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Broken Vow (Unbridled–Wedding Vow, by Nijinsky II) passed away peacefully from natural causes on Sept. 3 at his birthplace and longtime home, Pin Oak Stud. He was 25 years old.

The Pin Oak homebred won nine of his 14 starts, and won or placed in six graded stakes, earning $725,296. Trained by Graham Motion, Broken Vow won the Grade 2 Philip H. Iselin Handicap and G3 Ben Ali Stakes and placed in the G1 Gulfstream Park Handicap, G3 Fayette Stakes, and the G2 Meadowlands Cup Handicap, etc., before retiring to start his career at stud.

“He was an incredibly influential horse on my career and was probably my first 'big' horse,” commented Motion. “I'm so glad that I got to visit him in his field this past spring. He was a happy horse enjoying his retirement. This truly is the end of an era.”

Broken Vow stood some 20 years at Pin Oak, climbing the ranks to be among the top 15 active sires, with an impressive 15 percent black type horses from starters. He is the sire of 159 black type horses in total, 80 of those black type winners, as well as six champions.

His six Grade 1 winners include Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner and Eclipse champion Champagne Room, the co-topweight female sprinter of her year Sassy Image, as well as Cotton Blossom, Unbridled Belle, and Rosalind.

Additionally, Broken Vow has made a name for himself as a broodmare sire, as his daughters have already produced three champions and some 100 black type horses, including Eclipse champion Runhappy.

“Words cannot express the loss of Broken Vow to everyone here at Pin Oak,” said longtime manager Clifford Barry. “We had been with him from birth to breaking, his races and his stud career.”

Barry continued, “as we reflect on the many great memories he provided, how we cheered for him in the royal blue and gray silks of Pin Oak, and we cheered even louder for his offspring as if they were ours and for the loyal breeders that supported him. He was a very special horse to be around – smart, classy and a huge will to succeed.  And if he could speak, he would have said thank you to the vets and grooms that cared for him throughout his life.  It's testament to Ms. Abercrombie's program that he spent his whole life here at the farm.  I know she's getting to feed him sugar again.”

Broken Vow will be buried alongside other former Pin Oak stallions Sky Classic, Peaks and Valleys, and Maria's Mon.

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A total of 105 Ontario-breds are consigned at the 2022 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, from Sept. 12-24.

Anderson Farms leads all consignors with 21 Ontario-breds, including Hip 326, the lone Ontario Bred in Book 1, the sale's premier listing which will be conducted over two sessions on Sept. 12 and 13.

The dark bay or brown filly is by Hard Spun out of the Vindication mare Loving Vindication. She is a half-sister to Anderson Farms-bred champion filly Wonder Gadot, who was a runner-up in the Kentucky Oaks, won the 2018 Queen's Plate and Prince of Wales Stakes, and went on to compete in the Belmont Stakes.

Hip 326 is one of just 18 yearlings – out of the 371 cataloged in Book 1 – bred outside of Kentucky.

Book 2 features 15 Ontario-breds, the most of any jurisdiction other than Kentucky, and their sires include several of Kentucky's leading stallions.

Sire	# of ON Bred Hips
Street Sense	2
Uncle Mo	2
Bolt d'Oro	1
Curlin	1
Gun Runner	1
Hard Spun	1
Liam's Map	1
Medaglia d'Oro	1
Quality Road	1
Speightstown	1
Tapit	1

Ontario Breds by Consignor  

Consignor	Amount
Anderson Farms	21
Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency	17
Taylor Made Sales	13
Cara Bloodstock	11
Susan Y. Foreman	7
Hidden Brook	5
Keith Lancaster	5
Denali Stud	3
Eaton Sales	3
Hunter Valley Farm	3
Woods Edge Farm	3
Castle Park Farm LLC	2
Grovendale Sales	2
Mill Ridge Sales	2
Warrendale Sales	2
Colin Brennan Bloodstock	1
Four Star Sales	1
Gainesway	1
Stoneriggs Farm	1
Vinery Sales	1
Winchester Equine	1

Ontario-breds were eligible for more than $10 million in bonuses, incentives, and stakes in 2022, and earned their breeders more than $6 million in awards.

