All Equine All The Time

Note: This is the second installment of a new All Equine All The Time series looking at the pedigrees of new horses entering stud for 2013. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One of the most durable horses hitting the market in 2013 is the Stormy Atlantic son Get Stormy. Get Stormy's retirement was announced in mid-September with the announcement that he was going to Crestwood made on Oct. 26. He will be standing for $5,000 during his first year. Get Stormy (Melissa Bauer-Herzog) Get Stormy raced 31 times over five seasons with 11 wins and nine other on-the-board finishes for $1,606,812. The fan favorite won three Grade 1 races and four other graded stakes during his career. The 2006 horse brings Storm Cat into his pedigree with sire Stormy Atlantic. Stormy Atlantic also brings Seattle Slew to his son’s pedigree through his Grade 1-winning dam Hail Atlanti

Note: This is the first installment of a new All Equine All The Time series looking at the pedigrees of new horses entering stud for 2013. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Monday, Creative Cause was officially retired to stud at Airdrie Stud for the 2013 season. The 3-year-old son of Giant’s Causeway retired with a record of four wins, two seconds, and three thirds from 10 races for $1,039,000 in earnings. Creative Cause ran third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. (Photo: Melissa Bauer-Herzog) His biggest victory came in the G1 Norfolk Stakes with two Grade 2 victories also on his record. The colt also finished second in the G1 Del Mar Futurity and this year's G1 Santa Anita Derby. He was one of the final contenders for last year’s Two-Year-Old Male Eclipse, finishing behind Hansen and Union Rags, the two horses he finished behind in the G1 Grey Goo

Hansen wins the 2011 Breeders' Cup Juvenile In an era where the Lasix battle of “to use or not to use” is a daily occurrence, it isn’t surprising that trainers continue to give it to their 2-year-olds even though it is banned for 2-year-olds at one of the biggest racing events of the year. However, it is surprising that the trainers are choosing to go into the races with no idea what to expect. Last week, the Daily Racing Form talked to trainer Todd Pletcher about Breeders’ Cup plans for his group of 2-year-olds with the Lasix ban in effect. While Pletcher did have an interesting quote about his 2-year-olds and the Lasix situation, the last part of his quote drew more attention than his first. “If we had a problematic bleeder, it might mean that you wouldn’t go,” Pletcher told the Daily Racing Form. “Right now, the 2-year-olds that we’re dealing with, none of them I would classify as problematic bleeders. I think we will continue to manage them the way that we