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Grade 1 Winner Discreet Lover Retired To R Star Stallions In Indiana

Discreet Lover, a Grade 1 winner who earned nearly $1.5 million, has been retired from racing to stand at Kerry and Leigh Ann Hopper's R Star Stallions in Anderson, Ind. He will stand for a fee of $2,000, with special considerations for approved mares.

A son of four-time graded stakes winner Repent, Discreet Lover proved his talent and durability over a racing career spanning 49 starts. A winner and stakes-placed runner as a 2-year-old, Discreet Lover had a busy 3-year-old campaign while hitting the board in seven of 14 starts, including placings in the Parx Derby and Ohio Derby. Not slowing down at age four, he again faced the starter 14 times with a $100,000 stakes win at Penn National and three additional stakes placings.

At age five, he developed into one of the nation's top older horses while racing 10 times, including nine starts in graded stakes. In April of that year, he won the Grade 3, $150,000 Excelsior Stakes at Aqueduct and then ran third in both the G2 Suburban Stakes and G1 Whitney Stakes that summer.

The biggest of his seven career wins came in September of his 5-year-old season, when he won the G1, $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup going 1 1/4 miles at Belmont Park. Among the foes he defeated that day were Mendelssohn, Diversify, Gronkowski and the two-time Dubai World Cup winner Thunder Snow. All told, Discreet Lover compiled a record of 49-7-7-7 with earnings of $1,452,735.

Discreet Lover is out of the Discreet Cat mare Discreet Chat, who is a half sister to millionaire and Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint winner Desert Code.

“Discreet Lover ran in 17 graded stakes and 17 other stakes during his career, so he went up against the best of the best and he proved himself to be a hard-trying and talented horse over his long career,” said Kerry Hopper. “He was precocious enough to win as a 2-year-old and even though most of his wins were going a route of ground, he also showed the ability to sprint when he had the chance, so we think he's going to be a versatile stallion and a good fit for the lucrative Indiana breeding program.”

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‘All The Things That You Want To See In A Newborn Foal’: First Foal Is A Colt For Airdrie Stud’s Divisidero

Divisidero, a millionaire son of Kitten's Joy, was represented by his first reported foal, a colt born at Airdrie Stud.

The colt was produced by Always Tomorrow, a full-sister to six-time graded stakes winner Bigger Picture who set a track record when winning the Grade 1 United Nations Stakes. From the immediate family of the great matriarch, Blitey, Always Tomorrow's female family features no fewer than 24 Grade 1 performers under her first three dams.

“He's leggy and strong with good depth through the shoulder, all the things that you want to see in a newborn foal. We are very pleased”, said Cormac Breathnach, Airdrie's director of stallion nominations. “He is chestnut with two socks and a blaze, so you can really see the Kitten's Joy influence coming through. Mr. Jones is continuing to support Divisidero with some very nice mares and this is the kind of foal to embolden that faith.”

A graded stakes winner in each of his five racing seasons, Divisidero retired sound with earnings of over $1.6 million and a well-earned reputation for possessing a dazzling turn of foot. At three he flashed home to win the G2 American Turf Stakes on Kentucky Derby Day in just his third start, before setting a new track record in Belmont Park's Pennine Ridge Stakes next time out. A winner of consecutive renewals of the G1 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes, he was beaten just three-quarters of a length in the G1 Breeders' Cup Mile on unsuitably soft ground. In all, he earned 13 triple-digit Beyers and a staggering 26 single-digit Ragozins in his 29 starts for trainers Buff Bradley and Kelly Rubley.

Bred by Hinkle Farms, Divisidero is out of Madame du Lac whose rich distaff lineage traces to none other than Cosmah, the dam of Halo and a half-sister to Natalma, the dam of Northern Dancer himself. Divisidero was purchased by Josh Stevens for $250,000 from the Hinkle Farms' consignment at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

Divisidero retired to Airdrie Stud where he receives robust support from Brereton C. Jones' broodmare band. His first book of mares had a C.I. of 2.37, second among all freshman sires to Catholic Boy (2.38). Divisidero's 2021 stud fee is $5,000 SN.

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Moonlight D’Oro, Charlie’s Penny Both Off Oaks Trail Due To Injury

Recent stakes winners Moonlight d'Oro and Charlie's Penny have both been taken out of consideration for the 2021 Kentucky Oaks due to injury.

According to bloodhorse.com, G3 Las Virgenes Stakes winner Moonlight d'Oro was diagnosed with a chip in her right knee. The Spendthrift Farm and MyRacehorse-owned filly will undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove the chip, and is expected to require 60-90 days off after the procedure.

“There was a little bit of heat, they took an X-ray, and found a small chip,” Michael Behrens, founder and CEO of co-owner MyRacehorse, told bloodhorse.com. “This is why we're with (trainer Richard) Mandella's team; he always does right by the horse and cares about what is best for the horse. He thinks it's best for the horse to do the surgery now and shut her down, and we're going to do what's best for her. We're hopeful this will be just a small setback.”

Lothenbach Stables' homebred Charlie's Penny, easy winner of the Silverbulletday Stakes, has been diagnosed with a hairline fracture to her shin, reports the Daily Racing Form. Trainer Chris Block reported that x-rays were taken after a small bump on her shin was found, but it took a second round of x-rays to uncover the small fracture. The Race Day filly will head to Florida for 90 days off.

“It's a tiny fissure line but it's there, and I'm glad we caught it when we did,” Block told drf.com.

Read more at bloodhorse.com and drf.com.

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Keeneland Reveals 2021 Digital Sales Ring Schedule

The Keeneland Digital Sales Ring, the stand-alone online auction platform that debuted in 2020, has scheduled seven mixed sales for 2021.

The first digital sale is set for March 23, followed by sales in May, June, July, August, October and December (see dates for sales, entry open/close and catalog availability at the conclusion of this release).

Keeneland developed the Digital Sales Ring together with Kentucky-based technology company Horseco and in 2020 conducted sales in June, October and December. The platform offers Keeneland the flexibility to host small, select online auctions throughout the year in addition to its four major live sales in January, April, September and November. These online auctions also allow sellers the opportunity to take advantage of timely updates in offering racing and breeding stock.

“We are excited to announce the 2021 schedule for the Keeneland Digital Sales Ring, which continues to grow the online market and expand the services Keeneland is able to provide its sales clients,” Keeneland director of sales development Mark Maronde said. “The Digital Sales Ring offers tremendous convenience and flexibility for sellers and buyers, who can fully participate in the auction process and present horses for sale regardless of location.”

“We thank the buyers and consignors who supported the Digital Sales Ring during its launch in 2020,” Keeneland president, CEO and interim director of sales Shannon Arvin said. “Keeneland has always been a leader in Thoroughbred sales and we look forward to employing further enhancements to the online platform and digital catalog.”

On the day of each sale, online bidding will open at 10 a.m. ET and begin to close at 2 p.m.

2021 Keeneland Digital Sales Ring Schedule and Important Dates

Month	Entries Open	Entries Close	Catalog is Live on Keenelanddigital.com	Date of Sale
March	March 1	March 16	March 18	March 23
May	May 1	May 18	May 20	May 25
June	May 26	June 22	June 24	June 29
July	June 30	July 20	July 22	July 27
August	July 28	Aug. 24	Aug. 26	Aug. 31
October	Oct. 1	Oct. 19	Oct. 21	Oct. 26
December	Dec. 1	Dec. 7	Dec. 9	Dec. 14

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