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- YESTERDAY'S WINNERS: By Stallion From 8 Countries
- So You Think 3rd Favourite For US Gr1 Breeders' Cup
- Kentucky Yearlings Day-2: US$260k Arch Filly
- Kentucky Yearlings Day-2: US$220k Medaglia D'Oro Colt
- Kentucky Yearlings Day-2: US$210k Unbridled's Song Filly
- Kentucky Yearlings Day-2: Top Lots
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- UK Tatts HIT Day-3: $512k Measuring Time
- UK Tatts HIT Day-3: $429k Verdant
- UK Tatts HIT Day-3: $330k Naqshabban
- UK Tatts HIT Day-3: Top Lots
- UK Tatts HIT Day-3: Clearance Rate 87%
- Tanby Wins Bendigo Cup
- Tanby Melb Cup Penalty Decision This Morning
- Melb Cup Vet Examinations Today & Tomorrow
- Americain To Stay In Aust After Melb Cup
- WA Chief Steward Quits Over Car Accident
- 4 Aust-Bred Winners In Hong Kong
- 7th Winner For Freshman Sire Rail Link
- Incoming BHA Chief Bittar Says "Levy Top Priority"
- 3rd Win For US Gr1-Winning Freshman Purim
- US Gr1 Star Tizway Retired To Spendthrift Farm
- US Gr1-Winner Drosselmeyer Retiring To Keane Stud
- US Sire Crown Of Thorns To Stud At Cloverleaf
- US Gr1-Winner Twirling Candy Retired To Lane's End
- US Sire Noble Court Retired To Magali Farms
- US Sire D' Funnybone Retired To Vinery New York
- US Sire Flashpoint Retired To Stud
- US Sire Etched To Stud At Bonita Farm
- California Stallion Olympio Dies Aged 23
- US Gr1 Star Shakespeare Moving To Lane's End
- US Sire Heatseeker Moves To Harris Farms
- US Sire Offlee Wild Moves To Pin Oak Lane
- US Sire Unbridled Energy Moves To Pin Oak Lane
- US Sire The Daddy Moves To Trophy Club
- US Sire Nobiz Like Shobiz Moves To Crestwood Farm
- Swain Retired From Stud Duty In Canada
- Field Marshall Wins India Gr1 Mysore Derby
- B&R's Galloping Horse Never Sleeps
California Stallion Olympio Dies Aged 23
US stallion Olympio (Naskra-Carols Christmas, by Whitesburg) “whose name was synonymous with ‘Derby’ in 1991, died of a ruptured aorta at Victory Rose Thoroughbreds in California” aged 23, reported bloodhorse.com. Kentucky-bred Olympio was produced from Verne Winchell’s blue hen mare Carols Christmas & during his 3YO season won the Gr2 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park, Gr2 Minnesota Derby in course-record time at Canterbury Downs, Gr2 American Derby at Arlington International Racecourse & Gr1 Hollywood Derby at Hollywood Park, plus runner-up in the Gr1 Super Derbyat Louisiana Downs; he did not contest that year’s Gr1 Kentucky Derby. Overall Olympio finished 1st or 2nd in 13 of 17 starts & earned US$1,456,31. Olympio began his stallion career at Payson Stud in Kentucky & later stood at High Desert Farms & Hideaway Farms (both in California) before his years at Victory Rose. His 30 stakes-winners include Deep Gold, Olympic Charmer & Olympian, while his progeny earnings exceed US$18.8 million. In addition, as a broodmare sire he boasts French champion Carlotamix, US Gr1-winner Cigar Lion Tamer, Japan Gr1 Dirt Derby winner Café Olympus, plus graded-stakes winners Anew, Charm The Giant, High Again & Society’s Chairman.
