Trending In TDN Europe
1). Feature: Kelsey Riley chats to Kerri Radcliffe about purchasing Nadal (USA) (Blame {USA}), a leading candidate for this year's G1 Kentucky Derby.
“Wouldn’t it be great to get to the Derby and have Nadal, the human and horse form, together? I keep naming these horses things like that because the sport needs that kind of exposure; we need new people to come in.” - Kerri Radcliffe
Arthur Hoyeau with Kerri Radcliffe | Image courtesy of Zuzanna Lupa Photography
2). Feature: Waldgeist (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) is set to cover a top-class book of mares at Ballylinch Stud in Ireland this year. Emma Berry catches up with the farm's John O'Connor.
"Ammerland and Newsells Park Stud are both exceptionally good breeders and they’ve both shown they can breed Group 1 winners on a fairly regular basis so it’s great to be working with them on this project with Waldgeist. We’re working on the same type of approach as we did with Lope De Vega when we started him.” - John O'Connor
Waldgeist (GB) | Image courtesy of Scoop Dyga Photo
3). Video & Feature: Lost Treasure (Ire) (War Front {USA}) has retired to Hill ‘n’ Dale in Kentucky for the 2020 season. John Sikura shares his thoughts on the former Aidan O'Brien trainee.
“I spoke with the team at Coolmore for nearly two years about this horse. He is a horse that I really thought had a great chance to come to America and be an outstanding sire prospect. Aidan O’Brien told me Lost Treasure had wonderful talent and although they didn’t get the best out of him, they never aimed down with him." - John Sikura
Trending In TDN America
1). Podcast: How did legendary American radio host Jim Rome get into the horse racing game? We find out as Rome joins writers Joe Bianca, Alan Carasso and Bill Finley.
2). Video: Preparing elite stallions for a strenuous breeding season can be a challenge when also dealing with freezing temperatures in Central Kentucky. Darley has found a program that circumvents the unpredictable climate and also tailors exercise to each individual stallion with the addition of an aqua treadmill at Jonabell Farm.
3). News: For Buyers of Zayat Horses, What is the Law? Sue Finley highlights some key findings.
“I believe that MGG’s claims, which are based on state law, have been pre-empted by federal law and I don’t see how they can prevail on this. If the state courts of Kentucky agree with MGG, some bankers might be happy, but it would wreak havoc in the horse industry in Kentucky." - Frank Becker, an attorney in Lexington, Kentucky specializing in equine law.
