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Two-Time Breeders’ Cup Winner Conduit Dies At Age 15

Conduit, twice the winner of the Breeders' Cup Turf at Santa Anita Park, died after a short illness at Tullyraine House Stud in Northern Ireland, Racing Post reports.

The 15-year-old son of Dalakhani was the only Thoroughbred stallion in Northern Ireland at the time of his death, having moved to Tullyraine House Stud in 2016 after standing the first six seasons of his stallion career at Big Red Farm in Japan.

Conduit was a globetrotter for trainer Sir Michael Stoute and owner/breeder Ballymacoll Stud, but his two stops in the U.S. were both successful. Following a win in the 2008 English St. Leger Stakes, Conduit tested the 2008 Breeders' Cup Turf and won by a length and a half. The effort earned him the Eclipse Award as that year's champion turf male.

He picked up a win in the G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes during the Royal Ascot meet the following year, and he ran fourth in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, which propelled him into the 2009 Breeders' Cup Turf as a heavy favorite. Conduit ran down pacesetter Presious Passion to win by a half-length. The horse added one more stamp to his passport in his final career start, finishing fourth in the G1 Japan Cup.

In total, Conduit retired with seven wins in 15 starts for earnings of $5,815,813.

Conduit proved to be quite versatile with his Japanese-born runners, siring stakes-caliber runners on both the flat and over the jumps. He was used primarily as a National Hunt sire at Tullyraine House Stud.

First Winner For Crestwood Farm’s Texas Red Comes At Santa Anita

My Girl Red's front-running score in a Santa Anita Park maiden special weight on June 14 marked the first winner for her sire, Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Texas Red.

Racing as a homebred for Erich Brehm, My Girl Red completed the 4 1/2-furlong race in :52.90 seconds under jockey Flavien Prat. She was trained by Keith Desormeaux, who also conditioned Texas Red for an ownership group that included Brehm.

My Girl Red is out of the stakes-placed Fusaichi Pegasus mare Morakami, who Brehm purchased for $21,000 at the 2017 Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale to be part of Texas Red's first book of mares.

Texas Red, an 8-year-old son of Afleet Alex, stands at Crestwood Farm in Lexington, Ky., for an advertised fee of $10,000.

He is best known for his 6 1/2-length triumph in the 2014 Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita, which earned him a spot as an Eclipse Award finalist as champion 2-year-old male, ultimately finishing behind American Pharoah.

Texas Red won three of nine starts during his on-track career for earnings of $1,767,300. In addition to his Breeders' Cup score, he won the Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes as a 3-year-old, and earned in-the-money efforts in the G1 FrontRunner Stakes, G2 San Vicente Stakes, and G3 Dwyer Stakes.

Bred in Kentucky by Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings, Texas Red is out of the Chilean-born stakes-winning Jeune Homme mare Ramatuelle. His extended family includes Chilean champion Nuevo Maestro and Argentine champion Le Ken.

Classic-Placed Commissioner Sold To Stand In Saudi Arabia

Commissioner, a Grade 2 winner who was narrowly defeated in the 2014 Belmont Stakes, has been sold to Prince Saud bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud and will be relocated to Saudi Arabia, BloodHorse reports.

The 9-year-old son of A.P. Indy previously stood at WinStar Farm in Versailles, Ky., where he was advertised for a fee of $7,500. His first foals are 3-year-olds of 2020, led by Grade 3 winner Island Commish and Grade 2-placed Powerfulattraction.

Commissioner won five of 15 starts during his on-track career as a homebred for WinStar, earning $962,237. He entered the mix among the nation's top 3-year-olds in 2014 with a third-place effort in the G3 Sunland Derby. Two starts later, he finished second in the G2 Peter Pan Stakes, then ran a heartbreaking head behind Tonalist in the Belmont Stakes after leading at every point of call prior to the finish.

The colt came back at four to win the G3 Skip Away Stakes and Pimlico Special Stakes. He ended his career with a win in the G2 Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap.

Andrew Cary of Cary Bloodstock brokered the deal.