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Grovendale Sales announced April 4 that Chance Timm will become a partner in leading sales agency Grovendale, which has been owned and managed by James B. Keogh.

The newly formed partnership reflects a longtime friendship and business relationship that has come full circle with partnering on the sales agency.

Timm has over 12 years of experience in the commercial Thoroughbred business. He spent eight years at world-renowned Lane's End Farm as the director of stallion seasons and shares, while actively working with both the sales and bloodstock divisions. Most recently serving as executive director of Don Alberto Corp., Chance oversaw the sale and management of more than $10 million in public sales, including the highest-priced yearling in the Northern Hemisphere in 2021, a yearling colt by Into Mischief out of Paola Queen , sold for $2.6 million at Saratoga.

“I've been fortunate to work with some top organizations and quality bloodstock. I'm very thankful for the opportunities I've been given but especially by James Keogh to partner with him,” Timm said. “I have a lot of confidence and respect for James and what he has built in Grovendale Sales. We will represent owners and breeders at the major sales and I look forward to building our yearling and horses of racing age drafts while adding further quality to the breeding stock sales which James has always been so successful at.”

Keogh, a native of Ireland, has over 30 years experience in the Thoroughbred industry while based in Kentucky. James has built Grovendale sales over the past 10 years into a well-known, well-respected, and trusted consignor.

Said Keogh of the new partnership, “Bringing on Chance is an opportunity for me to grow and build the sales agency, while maintaining a focus on quality over quantity. The partnership will enable us to expand our reach both with Chance's relationships as well as a greater representation at every major sale.”

Grovendale Sales is a Thoroughbred sales consignment based in Versailles, Ky., that offers sales representation, matings, investments, and Thoroughbred management consultation.

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There's A Chance Stable, Medallion Racing, Abbondanza Racing, LLC, Parkland Thoroughbreds, Paradise Farms Corp, and David Staudacher's Horologist has been named 2021 New Jersey-bred Horse of the Year and champion older female by the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of New Jersey for the second consecutive year.

Horologist started her championship campaign with a one-length win in the $100,000 Top Flight Invitational Stakes at Aqueduct.  Following two off-the-board finishes, Horologist was a game second the Royal Flag in the Grade 3 Shuvee before a dominating 8 ½ length win in the Summer Colony Stakes at Saratoga. Horologist finished second in the G2 Beldame Stakes before ending her racing career in the Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff.

Horologist was sold at the 2021 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale for $800,000 to Katsumi Yoshida.

The daughter of Gemologist out of Cinderella Time, by Stephen Got Even finished 2021 with $247,500 in earnings. She won nine of 27 career starts with earnings of $962,939. Horologist was bred in New Jersey by Holly Crest Farm.

John Bowers, Jr.'s homebred Pickin' Time was named champion 3-year-old and champion sprinter after his successful campaign that finished with two stake wins.

The son of Stay Thirsty out of the King of Kings (Ire) mare, Born to Royalty won the $100,000 New Jersey Breeders Handicap at six furlongs on Aug. 29 at Monmouth Park. Pickin' Time ran second to Jackie's Warrior in the $300,000 G2 Gallant Bob Stakes at Parx before a fifth-place finish in the Perryville Stakes at Keeneland. Pickin' Time ended his championship campaign with a 1 1/4 length win in the $100,000 City of Laurel Stakes at Laurel Park. He finished his 3-year-old season with $241,300 in earnings under the care of trainer Kelly J. Breen.

He'spuregold gave breeder/owner John Bowers, Jr. and trainer Kelly J. Breen their second champion as he took home the honor of champion turf runner.

The 3-year-old son of Vancouver out of the Smart Strike mare, Smart N Classy, won the Irish War Cry Handicap at one mile on the turf in the race after he broke his maiden.  He'spuregold finished a close-up fourth in the G3 Saranac at Saratoga before an off-the-board finish in the Hill Prince Stakes. His dam, Smart N Classy, was a graded stakes-winning New Jersey-bred for John Bowers, Jr. who earned $466,209. As a broodmare, Smart N Classy produced the multiple stakes winner Valedictorian ($761,115) and stakes winner Stay Smart ($266.080).

ABL Stables, Dominic Bossone, Peter Donnelly, and Nadine Schnoor's Golden Brown was named champion older male after his stakes-winning campaign in which he won three stakes races and earned $204,950.

Golden Brown finished second in the Mr. Prospector Handicap on May 29 in his first start of the year but was moved up to first following a medication violation of the winner.  Golden Brown won the $75,000 John J. Reilly Handicap by 2 3/4 lengths and finished second to champion 3-year-old and champion sprinter Pickin' Time in the $100,000 New Jersey Breeders' Handicap. The son of Offlee Wild out of the Chester House mare Suzee Sunrise, finished 2021 with a 1 length win in the Joey P. Handicap at five furlongs over the Monmouth Park turf in 56:2. Bred in New Jersey by Esther de Jong, Golden Brown has reached the winner's circle in 10 of 31 starts with earnings of $800,620.

Holly Crest Farm homebred Speaking is the New Jersey-bred champion 2-year-old after winning two of his four starts.

