Stanley Hough, 72, Retires From Training Career For The Second Time

Longtime Thoroughbred trainer Stanley Hough first retired in 2012, but he was coaxed back into the shed row in 2018 by mentee Hunter Rankin on behalf of Kevin Plank's Sagamore Farm. Hough and Rankin, racing manager and president, respectively, had been rebuilding the Sagamore program since 2015, and there were a couple special 2-year-olds Hough wanted to keep a closer eye on.

One of those was Global Campaign, a half-brother to G1 winner Bolt d'Oro. The colt's career got off to a good start in 2019 with wins in the G3 Peter Pan and the G3 Monmouth Cup, but he really blossomed in 2020 with a victory in the Grade 1 Woodward and a third-place finish in the G1 Breeders' Cup Classic. Global Campaign earned a total of $1,321,080 on the track with six wins from 10 starts.

The 4-year-old son of Curlin has since been retired to co-owner WinStar Farm to prepare for a career at stud, however, and Sagamore Farm announced the termination of its horse racing involvement in early November.

Now 72 years old, Hough made the decision to head back into retirement.

“When WinStar decided it was better for the horse to go to stud—because he is being very well received—for me, it was a bittersweet thing, but it helped me make the decision,” Hough told bloodhorse.com. “I still have some horses I own part of and that will go on for a while, but in terms of training, I'm going to let someone else do it. COVID-19 has been hard for everybody, and I've been away from home a lot. I'm not getting any younger, which is obvious, but I decided I would pack it in for good this time.”

Hough's resume at his retirement stands at 2,212 wins from 12,921 starters with total earnings of $47,892,444.

Read more at bloodhorse.com.

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Global Campaign Ruled Out Of Pegasus, Retired To WinStar For 2021

Grade 1 winner Global Campaign, third in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland Nov. 7, with a career-best 106 Beyer, will not resume training and has been retired, WinStar Farm announced today. Campaigned by Sagamore Farm and WinStar Farm, Global Campaign will stand the 2021 breeding season at WinStar for a fee of $12,500 S&N.

“We considered bringing him back for a final start in the Pegasus World Cup Invitational S. (G1) because he ran so well in the Breeders' Cup,” said Elliott Walden, WinStar's president, CEO, and racing manager. “He shed his frog in that race and the timing of getting him back into training is not going to work, unfortunately. He has been very popular when people see him, and we are excited about standing him next year.”

The 4-year-old son of Curlin emulated his sire by capturing the Woodward H. (G1) in his start prior to the Breeders' Cup Classic, earning a 104 Beyer in the front-running score for trainer Stanley Hough. The Woodward marked his second straight Graded win following a victory in the Monmouth Cup S. (G3) over the summer. Last year at three, he won the Peter Pan S. (G3), defeating next-out Belmont S. (G1) winner Sir Winston. All told, Global Campaign retires with a record of 10-6-0-2, having amassed earnings of $1,321,080.

A winner from seven furlongs to 1 ¼ miles, Global Campaign is out of the A.P. Indy mare Globe Trot, making him a half-brother to multiple Grade 1 winner Bolt d'Oro and multiple stakes winner Sonic Mule.

For more information on Global Campaign, contact Liam O'Rourke, Chris Knehr, or Olivia Desch at (859) 873-1717, or visit WinStarFarm.com.

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Global Campaign Retired

TDN Rising Star‘ Global Campaign (Curlin–Globe Trot, by A.P. Indy), an excellent third when last seen in the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic, will not resume training and has been retired from racing. He will enter stud for the 2021 breeding season at WinStar Farm.

“We considered bringing him back for a final start in the [GI] Pegasus World Cup Invitational S. because he ran so well in the Breeders’ Cup,” said Elliott Walden, WinStar’s president, CEO, and racing manager. “He shed his frog in that race and the timing of getting him back into training is not going to work, unfortunately. He has been very popular when people see him, and we are excited about standing him next year.”