Click here to view the full list of Ontario-breds consigned in the sale.

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The highly-anticipated half-brother to top handicap division runner Flightline will be scratched from the upcoming Keeneland September Yearling Sale and retained by breeder Jane Lyon of Summer Wind Farm, BloodHorse reports.

The Curlin colt, named Eagles Flight, was cataloged as Hip 243 in the select Book 1 of the September Sale, scheduled to go through the ring during the auction's second day. He was to be consigned by Lane's End, agent.

Eagles Flight will remain at Summer Wind Farm in Georgetown, Ky., until late December or early January, when he will be sent to Eddie Woods Stables in Ocala, Fla., to begin his formal race training.

Both Flightline and Eagles Flight are out of the Indian Charlie mare Feathered.

Flightline, by Tapit, sold for $1 million at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale to West Point Thoroughbreds, who later took on partners Hronis Racing, Siena Farm, Woodford Racing, and Summer Wind staying in for a percentage. He most recently won the Grade 1 Pacific Classic on Sept. 3 by a dazzling 19 1/4 lengths.

Read more at BloodHorse.

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Girvin, one of the leading freshman and juvenile sires in America, will take up residence at Airdrie Stud for the 2023 breeding season after beginning his career at the O'Farrell family's Ocala Stud.

Already the sire of 12 winners from his first 23 starters, Girvin is the sire of the dominant and undefeated Grade 2 Saratoga Special winner Damon's Mound and the 5 1/4 length Astoria Stakes victress Devious Dame among his three stakes horses.

His two juvenile stakes winners trail only leading freshman sire Justify amongst all sires of 2-year-olds, and the duo join Good Magic and Bolt d'Oro as the only first-year stallions to be represented by graded stakes winners this season.

His success on the track follows his strong juvenile sales season, when 40 of his 43 offerings sold for an average of nearly $92,000. These results are particularly impressive when considering the $7,500 introductory stud fee on which his first crop was bred.

Bred in Kentucky by Bob Austin and John Witte, Girvin raced in the silks of Brad Grady for trainer Joe Sharp throughout a career highlighted by wins in the G1 Haskell Invitational, the G2 Louisiana Derby and G2 Risen Star Stakes. He was retired to Ocala Stud following his 4-year-old season and stood as a partnership between Brad and Misty Grady's Grand Oaks Farm and Airdrie Stud in a deal brokered by West Bloodstock.

Airdrie's Bret Jones said the opportunity to partner with the Grady and O'Farrell families was a major draw for the farm's investment in Girvin:

“We had great belief in Girvin's potential as a stallion, but just as importantly, we knew that every partner was going to be pulling in the same direction to give the him the greatest possible chance. Ocala Stud have done a fantastic job both supporting and promoting the horse and the commitment that Brad has made has been extraordinary. He deserves every bit of good luck that comes his way. As for Girvin, he's been tipping his hand since his first foals hit the ground. He throws beautiful babies, had a monster juvenile sales season and I think his 2-year-olds have been as impressive on the track as any first-season stallion in America. He's giving every indication that he can be a big time Kentucky stallion and we couldn't be more excited about him.”

“When Bobby Dodd and I first bought Girvin he was a beautiful, strong colt, that looked fast,” said owner Brad Grady. “As a yearling, Mr. Beau Lane told Bobby and I that we had a serious horse and explained his depth of pedigree in a way that two rednecks could understand. Bobby was always high on Girvin and gave him the accolades of a freak. He had a minor setback as a 2-year-old that kept us from pinhooking him. We had the chance to race him, and he took us on the ride of a lifetime that we will never forget. It was a very easy decision to support him for both Misty and I, and when we got a glimpse of his first foals, we knew we did the right thing for him and us. He has more than blessed our family. We are grateful to Airdrie Stud and Ocala Stud for supporting Girvin, and giving him the best possible chance for success.”

Girvin has arrived at Airdrie and is available for viewing.

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