After 5 crops, Tiznow has become almost exactly the type of sire I had expected – one whose offspring are late blooming, middle-distance loving and can run on anything. When his first crop was just about to hit the track I boldly proclaimed to my fellow thoroughbred racing enthusiasts that he would be “similar to [...]

The following is a guest blog by Ornatan:
Revenge . . .
. . . Is Mine.
Who wants Revenge?
It was the question on everyone’s lips during Derby week; and the bitter throng had many answers to offer. The pre-race Derby favorite was trained by Jeff Mullins, who had long since been anointed by hardened gamblers as a [...]

Once upon a time, there was a $200K yearling by Tiznow, out of Spring Flight by Miswaki. He was purchased by Robert LaPenta and (initially) trained by Nick Zito. The duo of LaPenta-Zito produced Da’ Tara, but it also produced The Bell Tolls, another promising, mismanaged Tiznow colt. After a sparkling debut at Delaware, [...]

Leading 3rd crop sire Sky Mesa, taken out of stallion service due to colic, underwent a 2nd surgery at Rood & Riddle February 19 due to an impaction and is expected to return to breeding March 20.
A son of Pulpit —Caress, by Storm Cat, Sky Mesa is currently 2nd on the Second Crop [...]

Candy Ride (ARG) is continually proving to be a bargain at stud with his first crop of foals already sizzling across the track.  Life cannot get any sweeter for the breeders that paid the reasonable fee of only  $10,000 to breed to this versatile stallion.  His first crop consists of over 120 foals and there [...]