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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Erik Johnson, who won a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2022, retired in 2025, but he has remained busy. Johnson, an avid racing fan, now spends much of his time managing his Thoroughbred interests, which includes an expanding broodmare band. In January, he purchased Timber Town Stables, which was owned by Wayne and Cathy Sweezey. That has become the home to most of his mares. Here is a look at his mating plans for 2026 and comments from the former All-Star defenseman, who played 17 seasons in the NHL. Paper Rings (2021, Uncle Mo–Enchanting Lady, by Tale of the Cat), will be bred to Good Magic. “She is a beautiful Uncle Mo mare, who needs no introduction as far as his brilliance as a broodmare sire. Her first foal by Forte sold for $225,000, and with her being in foal to the red-hot Vekoma that gave me confidence to stretch a bit for this mare in November. Paper Rings foaled a nice Vekoma filly in the middle of February and she is booked to Good Magic. The Good Magic/Uncle Mo cross produced Muth, and I feel like Good Magic at his current price will look like bargain in a year or two. What Good Magic did in his first two crops was unheard of and I think the dam will burst for him this year and next after a down year last year on the track.” Snaffle (2017, Distorted Humor–Gilded Gold, by Gilded Time), has been bred to Sierra Leone. “I bought her at the Keeneland January sale in foal to Domestic Product. I probably overpaid a touch for her, but that's what happens when you are over served at Keeneland. She rewarded me by foaling a colt on Jan. 31, and he is a total superstar. Her Liam's Map colt sold for $360,000 in October. She is a Distorted Humor mare herself and they aren't making any more of those. She was just covered on Feb. 20 by Sierra Leone, who is an absolute specimen and was a total gentleman in the shed. Snaffle is medium sized, correct, with good bone and the size and stretch of Sierra Leone will complement her nicely. Chief Stipe and Katie Cauthen, who advise my portfolio, thought this was an excellent match up.” Southern Palace (2021, Palace Malice–Southern Girl, by Tapit), has been bred to Citizen Bull. “I bought this mare privately last March off the track and she got a wonderful update with her half-brother, Macho Music, winning the Pat Day Mile impressively at Churchill. She did not catch last spring, but she was just covered by Citizen Bull. What a performance he had in defeat in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, and after that I knew I had to find a mare for him. Southern Palace is a good sized mare from a deep female family and she matches up well with Citizen Bull. The plan will be to sell her in foal in November.” She Is All Busines (2021, Oscar Performance–Elusive Rumour, by Elusive Quality), has been bred to Flightline. “This is an Oscar Performance mare from an active female family. Her sister is with Chad Brown and had a nice debut. She foaled a beautiful Omaha Beach filly at the beginning of January and was just covered by Flightline. As are most people, I am very bullish on him with his first crop hitting the racetrack this year. He seems like a good bet this year and he adds a lot of hip and substance to this mare.” Meadow Dance (2016, Jimmy Creed–Meadowbound, by Broken Vow), will be bred to Yaupon. “I was the underbidder on this mare as a 2-year-old and she went on to run third in the Grade I Darley Alcibiades. Upset that I missed out on her a few years back, I scooped her up at Keeneland January last year. She was a terrific mare on the race track, but so far hasn't been bred to anything very good. She is going to Yaupon this year after she foals to Prince of Monaco. We are hoping Yaupon is the proven stallion she needs to get her going. With her race record I thought she was a decent gamble.” Goal Oriented | Sara Gordon Evita (2020, Medaglia d'Oro–Moana, by Uncle Mo), will be bred to Goal Oriented. When the Fasig Tipton February book came out I knew I needed to have this mare. She was a $410,000 yearling herself and having Medaglia d'Oro top side and Uncle Mo bottom side with a nice pedigree only added to my interest. Add to the fact she was in foal to Omaha Beach, who I think is going to have an even bigger year than he did last year. Absolutely love him. I had to have her and was fortunate to get her bidding online. She is a pretty mare with a very nice frame and she is booked to Goal Oriented. Goal Oriented is, of course, a brilliant son of Not This Time, who won the Malibu this past year in impressive fashion. He is a gorgeous horse and will be a nice match for this mare. This is a complete outcross mating and I love that. I also liked going from a proven sire in Omaha Beach to get her started to a new exciting sire in Goal Oriented. Really excited to see her first foal who is due around March 1st. The Incident (2014, Unbridled's Song–Fee Fi Fo Fum, by Giant's Causeway), will be bred to Charlatan. “I bought this mare for what I thought was a bargain at Keeneland January. I had only had one Woodford Bourbon on the rocks at this point, so I don't think I spent too much on her. She is an Unbridled's Song mare, which is a huge plus, who is a nice physical and could run a little bit being stakes placed. She is in foal to Jack Christopher and her Jack Christopher yearling brought $130,000 at Keeneland September. I am breeding her to Charlatan this year. John Sikura at Hill 'n' Dale isn't wrong very often and he is still extremely bullish on Charlatan. I think he is a good bet for this year and he matches up well with this mare.” Mariel N Kathy (2010, Corinthian–Triple Treasure, by Gone West), will be bred to Prince of Monaco. “I bought this mare for peanuts from the Fasig-Tipton Digital January sale. She is an older mare, but could really run and she has some quality and size to her. She foaled a nice big colt by Golden Pal last month and I thought for how cheap she was it was a good bet to take as I think Golden Pal has a big shot to hit this year. I am breeding this mare on my Prince of Monaco share and she matches up well with him physically and on true nicks.” The post 2026 Mating Plans: Stanley Cup Champion Erik Johnson appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Nicky Henderson has confirmed that Constitution Hill will not run in the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival on March 10. The trainer and the nine-year-old's owner Michael Buckley have been mulling over options for Constitution Hill since his highly impressive debut on the Flat at Southwell on Friday evening, for which he was awarded a mark of 109P by Timeform. In a statement, Henderson said, “Michael Buckley and I have not surprisingly spent a lot of time soul searching and thinking over Constitution Hill's future and have sadly concluded that he will not be running in the Unibet Champion Hurdle the week after next.” Bred by Sally Noott, Constitution Hill, a gelded son of Blue Bresil, broke the track record when winning the G1 Supreme Novices' Hurdle by 22 lengths from the high-class Jonbon at the 2022 Cheltenham Festival. He went on to win the following year's Champion Hurdle but fell in the race last year. That tumble was followed by two more in 2025, in the G1 Aintree Hurdle and the G1 Fighting Fifth Hurdle. Over the last weekend, Buckley had mused of a Flat campaign for the horse in 2026 which could take in the Ebor, Irish St Leger and Melbourne Cup. The post Constitution Hill Ruled Out Of Champion Hurdle Bid appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
I'll give you $100 if you can get a photo of Opie & @Chief Stipe wearing his Tangerine Onesie together. -
You mean to say all those expensive Aus bred 2yos are doing the trick in NZ? ...Who'd a thought! How many of those wins in Aus @Chief Stipe?
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