Michele MacDonald retweetledi
Hip 794, a Flightline colt out of Layla, commands $1.4 million! Consigned by Dixiana Farms and purchased by Mayberry Farm. #KeeSept
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Michele MacDonald
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Michele MacDonald
@full_stride
International Thoroughbred writer, editor, photographer, consultant & bloodstock agent. Ancient Egypt/Amarna. Wildlife. Traveler. Idealist.
Lexington, Kentucky Katılım Mayıs 2009
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Official JRHA photo of the Equinox-Midnight Bisou colt who ranks atop the premier sale at the Northern Horse Park in Hokkaido
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@SELECTSALE_jpn JRHA reports that new entity Nebraska Racing, also buyer of the Kitasan Black yearling colt o/o Australian MG1 winner Mosheen for ¥420m on Monday, was buyer of the Equinox-Midnight Bisou colt foal for official price of ¥580m ($3,918,919)
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#Equinox colt foal born March 1 o/o USA champion mare Midnight Bisou (Midnight Lute) brings equivalent of over $4.42 million when hammer falls at @SELECTSALE_jpn. Highest price so far in sizzling market, surpassing even top yearlings. Consigned by Katsumi Yoshida's Northern Farm
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Makoto Kaneko, who has raced the likes of Deep Impact & King Kamehameha, buys first foal offered @SELECTSALE_jpn by '23 World's Best Racehorse #Equinox for ¥230m ($1,554,055). Colt is o/o French G3 winner & G1pl Camprock (Myboycharlie)
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Great start for #Flightline as yearling sale sire with all 3 of his colts in the Japan Racing Horse Association sale selling for gross of ¥475m ($3,209,461), avg price of $1,069,820. JRHA photo of Hip 99, Flightline colt o/o U.S. GSW Gift List (Bated Breath), sold for $1,216,217
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First yearling by #Flightline in a sale ring brings seven figures @SELECTSALE_eng in Japan. Hip 16, colt o/o American MGSW Selflessly (More Than Ready) consigned by Northern Farm, sold for ¥190m (equal to $1,283,784) to Susumu Fujita, owner of @TheSaudiCup victor Forever Young
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@reginapierce @Oldfriendsfarm @MageHorse @KentuckyDerby @resracingky @DesormeauxKent He has always taken my breath away! A very, very special athlete ❤️
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The Magnificence of BIG BROWN as Captured by Michele McDonald.📸©️@Full_Stride. The 2008 Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Florida Derby, and Haskell Winner, BIG BROWN, is the Sire of Super Mare, PUCA, Making Him Grandsire of MAGE, DORNOCH, BAEZA (and don't forget PREAKY)! In 2023, MAGE Bested his Kentucky Derby Winning Time of 2:01.82 by just .25. BIG BROWN Celebrated his 20th Birthday Today at @Oldfriendsfarm, Where He is Both Happily Retired and VERY Much Loved! ❤️ -R
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Our Eagle has flown to the winner's circle! Thank you to trainer @johnwsadler, jockey @umbyrispoli & our partners for this glorious victory by Eagles Flight (Curlin), the 1/2b to #Flightline. Looking forward to the future🤩
FanDuel Racing@FanDuel_Racing
🦅 EAGLES FLIGHT ($4.00), the half-brother to 2022 Horse of the Year FLIGHTLINE, soared to victory in the 10th race at @santaanitapark. @umbyrispoli was aboard the 4YO Curlin colt for @johnwsadler. @Hronis_Racing @westpointtbred @MoreSummerWind @SienaFarmKY @woodfordracing
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By a top sire/Horse of the Year out of half sister to a Triple Crown winner -- breeding doesn't get any better ⭐️
Summer Wind Farm@MoreSummerWind
Summer Wind's first 4 foals of 2025 are all superb fillies, including this fiery-hued daughter of Gun Runner o/o American Pharoah's 1/2s Sunrise Service (Tapit). We take it as a fortuitous sign that this filly shares her birthday, Feb. 2, with Triple Crown hero American Pharoah
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Led by homebred @BreedersCup winners Immersive & Rebel's Romance, @Godolphin has smashed the seasonal North American earnings record (which it set in 2021) with over $18.55m. In last 4 years, stable has led all others, banking $69.6m+ in USA & Canada (Benoit 📷 of Immersive)
