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Farm News
MARIA'S MON Juveniles Shine at Keeneland April 2008 Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale Apr 9, 2008 - Maria's Mon Two juveniles representing MARIA'S MON sold well at the Keeneland April 2008 juvenile sale, held for the first time this year in a one-preview, two-evening sale format on April 8 and 9. Hip 6, a March 5 gray filly, was the highest-priced filly in the first session, sold to Bear Stables Ltd. for $325,000 from the consignment of Robert Scanlon, who paid $125,000 for her as a yearling at the 2007 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearling sale. She previewed with a time of 10.1. Produced from the TWO PUNCH mare Cloud's Ambre, she is a full sister to Ilusoria, a G1SP winner from her sire's first crop and the dam of two stakes horses, and a half-sister to the dam of G1 winner MEADOW BREEZE. She was bred in Kentucky by Ironwater Farms. Hip 164, a colt named Strong Commitment, sold for $420,000 to Sequoia Racing, Reynolds Bell Thoroughbred Services acting as agent. Strong Commitment posted a work of 10 seconds flat in his preview. From the consignment of Ciaran Dunne's Wavertree Stables, the March 2 foal was bred in Kentucky by Pope McLean Sr., Pope McLean Jr., Marc McLean and William Schiffman from the CONQUISTADOR CIELO mare Sister Girl. A sample of BOB AND JOHN's '08 book . . . Thank you for your support! Mar 24, 2008 - Bob And John CAFFE LATTE (IRE) (Seattle Dancer) BOB AND JOHN off to a great start in the breeding shed! Mar 12, 2008 - Bob And John BOB AND JOHN has 15 mares confirmed "in foal" from his first 20 mares to visit this spring. He has taken to his new duties very well and is well-behaved and efficient on the breeding floor. Keep up the good work, BOB AND JOHN! From The Desk of Bill Oppenheim . . . Appeared in the 2/20/08 edition of Thoroughbred Daily News Feb 20, 2008 - Broken Vow . . . Consequently, we find with the younger sire classes--in this case,
sires with first foals 2003 and 2004--it is as important to look at their
total numbers of 'A' and 'ABC' Runners as at their indexes.   Triple Crown nominees for Broken Vow Feb 3, 2008 - Broken Vow Grand Vow, colt o/o French Grand (French Deputy) Triple Crown nominees for Maria's Mon Feb 3, 2008 - Maria's Mon Dixie Mon, colt o/o Sea Jamie Win (Dixieland Band) Vows kept, not Broken Story appeared in the November 17, 2007, issue of THOROUGHBRED TIMES. Nov 20, 2007 - Broken Vow Thoroughbred Times published an article about our own Broken Vow. Writer Robert D. Fierro, a Thoroughbred racing and breeding consultant based in New York City, does an excellent job showcasing Broken Vow, from his breeding to his current career at stud. The article also highlights the 30-year breeding program and philosphy put forth by Pin Oak Stud owner, Josephine Abercrombie. Robert Fiero begins "It is a clever, if not somewhat obvious, name, Broken Vow, who is by Unbridled out of Wedding Vow, by Nijinsky II. You can read several different meanings into the name, but the one that is most obvious—a promise not kept—is hardly what one would think of applying to the racing and, thus far, stallion career of its owner." Follow the link below to read the entire article. Maria's Mon Euthanized Sep 14, 2007 - Maria's Mon MARIA’S MON, the champion two-year-old male of 1995 and sire of 2001 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner MONARCHOS, was euthanized on September 14, 2007, at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington following a weeks-long illness. He was 14. MARIA’S MON, who began his career at Pin Oak Stud in 1997, also sired MG1SW WAIT A WHILE, Champion 3-year-old filly of 2006 and Grade 1 winners SEE HOW SHE RUNS and LATENT HEAT. MARIA’S MON garnered his Eclipse Award by winning three graded stakes as a two-year-old in 1995, including the Moet Champagne S. (G1) and Futurity (G1) Stakes at Belmont Park. G1 Winner Bob And John to Pin Oak Stud Aug 22, 2007 - Bob And John Stonerside Stable’s BOB AND JOHN has been retired and will stand in 2008 at Josephine Abercrombie’s Pin Oak Stud in Versailles, Kentucky. He will stand as the property of a partnership between Stonerside Stable and Pin Oak Stud. A Grade 1 winner of $996,330, BOB AND JOHN won or placed in 11 of 14 starts, six of which were graded stakes, and was a stakes horse at 2, 3, and 4. Winner of the Wood Memorial S.-G1, BOB AND JOHN also won the Sham S.-G3, and Lone Start Park H.-G3, with placings in the Hollywood Futurity-G1, San Felipe S.-G2, Texas Mile S.-G3, etc. “This horse is the total package,” remarked trainer Bob Baffert, “he’s got everything – looks, race record, and pedigree – the kind of horse that makes it as a stallion.” Bred in Kentucky by Janice and Bob McNair’s Stonerside Stable, BOB AND JOHN is a 4-year-old son of Seeking the Gold. From the family of leading sires Broad Brush and Capote, BOB AND JOHN is out of graded stakes winner and G1-placed Minister’s Melody, by Deputy Minister, and is a half-brother to stakes winner Connie Belle. “We are thrilled to have BOB AND JOHN join the ranks at Pin Oak,” said Josephine Abercrombie. She continued, “he has all the qualities that we look for in a stallion and that have been successful for us in the past. We’re delighted to continue our partnership with Stonerside.” “We look forward to standing BOB AND JOHN at Pin Oak,” said John Adger, racing and bloodstock manager for Stonerside. “Pin Oak is an outstanding operation with a terrific staff. Mrs. Abercrombie is a top Thoroughbred breeder and, like the McNairs, she breeds to race, and will support the horse with her excellent broodmares.” |
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