Stonewall Farm Stallions News
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1/2/2009
DREAM NOW, shedding the blinkers and switching to the turf for his second attempt, he was...
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1/1/2009
Stonewall Stallions’ leading freshman sire Medaglia d’Oro closed out his stellar debut season in 2008 with his 19th 2-year-old winner from his first crop on Dec. 27...
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12/21/2008
The economy weighs heavily on us all, but there are two kinds of breeders...those who depend on profitability and bank loans to stay in place, and those who don't. The latter have sufficient wealth that they can use losses as tax write-offs or are able and willing to sustain losses in order to pursue their....
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12/1/2008
Stonewall Stallions’ Doneraile Court has enjoyed a tremendous year in 2008, and one of his top performers, Cocoa Beach (Chi), put an emphatic exclamation point on the season with a powerful win in the $500,000 Matriarch S. (G1) at Hollywood Park on Nov. 30th...
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11/30/2008
Stonewall Farms’ leading freshman sire Medaglia d’Oro has enjoyed a stellar season in 2008, and it got even better Nov. 29 when his 2-year-old filly Rachel Alexandra romped in stakes-record time in the Golden Rod S. (G2) at Churchill Downs...
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11/9/2008
Stonewall Stallions’ Medaglia d’Oro had the session topper Saturday, Nov. 8th at the Keeneland November Sale, as a weanling colt by the leading freshman sire sold for $290,000...
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11/4/2008
Stonewall Farm Stallions announced Monday the stud fees for its 12-horse roster for 2009...
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11/3/2008
G1 winner Ariege, a 3-year-old daughter of Stonewall Stallions’ Doneraile Court, proved to be a hot commodity at the annual Fasig-Tipton Selected Fall Mixed Sale on Nov. 2nd, selling for $1.8 million...
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11/2/2008
Stonewall Stallions’ leading freshman sire Medaglia d’Oro enjoyed another great weekend from his first crop of runners, as debutantes Retraceable and Rachel Alexandra turned in big performances...
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10/25/2008
Devil by Design became leading freshman sire Medaglia d’Oro’s fifteenth allowance-level maiden winner from his debut crop, as the 2-year-old filly was impressive in defeating a field of 12 in her first...
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10/24/2008
International champion Cocoa Beach (Chi), by Stonewall Farm Stallions’ Doneraile Court, proved her class yet again with a valiant runner-up finish to the unbeaten Zenyatta in the featured $2 million Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic (G1) on...
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10/20/2008
Stonewall Farm Stallions Racing's Frisco Star returned to the winner's circle on Oct. 19th after winning a $56,000 allowance race on the turf at Keeneland Race Course...
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10/17/2008
Rachel Alexandra, a graded stakes-placed filly from the debut crop of leading freshman sire Medaglia d’Oro, showed her quality with an authoritative three-length win in a solid entry-level allowance race for 2-year-old fillies at Keeneland on Oct. 17...
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9/28/2008
Stonewall Stallions’ leading freshman sire Medaglia d’Oro received another impressive maiden special weight winner from his debut crop when the promising 2-year-old filly Cassidys Pride rolled to a 3 ¾-length win over a field of 11 in a $66,000 race at Woodbine on Sept. 28th...
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9/27/2008
Stonewall Farm Stallions’ Doneraile Court got his second Grade 1 winner of 2008 when his star filly Cocoa Beach (Chi) bested champion Ginger Punch by a half-length in the $600,000 Beldame (G1) on Sept. 27th at Belmont Park...
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9/27/2008
Renda, a 2-year-old filly from the first crop of Stonewall Stallions’ leading freshman sire Medaglia d’Oro, impressively captured her second consecutive stakes win on Sept. 27 in the $90,000 Brave Raj S. at Calder Race Course...
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9/24/2008
Min d’Oro became Stonewall Stallions’ leading freshman sire Medaglia d’Oro’s thirteenth winner when the 2-year-old filly splashed home to an easy 5 ¼-length win in the slop at Suffolk Downs on Sept. 23rd...
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9/16/2008
Stonewall Stallions’ Eclipse champion Leroidesanimaux had another six-figure yearling from his first crop sell at the Keeneland September Sale when a colt passed through the ring for $100,000 on Monday, September 15th, giving the young stallion his third six-figure yearling of the sale for a strong average of $126,250...
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9/14/2008
World renowned chef Bobby Flay bid on a good-looking daughter of Stonewall Stallions’ leading freshman sire Medaglia d’Oro when the filly entered the ring as Hip No. 1084 during the fourth session of the Keeneland September Sale for yearlings – but he did not come away with her when the bidding concluded...
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9/14/2008
Stonewall Stallions’ leading freshman sire Medaglia d’Oro continued his hot streak at the Keeneland September Sale on Saturday, September 13, topping the second consecutive session during the sale’s opening week with a $500,000 yearling colt...
