BC Bloodstock

Snuck In Starts 2009 Off In Good Order

Briggs & Cromartie Thoroughbred Consultants News Feed — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:35:17 GMT

Snuck In's progeny are ensuring that their sire gets a good start to the new year. In the first 3 days of 2009, Snuck In has had 6 winners. Inlcuded among the winners are a first-time starter, a gutsy winner over a talented, highly touted favorite...(read more)

'Tis The Season....For A Season

Briggs & Cromartie Thoroughbred Consultants News Feed — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:25:06 GMT

Thinking about that perfect gift for your favorite Thoroughbred breeder? Well, how about a season to breed to his or her favorite stallion? Sign a Live Foal Contract now and you pay nothing 'til you have a walking, nursing baby that could become a...(read more)

Add Another Juvenile Winner by Graeme Hall

Briggs & Cromartie Thoroughbred Consultants News Feed — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:13:40 GMT

Waverly Cott, a two-year-old filly out of Don't Forsake Me, was added to the list of 2008 juvenile winners by Graeme Hall, one of Florida's leading juvenile sires. The Eugene Melnyk bred filly won the first race at Charlestown on a night that...(read more)

Captain Bry Reports For Duty

Briggs & Cromartie Thoroughbred Consultants News Feed — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:20:22 GMT

Chenery Stakes winner Captain Bry, a two-year-old gelding by Snuck In out of Tropical Runner (Blue Ensign), is back on the track after a layoff. The promising juvenile worked in Tampa going 5 furlongs in 1:03 and 1/5. He had not worked since September...(read more)

Graeme Hall Booking Better Than Ever

Briggs & Cromartie Thoroughbred Consultants News Feed — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:20:19 GMT

Graeme Hall has been enjoying a stellar racing season in 2008. He ranks atop the national list of Juvenile Sires by number of two-year-old stakes winners with 5, tied with Exchange Rate ($25,000 stud fee), Dixie Union ($35,000 stud fee) and City Zip Read...(read more)

Stoneyer Strikes Again

Briggs & Cromartie Thoroughbred Consultants News Feed — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:22:35 GMT

Two-year-old Stoneyer, already a two-time G-1 (PR) stakes winner prior to this weekend, scored a 5-1/2 length win in the G-1 (PR) Clasico Augustin Mercado Reveron at Camerero Race Track on Sunday. Out of Bungalow Eight by Montbrook, Stoneyer was bred...(read more)

Smooth Air Chills in November

Briggs & Cromartie Thoroughbred Consultants News Feed — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:50:52 GMT

Trainer Bennie Stutts, Jr. confirmed that Smooth Air would race in 2009 as a 4-year old. In a report to The Daily Racing Form the trainer who guided Smooth Air to graded stakes wins in the Ohio Derby (G-2) and the Hutcheson Stakes (G-2) and to starts...(read more)

Graeme Hall: Leading Juvenile Sire

Briggs & Cromartie Thoroughbred Consultants News Feed — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:50:50 GMT

Graeme Hall surpassed the venerable Montbrook as Florida's top sire of juveniles and in the process surpassed Florida newcomer and freshman sire Chapel Royal, as well. Graeme Hall's total of 5 two-year-old stakes winners in 2008 is better than...(read more)

New Juvenile Stakes Winner by Graeme Hall

Briggs & Cromartie Thoroughbred Consultants News Feed — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:37:00 GMT

Graeme Hall just keeps getting better. Already one of Florida's leading sires, and the leading third-crop sire, Graeme Hall added a new juvenile stakes winner, Salo Jak, to cut into freshman Chapel Royal's lead as top juvenile sire in Florida...(read more)

Breeding Season Just Around The Corner

Briggs & Cromartie Thoroughbred Consultants News Feed — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:13:19 GMT

Hard to believe, but it's about time to start making plans to breed your mares in 2009. Good luck to all in the upcoming foaling season. For those mares not foaling in 2009, owners can start doing the homework early and we can help. To come up with...(read more)

Graeme Hall 2 Y.O. Emmy Darling to Breeders Cup

Briggs & Cromartie Thoroughbred Consultants News Feed — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:52:30 GMT

One of Graeme Hall's promising two year olds of 2008, Emmy Darling, bred by Helen Napolitano out of the Colonial Affair mare Dance Delight, will start in the Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies race on Friday, October 24th. Emmy Darling has displayed talent...(read more)

BC Runner in Smooth Jazz's First Crop

Briggs & Cromartie Thoroughbred Consultants News Feed — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:52:28 GMT

The little horse that definitely can, Smooth Air, will run in the Breeders Cup Classic against some of the biggest names in Thoroughbred racing. The story of the overlooked sire Smooth Jazz, owner/breeder Mount Joy Stables, and 70-year-old trainer Bennie...(read more)

Banner Day For Graeme Hall

Briggs & Cromartie Thoroughbred Consultants News Feed — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:53:26 GMT

Saturday was a good day for Graeme Hall. In one day, he notched a maiden special weight winner by 7-1/2 lengths, an allowance winner by 3-1/2 lengths, and a stakes winner by a nose. At Delaware Park, Aspiring Nick, a colt out of Aspiring Sue bred by Daniel...(read more)

It's In The Fridge Cool in Win at Oak Tree

Briggs & Cromartie Thoroughbred Consultants News Feed — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:47:12 GMT

It's In The Fridge, a two-year-old by Smooth Jazz bred by Casey Seaman in Florida, went off the favorite in race 9 at Santa Anita and easily pulled away from a full field of 11 rivals to break his maiden in a fast 103.56. Owned by Roddy J. Valente...(read more)

1-5 Favorite Lieutenant Ron Wins Easily

Briggs & Cromartie Thoroughbred Consultants News Feed — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:52:14 GMT

Lieutenant Ron may yet have the chance to fulfill the great potential that many racing fans thought he had when he opened his career with very impressive wins in which he scores triple digit Beyer Speed figures. Early in 2008, Lieutenant Ron was on a...(read more)