08/11/2017 12:00PM Barbara D. Livingston A $1 million Curlin colt sold Aug. 7 was the third seven-figure offering consigned by Denali Stud in the past three renewals of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale. The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale is known as one of the industry’s “glitz and glamour” auctions, where high-dollar bidders do […]
Good Luck: Where Opportunity Meets Hard Work
When you have a hand in raising a horse you know could be something special, it’s a vindicating experience to see that horse live up to his potential. Grade 1 Belmont Stakes winner TAPWRIT was a nice looking horse from day one. Tagged to make his sales debut in the Saratoga Select Sale at Fasig […]
In the last 30 years Craig and Holly Bandoroff have developed a world-class operation at their Denali Stud near Paris, Ky. They’ve also developed and nurtured quite a family at their home in Lexington, raising two daughters and a son. Their middle child, Conrad, is currently part of the Godolphin Flying Start program, and upon […]
The 11-10 chalk to improve on his runner-up effort behind undefeated ‘TDN Rising Star’ McCraken (Ghostzapper) in the GIII Sam F. Davis S. Feb. 11, Tapwrit (Tapit) raced through the field of the GII Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby like the proverbial hot knife through butter and rolled home an impressive 4 1/2-length winner. “We […]
Woodford Racing’s Ticonderoga ran off the bench and into the winner’s circle March 4 at Gulfstream Park, taking the $100,000 Palm Beach Stakes (G3T) with a powerful rally. Racing for the first time since a fourth in the Nov. 4 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T), 3-year-old Ticonderoga picked up his first graded score. The Tapit colt was second in the Dixiana Bourbon […]
Flatlined, a two-time winner and never off the board in four prior outings on the Gulfstream sod, upended the likes of GISW Divisidero and MGSW Heart to Heart (English Channel) to score a 15-1 upset and earn his first graded win. A romping winner of a rained-off Ellis optional claimer in July, Flatlined lit up […]
Craig Bandoroff has been caring for and overseeing the second career (and now retirement) of superstar racemare Serena’s Song for 20 years now. The 25-year-old mare lives at Bandoroff’s Denali Stud, and her family keeps blossoming and following in her hoof prints. There has been no skipping generations as far as Serena’s Song and her daughters producing […]
No matter the sale, you’ll almost always find the name of Denali Stud among the top consignors at any given session. The Paris, Kentucky-based operation is the brainchild of Craig and Holly Bandoroff, who have a ready heir apparent in their eldest son, Conrad. Currently training in Australia as part of Godolphin’s Flying Start program, […]
Trainer Todd Pletcher was disappointed in Make You Look after the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T), when the son of More Than Ready finished a lackluster sixth. But the dark bay colt redeemed himself Jan. 7 in his 3-year-old debut, a strong performance in the $100,000 Dania Beach (G3T) at Gulfstream Park. Closing strongly to win the 7 1/2-furlong turf event […]
