals born as recently as 2019, possibly 2020.
I'm guessing he was pensioned and gelded, but I can't seem to find any news about it.

I don't think it was announced. But we talked about it on here starting at: viewtopic.php?p=237515#p237515
But there really isn't much about it. Mylute noticed he was listed as a former stallion at Valor and I looked him up on the Jockey Club site. Nothing else.

[Northport]

Known Agenda retired to Spendthrift. He’s already there and has had his glamour shots taken.

https://www.spendthriftfarm.com/known-a ... HtG53PyNQY

Pass

[Mylute]

Spendthrift has posted cringe they're going to lose subscriber

[BaroqueAgain1]

Spendthrift has posted cringe they're going to lose subscriber

Mylute, I'm sorry, but I think I need a translation.

[Izvestia]

Known Agenda retired to Spendthrift. He’s already there and has had his glamour shots taken.

https://www.spendthriftfarm.com/known-a ... HtG53PyNQY

Pass

Just another Florida Derby winner with a handful of starts. Definitely a pass. I couldn’t even remember which year he won…

[TapitsGal]

Known Agenda retired to Spendthrift. He’s already there and has had his glamour shots taken.

https://www.spendthriftfarm.com/known-a ... HtG53PyNQY

Pass

Just another Florida Derby winner with a handful of starts. Definitely a pass. I couldn’t even remember which year he won…

I'll pass. I honestly didn't even remember he was still running

[TapitsGal]

Grey Swallow has died at 20

[Northport]

Last year’s Arc runner up In Swoop will stand under Coolmore’s National Hunt banner next year

https://www.racingpost.com/bloodstock/b ... j7RPO0H0RE

[Mylute]

Sadler's Joy to Turkey.

Not sure what I expected.

[Izvestia]

Sadler's Joy to Turkey.

Not sure what I expected.

Sounds like he’ll be given a shot?

[Gemini]

Known Agenda retired to Spendthrift. He’s already there and has had his glamour shots taken.

https://www.spendthriftfarm.com/known-a ... HtG53PyNQY

Pass

Just another Florida Derby winner with a handful of starts. Definitely a pass. I couldn’t even remember which year he won…

With eight career starts he's practically an iron horse compared to Charlatan.

[Flanders]

Truly amazing that Siyouni was almost gelded and sent to race in Hong Kong because they didn't know if breeders would want to use him.

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/s ... o-stardom/

[CorridorZ75]

Damn, Japan just lost Duramente- that is a blow.

[BaroqueAgain1]

I first read that shocking news here last night, and I thought that the racing sites would have articles up by now. But nothing yet on Bloodhorse, Paulick, DRF or even RacingPost. That's strange, as Duramente was a Japanese racing star, and a promising young stallion.

[Northport]

Acute colitis

https://www.racingpost.com/bloodstock/b ... Sz-zO4myhw

This really feels like the worst 2-3 month trend of sire deaths for some time

[BaroqueAgain1]

We also lost sensational broodmares like Goldikova, Cesario and Kind.
Horrible year.

[Starine]

This really feels like the worst 2-3 month trend of sire deaths for some time

Doesn't it? It's relentless.

Duramente is a tremendous loss.