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9/11/2008
Stonewall Farm Stallions’ leading freshman sire Medaglia d’Oro enjoyed a special day on September 11th during Day 4 of the annual Keeneland September Yearling Sale in Lexington, as a beautiful dark bay or brown filly by the son of El Prado stole the show with a price of $1.1 million – easily the session topper and only seven-figure ticket signed on the day...
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9/11/2008
The first yearling offered at Keeneland September from the debut crop of champion Leroidesanimaux brought a strong result, as a filly selling as Hip No. 1086 commanded $200,000...
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9/6/2008
It was only a matter of time before Stonewall Farm Stallions’ leading freshman sire Medaglia d’Oro received his first graded stakes winner. But the El Prado horse got much more than that on September 6th when...
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9/4/2008
C. S. Silk, a promising debutante from the first crop of Stonewall Stallions’ leading freshman sire Medaglia d’Oro, will look to become her sire’s first graded stakes winner when she lines up as one of the favorites in $150,000 Arlington-Washington Lassie (G3) at Arlington Park on September 6th...
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9/3/2008
Courting Wisdom, by Stonewall Stallions’ Doneraile Court, enjoyed a breakout race on September 3rd, as the 3-year-old blazed his way to a 7 ¼-length tour de force in a second-level allowance race at Philadelphia Park. The final time for the six-furlong event was an impressive one - 1:08.89...
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9/2/2008
Stonewall Farm Stallions’ Unforgettable Max continued his sales success from his first crop of yearlings on September 2nd when a filly selling as Hip No. 134 sold for $100,000 during the Select session of the CTHS Canadian-bred Yearling Sale in Ontario...
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8/29/2008
Cocoa Beach (Chi), a dual champion by Doneraile Court, made her U.S. debut a successful one on August 29th at Saratoga, easily winning the $91,950 Love Sign Stakes to give the brilliant 4-year-old filly stakes wins on three different continents...
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8/27/2008
Stonewall Farm Stallions’ leading freshman sire Medaglia d’Oro made a living in top weekend stakes action through his illustrious racing career, but on Wednesday, August 27th he enjoyed a different kind of success in mid-week, as he received winners No. 9 and 10 from his first-crop to hit the track...
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8/23/2008
Stonewall Farm Stallions’ leading freshman sire Medaglia d’Oro got his first stakes winner on August 23 in emphatic style, as his daughter Renda drew off to an impressive 7-length romp in the $60,000 Junior Champion Stakes at Monmouth Park...
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8/10/2008
Stonewall Stallions’ leading freshman sire Medaglia d’Oro is continuing to enjoy success from his first crop to hit the racetrack, as the brilliant El Prado horse picked up his eighth winner on August 10th when his 2-year-old colt Causin’ Havoc broke his maiden impressively at Presque Isle Downs...
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8/10/2008
Grade 1 winner Ariege, a daughter of Stonewall Stallions’ Doneraile Court, returned from a four-month layoff and showed why she is one of the top 3-year-old fillies in the land, storming home to an easy victory in the $102,500 Madam Jumel Stakes on August 10th over the Saratoga turf course...
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8/7/2008
Stonewall Farm Stallions’ Doneraile Court, the only stallion in the Top 25 on the 2008 General Sires list that stands for his ’08 fee of $6,000 or less, carried his success into the sales ring on August 5th at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale when a striking young colt by the son of Seattle Slew commanded $230,000...
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8/6/2008
A grand-looking filly from the first crop of Stonewall Farm Stallions’ Value Plus made a splash in the sales ring during the second session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale on August 6th in Saratoga Springs, NY, as the hammer dropped at $250,000 for the young racing prospect...
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8/2/2008
Stonewall Farm Stallions’ leading freshman sire Medaglia d’Oro recorded his eighth winner from his debut crop when first-time starter Min d’Oro rolled to an impressive 4 ¾-length win in a maiden special weight heat on August 2nd at Suffolk Downs...
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7/26/2008
Stonewall Farm Stallions’ leading freshman sire Medaglia d’Oro picked up another impressive debut winner from his introductory crop to hit the racetrack Saturday, July 26 when his 2-year-old filly Retraceable rallied strongly from off the pace to score a professional 2 ¾-length victory in a $66,000 maiden special weight at Woodbine...
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7/20/2008
Stonewall Farm Racing's British Blue notched his sixth career victory on July 19th with a decisive two-length win in an allowance race at Suffolk Downs...
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7/15/2008
Stonewall Farm Stallions was represented by a strong quartet from its stallion roster during the new-sire showcase at the Fasig-Tipton July sale of yearlings on July 14 & 15 in Lexington, Ky., as Medaglia d’Oro, Value Plus, Leroidesanimaux and Unforgettable Max were all well-received from some of their first select offerings at public auction...
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7/14/2008
Stonewall Farm Stallions’ Unforgettable Max made a big splash on the first day of the Fasig-Tipton July yearling sale July 14, as a colt from his debut crop sold for $330,000 to top the sale’s opening session...
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7/7/2008
Medaglia d'Oro's fast start continued unabated on July 6 with winners at Monmouth Park and Churchill Downs, vaulting him into second place on the list of Leading First Crop Sires...
