Stallion News

second_glance · Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:55 am

Commendable, winner of the 2000 Belmont Stakes, standing stud in Korea, has died of colic.

http://korearacing.wordpress.com/2014/0 ... ssed-away/

TapitsGal · Thu Jun 12, 2014 6:30 am

second_glance wrote:Commendable, winner of the 2000 Belmont Stakes, standing stud in Korea, has died of colic.

http://korearacing.wordpress.com/2014/0 ... ssed-away/

if commendable died in april then why did we not know until now?three months later?and why haven't any of the big publications picked up on this?

Izvestia · Thu Jun 12, 2014 7:45 am

I'd say because he's not really a popular horse or stallion over here? Also, perhaps the South Korean farm doesn't release information immediately? There are farms here that don't always report deaths right away.

carole · Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:11 am

Gosh Sea The Stars is so gorgeous!

BlindLucky · Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:50 pm

Catching up with Gio Ponti

http://www.drf.com/news/catching-gio-po ... tions-stud

The son of Tale of the Cat was embraced by breeders from the outset. He covered 148 mares in 2012 and his book was full by Christmas...

...Year two brought a 113-mare book, then in season three (2014), when many stallions experience a numerical decline, an uncharacteristic jump to 150 on a flood tide of 300 applications.

Life At Zen · Fri Jul 04, 2014 10:49 pm

BlindLucky wrote:Catching up with Gio Ponti

http://www.drf.com/news/catching-gio-po ... tions-stud

The son of Tale of the Cat was embraced by breeders from the outset. He covered 148 mares in 2012 and his book was full by Christmas...

...Year two brought a 113-mare book, then in season three (2014), when many stallions experience a numerical decline, an uncharacteristic jump to 150 on a flood tide of 300 applications.

Nothing makes me happier than to read this

tachyon · Fri Jul 04, 2014 11:43 pm

Empire Maker(USA) sired his first Japanese-made winner, when Dormello(JPN)[2012 cot, o/o Cherry Angel(JPN) by Fuji Kiseki(JPN)] won in his debut going 1400m turf at Chukyo 5R Newcomer on July 5th!!!! Empire Maker has been standing at JBBA since 2011.

Dormello
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001152867/

tachyon · Sat Jul 05, 2014 12:45 am

Dormello(JPN) : 2012C. Empire Maker(USA) x Cherry Angel(JPN), by Fuji Kiseki(JPN)

owner: Mamoru Suwa
breeder: Takamura Bokujo (Farm)
trainer: Yasushi Shono
jockey: Futoshi Komaki

replay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8tNieg-3Is
Dormello: #5 horse

tachyon · Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:18 am

Wonder Speed(JPN), 2002H. King Glorious(USA) x Wonder Heritage(USA) by Pleasant Tap(USA), sired his first winner, when his 2yo filly Mitono Leo(JPN)[o/o Lichter(JPN) by Forty Niner(USA)] won her debut at Monbetsu on June 25th.

Wonder Speed(JPN) is standing at Grass Training Center in Hokkaido.

Wonder Speed
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000734770/

Mitono Leo
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001153999/

Northport · Mon Jul 07, 2014 6:21 pm

Lammtarra, winner of the 1995 Derby, King George, and Arc has passed away at age 22. He initially stood at Darley's Dalham Hall before being sold to Japan. He then was bought back by Sheikh Mohammed and pensioned at Dalham Hall in 2006.

BaroqueAgain1 · Mon Jul 07, 2014 6:41 pm

Lammtarra was pensioned when he was only 14? That seems odd.

luvthesales · Mon Jul 07, 2014 7:28 pm

Purely speculation, but perhaps the sum for which he was returned to Sheikh Mohammed was contingent on his retirement from stud. I don't believe he was doing very well in Japan at the time.

Northport · Mon Jul 07, 2014 9:14 pm

He wasn't much of a success at stud. He stood at Dalham for one year before being sold for $30 million to Japan (Arrow Stud I believe?). His book numbers got progressively smaller, but he was pretty fertile until he was bought back... either way it was nice to see that he was able to go back to where he started and live out his days with Darley.

He has turned out to be a decent broodmare sire, however. His daughter, Melikah (half to Galileo, Sea the Stars, Black Sam Bellamy, My Typhoon, etc) produced Masterstroke - a G2 winner and 3rd placed in the Arc.

tachyon · Fri Jul 11, 2014 9:02 am

tachyon wrote:Federalist(JPN), 2007H. Empire Maker(USA) x Dance Partner(JPN), will stand at Hakuba Stallion at Niikappu, Hokkaido, Japan.
Needless to say, Dance Partner is one of the most beloved daughters of Sunday Silence and Empire Maker made her a multiple graded winner producer.

Federailst (from JBIS)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001052584/

please visit uma-furusato.com http://uma-furusato.com/news/detail/_id_75255 to see full-size picks of Federalist.

-- from uma-furusato.com news (July 11)

Federalist(JPN) has been sold to Korea.
He will leave Japan in a few weeks and stand at Kumak Stud Farm in South Korea for next season.
He covered 22 mares this year at Hakuba Stallion in Japan.

http://uma-furusato.com/news/detail/_id_77729

tachyon · Fri Jul 11, 2014 9:17 am

Today, uma-furusato.com has posted new picks of Empire Maker(USA) (July 11)

please visit http://uma-furusato.com/news/detail/_id_77730 for full-size picks of Empire Maker

Calypso · Fri Jul 11, 2014 12:24 pm

wow, he looks fantastic

Northport · Fri Jul 11, 2014 9:33 pm

Top class Darley stallion Commands has passed away, no reason listed

http://www.darley.com.au/news/press-release-july-12

Flanders · Sat Jul 12, 2014 8:02 am

Northport · Sat Jul 12, 2014 9:44 am

To no one's surprise, Starspangledbanner will be returning to Coolmore for the 2015 Northern Hemisphere season

Starine · Sun Jul 13, 2014 9:58 pm

Jeranimo retires, although I'm not sure how many breeders are clamoring for a son of Congaree.