Bred by WinStar, Global Campaign was a $250,000 Keeneland September graduate and was raced in partnership with Sagamore Farm and was trained by Stan Hough. Having earned ‘Rising Star’ status at second asking, Global Campaign validated the decision with a 1 1/4-length defeat of next-out GI Belmont S. hero Sir Winston (Awesome Again) in the GIII Peter Pan S. He closed the season with a solid third in the GII Jim Dandy S. off a freshening.

Global Campaign returned running from a nine-month absence to land a Gulfstream optional claimer Apr. 25 and proved an ultra-game winner of the GIII Monmouth Cup S. July 18. Front-running winner of the GI Woodward S. at Saratoga Sept. 5 (109 Beyer Speed Figure), he was bothered early in the Classic, but fought on gamely to be third, beaten just over three lengths by Horse of the Year favorite Authentic (Into Mischief).

A half-brother to dual Grade I winner and popular young sire Bolt d’Oro (Medaglia d’Oro) and to SW & MGSP Sonic Mule (Distorted Humor), Global Campaign is out of a winning daughter of MGSW Trip (Lord At War {Arg}), who also produced the dam of Sagamore’s GSW ‘TDN Rising Star’ Recruiting Ready (Algorithms). The female family also includes the fleet Zensational (Unbridled’s Song) and MGSW/GISP Departing (War Front).

The cross of Curlin over A.P. Indy-line mares has been responsible for the likes of Grade I winners Stellar Wind, Off the Tracks and Paris Lights and other graded winners Tenfold and Point of Honor. WinStar’s Exaggerator is out of a mare by Seattle Slew’s son Vindication.

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Ghaiyyath Holds Top Spot, Authentic Co-Second in World’s Best Racehorse Rankings

A win in the Nov. 7 GI Breeders’ Cup Classic moved Authentic (Into Mischief) into a co-topping second in the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings with a 126 rating, an increase from 124 which he had received after winning the GI Kentucky Derby Sept. 5. Improbable (City Zip), runner-up in the Classic, earned a 123 ranking, while Global Campaign (Curlin) earned a 120 rating following a third. Ghaiyyath (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), winner of a treble of Group 1 stakes this season, leads the rankings with a 130 rating, while dual Group 1 scorer Palace Pier (GB) (Kingman {GB}), winner of the G1 Jacques Le Marois in August, is tied for second with Authentic at 126.

Other Breeders’ Cup races impacting the rankings:

GI Breeders’ Cup Mile – Order of Australia (Ire) (Australia {Ire}) [120]; Circus Maximus (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) [2nd, 120]

GI Breeders’ Cup Turf – Tarnawa (Ire) (Shamardal) [120]; Magical (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) [2nd, 121]; Channel Maker (English Channel) [3rd, 120]; Lord North (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) [4th, 123]; and Mogul (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) [5th, 121]. In her previous start, Tarnawa defeated Alpine Star (Ire) (Sea the Moon {Ger}) [120] in the G1 Prix de l’Opera.

On British Champions Day, Addeybb (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}) [125] improved his rating to 125 from 122 with his victory over Skalleti (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}) [121], Magical, and Serpentine (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) [120] in the G1 Qipco Champion S. Also that day, The Revenant (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) [120] won the G1 Queen Elizabeth II S.  In Australia, Bivouac (Aus) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) [125] improved his rating to 125 from 120 after winning the G1 Darley Sprint Classic over Nature Strip (Aus) (Nicconi {Aus}) [124]. In his previous start, Bivouac finished second to the newly-ranked Classique Legend (Aus) (Not A Single Doubt {Aus}) [125] in the TAB Everest. In Japan, Fierement (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) earned a 123 ranking after finishing second to Almond Eye (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}) [124] in the G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn). Chrono Genesis (Jpn) (Bago {Fr}) [120] was third.

The rankings are compiled by the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings Committee and published by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA).

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