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7/6/2008
Medaglia d'Oro celebrated the 4th of July weekend in grand style siring two more maiden winners on the same day at two different tracks...
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7/6/2008
Skip the Fight, a 3-year-old son of Doneraile Court, broke his maiden in an impressive career debut on July 5 at Monmouth Park for owner/breeder John Sessa...
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7/2/2008
Elmfield Boy became the fourth winner from the first crop of freshman sire Medaglia d'Oro, scoring at Newcastle in Great Britain on the famed track's biggest racing program of the year. The $100,000 Keeneland September yearling finished 2 1/2 lengths in front of Dubai Hills in a six-furlong maiden race, with the third-place finisher another six lengths back.
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6/28/2008
The first graded stakes race of the 2008 racing season for 2-year-old fillies was Saturday at Churchill Downs, and fittingly leading freshman sire Medaglia d'Oro - a seven-time graded stakes winner - was well represented in it...
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6/26/2008
Two of Medaglia d'Oro's winning daughters will get their first taste of
stakes competition when they go to the post Saturday in a field of 10 in
the $100,000 Debutante Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs, which is the first graded stakes of the season for 2-year-old fillies in North America...
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6/23/2008
Three Graces, a 3-year-old daughter of Top 20 General Sire Doneraile Court, scored a stylish victory in the $50,000 Northbound Pride Stakes on the grass at Canterbury Park on June 21. The win was her first in a stakes from just nine career starts...
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6/19/2008
Medaglia d’Onore gave Stonewall Farm Stallions’ top freshman sire Medaglia d’Oro his third impressive maiden winner of the early season when the 2-year-old colt overcame trouble to score a professional victory on June 19th at Churchill Downs...
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6/16/2008
After adding his second winner from seven starters on Friday, Medaglia d'Oro closed the weekend when his highly-anticipated daughter, Gabby's Golden Gal, finished a game third at Hollywood Park on Sunday in her debut.
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6/16/2008
Tripple Gift (f, 3, Trippi-Hartwell's Gift by Clever Trick) added lasix for her second career start after a seven month layoff. She broke alertly from the outside stall and stalked the pace throughout. The $90,000 KEESEP purchase took command at the 1/8th pole and drew off to score by 4 lengths. She posted a good Equibase speed figure of 93 for the 6 1/2 furlong event.
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6/13/2008
Friday the 13th proved very lucky for freshman sire Medaglia d'Oro as he was represented by the 1st and 3rd place finishers in the eighth race at Churchill Downs.
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6/13/2008
Viva La View broke her maiden by stopping the clock in 1:08 4/5 for the six furlongs on the turf. She improved her record to 3-1-1-0 for lifetime earnings of $47,777. Congratulations to Stonewall Farm Stallions Racing conditioner Reynaldo Abreu and his staff!
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6/8/2008
Marquet Lady made her second career start a winning one, capturing a $25,000 maiden special weigth at Charles Town Races & Slots by 1 1/2 lengths on June 7...
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6/3/2008
Kuba a Noqua, a 3-year-old Marquetry filly, scored a 1 3/4-length victory in the $50,000 Aspen Cup Handicap at Ruidoso Downs on June 1...
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5/31/2008
Highly-regarded freshman stallion Medaglia d'Oro was represented by his first winner at Calder Race Course on May 31, when his 2-year-old filly Renda overcame the No. 1 post to break her maiden by a widening five lengths in an impressive career debut...
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5/29/2008
Stonewall Farm Stallions' Doneraile Court continues to excel among Northern Hemisphere sires with progeny earnings of $2,446,838 through May 29, good for 14th place on the general sires list...
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5/20/2008
Ashley's Moment, a daughter of Stonewall Farm Stallions’ Doneraile Court, boosted her record to 2-3-4 in 10 starts with a half-length victory in a $54,000 allowance race over the local Tapeta surface at Presque Isle Downs on May 18...
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5/15/2008
Hip No. 99, a 2-year-old colt from the first crop of Stonewall Farm Stallions’ Medaglia d’Oro, recorded the co-fastest eighth of a mile workout at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Two-Year-Olds In Training Sale in Timonium, Maryland, stopping the clock in a crisp :10 1/5 seconds...
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5/11/2008
Ironically, Mother's Day weekend proved to be rewarding countrywide for a red-hot father, as Stonewall Farm Stallions' Doneraile Court had three more impressive winners from coast to coast...
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4/28/2008
Shilla, a 3-year-old daughter of Marquetry, raised her career record to 5-0-2 from seven starts with a sharp victory in the $150,800 Fury Stakes at Woodbine on April 27...
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4/26/2008
Sporting Art made a powerful late run through the stretch to easily overtake pacesetter Tour Ireland and win the $400,000 Calder Derby (G3)...
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4/21/2008
It was an exceptional week overseas for Stonewall Farm Stallions’ Medaglia d'Oro, who enjoyed great success in auctions in both England and France including a record-priced filly...
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