Open Mind (Deputy Minister/Stage Luck - 1986) will be inducted next Friday into the Horse Racing Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs. Other inductees include trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, and fillies Safely Kept and Sky Beauty. Open Mind was sold by Brookdale Sales in the 1987 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale for $150,000. She was bred by Due Process Stables and was purchased by D. Wayne Lucas. She
Brookdale graduate, Play Eighteen (Henny Hughes/Gone Golfing), was 2nd on Saturday in the Jamestown Stakes at Colonial. The 2yo colt broke his maiden first time out at the beginning of July and followed up that victory with a black-type placing in the Jamestown Stakes. The Henny Hughes colt was bred in Kentucky by Audley Farm Equine and was sold in the Keeneland September 2010 sale
Brookdale graduate Sean Avery (Cherokee Run/Latin Lynx,) a 5 yo gelding owned by Black Swan Stables, was 2nd on July 4th in the Mr. Prospector Stakes at MTH. Sean Avery was bred in Kentucky by Darley Stud and has hit the board in all 4 starts in 2011. Best of luck to the connections.
Two Brookdale Sales graduates from Keeneland September 2010 sale broke their maidens this past week in their first starts. I'll Have Another (Flower Alley/Arch's Gal Edith) broke his maiden at HOL on July 3rd going 5 1/2 furlongs for owner J Paul Reddam. The 2yo colt was bred in Kentucky by Harvey Clarke. Play Eighteen (Henny Hughes/Gone Golfing) broke his maiden at CNL on July
Convocation (h, 5, Pulpit/Shade Dance) was 3rd in the Easy Goer Stakes at Belmont on Sunday. This was the 3rd start of the year for Convocation, after coming off a 2nd in the G3 Westchester Stakes. Convocation was bred in Kentucky by Darley and is owned by Centennial Farms.
Sean Avery (g, 5, Cherokee Run/Latin Lynx) won the Longfellow Stakes on Sunday at Monmouth Park. Sean Avery was bred in Kentucky by Darley and was sold at the 2007 Keeneland September Sale. Congratulations to all the connections.
Spring Party (Smart Strike/Surf Club) was third in the Decoration Day Handicap at Mountaineer.
California Memories (Highest Honour(FR)/Kalpita) was second on Monday in the Group One Audemars Piguet QE II Cup.
Arcadian (Songandaprayer/Abundantly Blessed) won the Golden Circle Stakes on Saturday at Prairie Meadows.
Spring Party (Smart Strike/Surf Club) won the Wintergreen Stakes on March 12, 2011 at Turfway Park. The 5 year old mare was bred in Kentucky by International Equities Holding, Inc and sold by Brookdale in KeeSep07 for $150,000. The win brings her earnings to over $150,000.