The son of Mr. Speaker out of the Silver Deputy mare, High Noon Nellie, won his first start on August 29 by 6 1/4 lengths against New Jersey-bred maiden special weight company. He followed up his successful first race with a convincing score in the $100,000 Smoke Glacken Stakes by 3 1/4 lengths. Mr. Speaker finished his 2-year-old campaign with a second-place finish in the $100,000 Park Juvenile Stakes on Dec. 29. The 2-year-old champion, trained by Eddie Owens, Jr., has earnings of $141,425.

Cinderella Time was honored as Broodmare of the Year in 2021.

Holly Crest Farm bred the 11- year-old mare by Stephen Got Even out of the Defrere mare, Dethroned. Cinderella Time's first foal is the two-time New Jersey-bred Horse of the Year, Horologist. Cinderella Time produced an unraced filly by Peace and Justice and a 3-year-old colt by Peace and Justice. She was sold in foal to Twirling Candy at the 2019 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale to Michael Lischin and Bob Petersen's Stables for $245,000 and has since produced a yearling filly by More Than Ready and is foal to Speightstown.

Hey Chub is the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of New Jersey's Stallion of the Year for the sixth time in his career. The 22-year-old son of Carson City out of Donna Doo by Spend A Buck was a multiple stakes-winning New Jersey-bred who hit the board in 30 of his 36 starts and earned $441,755.

Hey Chub has sired stakes winners Chublicious ($653,393), winner of the 2017 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes, 2018 New Jersey-bred champion sprinter Brother Chub ($542,336), Chub Wagon ($533,600), and stakes-placed Chubbiana ($119,872).

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Repeta, a 12-year-old Kentucky-bred mare owned by Three Chimneys Farm, delivered a filly by Three Chimneys freshman stallion Volatile at the farm in Versailles, Ky., at 8:38 p.m. on April 1.

The foal was the fourth this season for the Foal Patrol program, the popular webcam series from the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame that is now in its fifth season.

The delivery went smoothly and both mare and foal are doing well. Repeta is one of five mares participating in Season 5 of Foal Patrol. The filly by Volatile is Repeta's seventh foal. The unraced mare has already produced four starters, including three winners.

Previously this season, Traveling Tiger at Safari North Farm at Pauls Mill delivered her filly by Audible in January; Spanish Bunny delivered her colt by Uncle Mo in February at Gainesway Farm; and Elate delivered her colt by Speightstown at Claiborne Farm in March. The fifth and final mare this season is Floripa, who is in foal to Vekoma at Old Tavern Farm in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., with a May 5 expected due date.

Foal Patrol is a one-of-a-kind interactive web project of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame that debuted in 2018. Programming includes a collection of live cameras where people can view real-time streams of in-foal mares, as well as numerous educational aspects on the educational site at foalpatrol.com/education. The live camera feeds will be available according to each horse's daily schedule, set by the farm. For more information, or to sign up for news and special alerts, please visit foalpatrol.com/content/foaling-updates.

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The first foals by Spendthrift Farm's Horse of the Year Authentic have begun to arrive, and to celebrate, Spendthrift is hosting a “Foal Derby” to share photos of the stallion's debut crop and reward breeders and fans with prizes.

Each week leading up to the Kentucky Derby, a group of Authentic's foals will be displayed on Spendthrift Farm's social media channels. The two foals with the most likes and shares will face off in the finals each Friday to decide the favorite. Both finalists will then be among 20 horses eligible to win the grand prizes, based on the results of this year's Kentucky Derby. Voters will also be eligible for weekly prizes.

To learn more about the rules and prizes for both breeders and voters, click here.

Authentic, a 5-year-old son of Into Mischief, stands at Spendthrift Farm for an advertised fee of $70,000. He was named Horse of the Year in 2020, following a campaign that saw him earn Grade 1 victories in the Kentucky Derby, Breeders' Cup Classic, and Haskell Stakes.

This week's matchup sees a pair of colts with big shoes to fill facing off. Both Kentucky-bred colts are siblings to a pair of graded stakes winners each, and both have Grade 1-winning brothers to chase.

Click here to vote on the Week 6 finalists. Voting is also available on Spendthrift's Facebook and Twitter feeds.

Let's take a look at this week's finalists…

Foal: Colt o/o Candy Fortune

Bred by: Sandra Sexton & Silver Fern Farm

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The sixth foal out of the unraced Candy Ride mare Candy Fortune, whose runners include the Hog Creek Hustle, whose wins include the Grade 1 Woody Stephens Stakes, and Majestic Dunhill, who won the G3 Bold Ruler Handicap. The colt's second dam is the Grade 2-placed stakes-winning More Than Ready mare Ready for Fortune.

Foal: Colt o/o Unbridled Empire

Bred by: John & Frank Penn

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The 11th foal out of the unplaced Empire Maker mare Unbridled Empire, whose runners of note are led by Arklow, whose six graded victories are highlighted by the G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes. Unbridled Empire is also the dam of Maraud, whose career highlight came with a win in the G2 American Turf Stakes. His extended family includes Grade 1 winners Fourty Niners Son and Cindy's Hero.

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