Tag: Breeding

Snapy Halo To Stand in Virginia

Former Calumet Farm stallion Snapy Halo (Arg) (Southern Halo–Ensaola {Arg}, by Ringaro) will stand the 2022 breeding season at Covilar LLC Farm, the former Owl Hollow Morgan Farm. The nursery, located on 120 acres in Floyd, Virginia, was recently purchased by Josep Bassaganya-Riera, a entrepreneur and biotech pioneer.

“I am pleased to announce that Covilar LLC initiated operations in the second half of 2021,” Bassaganya-Riera said in a release. “We are proud to build on the legacy of success of the Owl Hollow Farm. The breeding barns are fully functional and ready to accommodate any number of mares immediately.”

Winner of the G1 Estrellas Mile in Argentina and stakes-placed in Australia for trainer John O'Shea, Snapy Halo is the sire of 26 winners to date, including Konkeror K, a two-time stakes winner in Panama, and Snapy Gal, victorious in the Iowa Breeders' Oaks.

Snapy Halo will stand for $2,000.

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Mo Forza Gets First Mare In Foal

The first mare bred to Grade I winner Mo Forza (Uncle Mo), Alice Bamford's two-time winner Californiasunshine (Lucky Pulpit), has checked in foal on a single cover.

Mo Forza, who entered stud this year at Rancho San Miguel in the Golden State, won no fewer than seven graded races in the course of his career, including the 2019 GI Hollywood Derby at Del Mar.

“Mo Forza has handled the transition to his breeding career with class and vigor, just like he sailed through his racing career,” said Rancho San Miguel Owner/Manager Tom Clark. “The amount of interest we are receiving for him from regional breeders is exceptional, and we are thrilled to be affiliated with a stallion of his magnitude and tremendous potential. The sky is the limit.”

Mo Forza is standing for a fee of $9,000, life foal guaranteed.

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First Mares Confirmed in Foal to Knicks Go and Tacitus

The first mares bred to Horse of the Year Knicks Go (Paynter) and MGSW Tacitus (Tapit) have been confirmed in foal, Taylor Made announced today. Suchada, a daughter of Frosted, has been scanned in foal to Knicks Go, and stakes winner Lady Joan, a daughter of Courageous Cat, has been confirmed in foal to Tacitus.

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Hog Creek Hustle Retired to Buck Pond

Grade I winner Hog Creek Hustle (Overanalyze–Candy Fortune, by Candy Ride {Arg}) has been retired from racing and will stand at Buck Pond Farm for a fee of $5,000. He will be available for viewing along with Buck Pond's other stallions at an open house Feb. 25 from 11a.m. to 2p.m.

Runner-up in the GIII LeComte S. and GIII Pat Day Mile in 2019, Hog Creek Hustle sprung an 18-1 upset when rallying to victory in the GI Woody Stephens S. at Belmont that summer. He was also second in that term's GI H. Allen Jerkens S. He made just two starts in the spring of 2021 and was last seen finishing fourth in the GI Churchill Downs S. in May. Owned by Something Special Racing, Hog Creek Hustle retires with a record of 24-4-7-2 and earnings of $774,546.

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