All Equine All The Time

Bullet Train (Melissa Bauer-Herzog) From late 2010 to the end of 2012, England’s racing scene was taken over by the unbeaten Frankel (GB). With a record of 14-for-14, including 10 Grade 1s, Frankel was one of the most watched horses in the world. During the last year of his career, Frankel was joined on the track by his pacemaker and 3/4 brother Bullet Train (GB). Both brothers retired in October 2012 and while Frankel is standing in England, Bullet Train has relocated to Kentucky. Before spending the last six races of his career as Frankel’s pacesetter, Bullet Train won two races, including the Derby Trial Stakes (gr. III). Bullet Train’s career before racing with Frankel included a record of 8-2-1-0. As a pace setter, the horse was in the top five eight times during his career, with three of those coming during his time with Frankel. Overall, he had a record of 14-2-1-0 for $177,737 in earnings. Bullet Train is by sire-of-sires Sadler’s Wells, who was a multiple Gro...

2011 Breeders' Cup (Melissa Bauer-Herzog) Multiple Grade 1 winner Stay Thirsty joins four other freshmen by 2006 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner Bernardini in 2013. This is the first time Bernardini will have more than one son standing in a season as sophomore stallion Wilburn stood his first year in 2012 last year. While Stay Thirsty was eclipsed by stablemate Uncle Mo during the majority of his career, he has a successful record, especially in New York races. As a 2-year-old, Stay Thirsty finished second in the Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) behind Boys At Tosconova. He ended his second with a fifth place finish in the Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) behind Uncle Mo. Stay Thirsty built his resume in 2011 as a 3-year-old, starting with a win in the Gotham Stakes (gr. III) and highlighting the year with a 1 1/4 length victory in the Travers Stakes (gr. I). The colt also finished second in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) by ¾ of a length behind Ruler On Ice. He topped ...

As the race season comes to a close, the group of 3-year-olds returning for their 4-year-old season is looking more promising than it did only a few months ago. Three colts from this group have caught the attention of All Equine All the Time due to their various performances on the track and potential to come back even better next year. So without farther ado, here are three colts that the blog will be keeping an eye on in 2013. Nonios (Pleasantly Perfect x Stylish Manner- Touch Gold)- Nonios has come a long way in the 10 months since he broke his maiden in his first out on February 11 th , 2012. Nonios crept his way into the spotlight by winning the Affirmed Handicap (gr. III) in his fourth start, beating Liaison then finishing second in the Swaps Stakes (gr. II) on the Fourth of July behind Blueskiesnrainbows. However, the attention was really turned towards the colt after he finished second in the Haskell Invitational (gr. I) behind Paynter.  Nonios has only been off...

Breeders' Cup 2011 (Melissa Bauer-Herzog) One of the most interesting stallion prospects to hit the shed in 2013 is 2011 Preakness (gr. I) winner Shackleford. The 4-year-old was joined in his 4-year-old year by the two other 2011 Triple Crown race winners for this year’s campaign but he proved to come back better than the other two, with Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Animal Kingdom only making two starts due to injury and Belmont (gr. I) winner Ruler On Ice only making four starts this year with no wins. Shackleford is an interesting entry in the breeding shed next year, as the horse could be defined as an iron horse by today’s standards. The flashy chestnut made 20 starts without injury, racing pretty consistently throughout his career with breaks longer than a month and a half after the start of his 3-year-old campaign only coming three times during his campaign, with one of those coming during the winter of last year between the Breeders’ Cup and Donn Handicap (gr. I...