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@laralogan Not only is Kentucky's governor a Democrat who has acted as a Kamala surrogate, he declared he wants to abolish the Electoral College: m.youtube.com/watch?v=MKafb5…
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If you saw him, you knew: there were 1,900,000 reasons to love him. Thanks so much to MV Magnier & Peter Brant for buying Summer Wind-bred Hip 146, Gun Runner colt o/o Secret Sigh (Tapit); he's now co-2nd-high price at #Saratoga. Big future ahead! @FasigTiptonCo @LanesEndFarms
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#Flightline's first foals making a splash in the world's hottest marketplace with 2 colts each selling for seven figures at the Japan Racing Horse Association's select sale foal session in Hokkaido Tuesday
Summer Wind Farm@MoreSummerWind
Strong start for #Flightline in global market as 2 of 3 colts offered at @SELECTSALE_eng's foal session each sold for ¥210 million ($1,304,348). Leading Japanese owners Masahiro Noda & Tetsuhide Kunimoto bought the sons of G1 winners Grace Adler (Curlin) & Tan Gritona (Full Mast)
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First foal in ring @SELECTSALE_eng by US G1 winner Hot Rod Charlie brings equivalent of $434,783 when sold to Tatsuo Tanikake. Consigned as Hip 306 by Shadai Farm, the colt is o/o Agnes Tachyon mare Omega Signorina. The colt is from Hot Rod Charlie's first crop
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This Eagle can fly! Summer Wind-bred & co-owned Eagles Flight scores on debut! Curlin 1/2b to #Flightline will relish longer races ahead & improve off this effort, says trainer @johnwsadler
FanDuel Racing@FanDuel_Racing
FLIGHTLINE's half-brother #2 EAGLES FLIGHT made his debut a winning one in Race 8 at Santa Anita. Flavien Prat aboard for @sadlerracing, @KostaHronis, @MoreSummerWind.
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GSP Zinzay (Smart Strike), dam of G1pl SW Moon Over Miami & 3yo multiple winner Tennessee & close relative of $1.1m GSW She Can't Sing, delivered our 2nd 2024 foal, a handsome Uncle Mo colt. This family includes @DubaiWorldCup wnr Mystic Guide & French Classic wnr Musical Chimes
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@TheGreedySharks @WinStarFarm @OfficialJustify @KYHorseCountry @KYTbred @rpbloodstock @ABRLive Hope you were watching the G3 La Prevoyante Stakes from @GulfstreamPark. Justify's daughter Alpha Bella went wire to wire to win the 1 1/2-mile contest. Trainer Todd Pletcher said: "Stretching her out (in distance) is what she’s been looking for." twitter.com/i/status/17513…
Gulfstream Park@GulfstreamPark
Alpha Bella, with @luissaezpty, captures the La Prevoyante S. presented by @KetelOne Espresso Martini (Gr.3). #GulfstreamPark #ChampionshipMeet
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@full_stride @WinStarFarm @OfficialJustify @KYHorseCountry @KYTbred @rpbloodstock @ABRLive Has Justify had a winner over 1m4f ?
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#Justify is enjoying the good life at @WinStarFarm. "He likes to eat; if he's not eating, he's sleeping usually, which is good," stallion manager Larry McGinnis said after the Triple Crown champ delighted fans with a selfie session. racingpost.com/bloodstock/blo…
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ICYMI -- #Flightline has a 2yo half sister by leading sire Into Mischief who has been retained by @MoreSummerWind and recently went into early training in Florida 💘🏇👏
Summer Wind Farm@MoreSummerWind
My, how you have grown! We have no 2024 babies yet so, for #FoalFridayFlashback, meet Flight of Fancy (Into Mischief), the 2yo 1/2s to #Flightline. This filly has been retained & recently traveled to FL for early training. Dam #Feathered due to foal full Flightline sibling soon
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'At this stage he’s better than Tapit' - Gun Runner, the sire sensation with multi-million dollar backing from Coolmore
Michele MacDonald deep dives Gun Runner's book of mares and the level of Coolmore support
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