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Great American Stallion Season Sale Set for January

The sixth annual Jockeys and Jeans Great American Stallion Season Sale to benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund will take place Jan. 21 through Jan. 24, 2022, on the Starquine.com platform. A preview of the available seasons–both Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse–will be made available Jan. 20. All seasons are non-guaranteed and donors have the option of including a breed-back provision the following year if the mare does not get in foal.

“We are tickled to see that the racing industry is on the rebound from the pandemic year and the sport we all know and love is regaining its health,” said Jockeys and Jeans President Barry Pearl. “Our season sale not only offers solid stallions at a reasonable cost, but more importantly, the opportunity to make a difference in those who gave a big part of their lives to horse racing.”

Since its founding in 2014 by a group of former jockeys, Jockeys and Jeans has raised $1.9 million. All proceeds from the auction go to the PDJF. The charity provides a $1000 monthly stipend to some 60 former jockeys who suffered career-ending injuries, at least 40 of whom are quadra- or para-plegics.

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Knicks Go To Begin at $30K at Taylor Made

Knicks Go (Paynter), who capped what is likely to be a Horse of the Year campaign with a front-running victory in the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar Nov. 6, will enter stud at Taylor Made Stallions in 2022 for an introductory fee of $30,000, the farm announced Wednesday.

The Maryland-bred, owned by the Korea Racing Authority and trained by Brad Cox, finished his 5-year-old season on four-race winning streak and won five of his seven starts overall, including the prestigious GI Whitney S. at Saratoga by 4 1/2 lengths Aug. 7. He prepped for the Classic with a facile success in the GIII Lukas Classic at Churchill Downs and was registering his second Breeders' Cup victory over the weekend, having scored by 3 1/2 lengths in the GI Dirt Mile in 2020. His final time in the Classic of 1:59.57 nearly broke the Del Mar track record held by Candy Ride (Arg) and was the fastest recorded on dirt since Ghostzapper in 2004. With a potential career finale in defense of his title in the GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational in late January, Knicks Go has amassed a record of 24-10-3-1 and earnings of $8,673,135.

Leading second-crop sire Not This Time (Giant's Causeway) will stand for $45,000 next season on the back of an outstanding year at the races. In 2021, the son of Miss Macy Sue (Trippi) has accounted for no fewer than 11 black-type winners, five more than his nearest rival, and has been represented by a pair of graded winners–Yes This Time and Easy Time. Mongolian Changa (Brilliant Speed), the dam of GI Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit (Protonico), sold in foal to Not This Time for $1.05 million at Fasig-Tipton November Tuesday evening.

The newest addition to the Taylor Made roster, Tacitus (Tapit), will command a first-year covering fee of $10,000.

Not This Time (Giant's Causeway), $45,000

Knicks Go (Paynter), $30,000

Tacitus (Tapit), $10,000

Instagrand (Into Mischief), $7,500

Instilled Regard (Arch), $7,500

Midnight Storm (Pioneerof the Nile), $7,500

Mshawish (Medaglia d'Oro), $5,000

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Leading Sire English Channel Likely to Miss 2022 Season

Calumet Farm's leading sire English Channel (Smart Strike) has been diagnosed with multiple health issues and is unlikely to cover mares during the upcoming 2022 breeding season, the farm announced Wednesday morning.

“This is an unfortunate blow for a stallion that was rising to the peak of his career and finally getting the respect he deserved,” said a representative of Calumet in the press release. “However we, at Calumet, strive to provide the best care for all our horses and will always put the horse's health, safety, and well-being first. We are going to be monitoring English Channel on a daily basis but at this time, it does not look like English Channel will breed in the upcoming season.”

Currently ranked second on the leading turf sires list for stallions standing in North America and 17th on the general sires list, again for North American-based stallions, English Channel was the 2007 Eclipse champion grass horse and tallied six Grade I wins during his racing career, highlighted by victory in the 2007 GI Breeders' Cup Turf.

The 19-year-old stallion has produced six Canadian champions during his sire career, as well as the 2020 Eclipse champion turf male Channel Maker. His 11 crops of racing age include 62 Northern Hemisphere black-type winners and 32 graded winners, including 2021 Grade I winners War Like Goddess, Two Emmys, and Channel Cat.

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Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award Entries Close Dec. 31

The entry deadline for the 2021 Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award, presented annually by Castleton Lyons, is Dec. 31. The award is given to the author of the best book–as judged by a panel–on any aspect of Thoroughbred racing for work published this past year. Named for the late Castleton Lyons owner, the award rewards the winner with $10,000 and a Tipperary Crystal trophy. For further details, including the entry form, visit castletonlyons.com.

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