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Olympian of the Outback: Winx!

Sydney, Australia home of the 2000 Summer Olympics and Winx!
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Sydney, Australia home of the 2000 Summer Olympics and Winx!
Sydney, Australia, home of the 2000 Summer Olympics and Winx!

As the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics started a few days ago, I quickly lost interest following the opening ceremony.  I wish all of the athletes luck in pursuit of their Olympic dreams but the featured sports are just not, “The Sport of Kings”.  I’ve never been to the Olympics and I am good with that.  The closest I have ever been to anything Olympic was this street art when I visited Sydney in September of 2011.  All the while, when I was checking out koalas and joeys, my favorite thing about Australia was foaling and I didn’t even know it.  Winx was born on 9/14/11 and racing has never been the same for Sydney or the world.  Winx is my favorite Olympian of the Outback!

 

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Equine Eclipse Awards

Collection of Affirmed memorabilia with Eclipse Awards
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Eclipse Awards on display at the Kentucky Horse Park including 1979 Horse of the Year, Affirmed
Eclipse Awards on display at the Kentucky Horse Park including 1979 Horse of the Year, Affirmed

The cream of the crop have been crowned!  The 2017 edition of the Eclipse Awards was held tonight, 1/25/18.  There was a most deserving horse selected in all equine categories.  Read on to learn how your favorite athlete’s performance on the track led to the most prestigious award in North American Thoroughbred racing.

 

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A Following For Faversham

My favorite picture of California Chrome!
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The beautiful, California Chrome, at home, Taylor Made Farm.
The beautiful, California Chrome, at home, Taylor Made Farm.

Same sire, same dam, hold onto your horses, it’s Faversham!  The old phrase that lightening doesn’t strike the same place twice is a sham.  In fact, it is totally wrong, some places get struck over a hundred times a year and all we Chromies really want is one more time, one more chance.  California Chrome has 3 full siblings and we are hoping the youngest has what it takes to follow in his brother’s hooveprints.

 

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Start 2018 With Your Kentucky Derby Dream

Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby
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Tale of Ekati, winner of the 2008 Jerome
Tale of Ekati, winner of the 2008 Jerome

Happy New Year!  Be careful with your celebrations tonight because there is a whole lot to look forward to in the fresh new year.  Racing fans, get ready to be thrilled by the brand new 3 year-olds!  When the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, all of the Northern Hemisphere Thoroughbreds celebrate the same birthday, each aging 1 year.  These upcoming 3 year-olds are full of budding talent and well on their way down “The Road to the Kentucky Derby.”

 

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Here Comes Santa…

Collected right before his Lexington Stakes win at Keeneland
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Collected won the 2016 Lexington Stakes at Keeneland
Collected won the 2016 Lexington Stakes at Keeneland

On this fine Christmas Eve many children are eagerly awaiting a visit from their favorite mythical gift giver.  I am looking forward to attending church and spending the day with friends and family.  It is a very special time of the year that requires a great deal of preparation and anticipation.  Then, Christmas Day comes and goes like a flash.  Fortunately, the big guy in red isn’t the only Santa I’m waiting on.  Here comes Santa Claus Anita!

 

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When the Stakes are High

Keeneland gained two Grade s stakes for 2018
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La Coronel won the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland in October, but her April win in the Applachian, both at Keeneland, is now a Grade 2 stakes for 2018
La Coronel won the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland in October, but her April win in the Applachian, both at Keeneland, is now a Grade 2 stakes for 2018

As November wrapped there was a special meeting in the Horse Capital of the World.  A select group, belonging to the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association met in Lexington, KY.  These members are on the American Graded Stakes Committee.  They were tasked with the annual selection process of grading stakes races in the United States.  After a delicate 2 day process that looked at over 800 stakes races the committee determined 455 worthy stakes for 2018.  Did your favorite track and races meet their standards?

 

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Scat Daddy Divas

Titled, hours before her race at Churchill Downs
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Two, Scat Daddy sisters, race at Churchill Downs
Two, Scat Daddy sisters, race at Churchill Downs

What a week it has been.  Since my last post I have attended Thoroughbred sales at both Fasig-Tipton and Keeneland and live racing at Churchill Downs.  I have witnessed the sale of champions like Tepin, Stellar Wind, Catch A Glimpse and Songbird, seen the weanling foals of sires like American Pharoah and Medaglia d’ Oro and enjoyed racing at the home of the Kentucky Derby.  A common thread at the auctions and the track are the impressive and primarily female offspring of the late Scat Daddy.

 

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Breeders’ Cup Breakdown

2015 Breeders' Cup Classic winner, American Pharoah's garland
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American Pharoah at stud following his 2015 Grand Slam in the Breeders' Cup
American Pharoah at stud following his 2015 Grand Slam in the Breeders’ Cup

Good morning racing fans!  Today is the day we have been waiting for.  The finale of our 2017 champion racing season is upon us.  For 2 days only, we will witness a lucky 13 signature races that will define many of the world’s best champion Thoroughbreds.  Welcome to the Breeders’ Cup!

 

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