Long time friend and client of the Bandoroff family, Barry Irwin of Team Valor shared the exciting news with his clients in the Team Valor International newsletter: In August, Craig and Holly’s son tabbed for elite two-year program; Recent Sewanee grad expects to follow in the family business – Conrad Bandoroff walked across the stage […]
Kentucky Oaks Day is the kick off to one of the biggest weekends in horse racing in the Bluegrass and Denali Sales graduates sure showed up on Friday! Curalina, a filly by Curlin out of Whatdreamsrmadeof, got things kicked off in Race 2 at Churchill. She was a $125k yearling purchase at Keeneland in 2013. […]
Frosty Friday, a well bred filly by Eskendereya out of Frosty Promise, broke her maiden on March 1st at Santa Anita going a mile on the turf. She was bred by Bridlewood Farm and purchased from the Denali consignment at Fasig Tipton October for $245k and is owned by Gary Barber. From the TDN… Making […]
Despite a troubled start out the gate, Yahilwa recovered and fought hard to win the G3 Sixty Sails H on Saturday at Hawthorne Racecourse. The 5YO mare is by Medaglia d’Oro and sold with Denali for $52k at the Keeneland September sale in 2011. Last may she came close to winning her first graded stakes […]
Early Wednesday morning our resident mare Keertana foaled a healthy grey filly by leading sire Tapit. This is the second foal for Keertana, who earned just over a million dollars on the race track with multiple graded stakes wins including the G3 Regret S, G3 Grey Goose Bewitch S, G3 Louisville H, etc. The 2006 […]
Our first two foals arrived safe and sound this weekend to kick off the foaling season at Denali. Imprecation, a First Defence mare from the family of multiple graded stakes placed Nebraska Tornado and Mirabilis, foaled a chestnut filly by Sea the Stars (IRE). Sea the Stars (IRE), an impressive 6 time G1 winner in […]
Keeneland January Session 1 – From the Paulick Report Stakes winner Premier Steps (IRE) sold for $400,000 to lead Monday’s opening session of the 57thannual Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale. Shadai Farm of Japan purchased the 5-year-old daughter of Footstepsinthesand who was cataloged a racing or broodmare prospect. During the session, Keeneland sold 204 horses […]
The Lewis family and Denali Stud have decided to retire Serena’s Song from breeding at the age of 23. When she retired from racing in late 1996, Serena’s Song had become the all-time leading distaff earner with $3,283,388 in winnings. Racing for Robert and Beverly Lewis, Serena’s Song won 10 Grade 1 races and was […]
Breeder’s Cup Presents Fresh Faces: Denali’s Next Generation Conrad Bandoroff grew up on Denali Stud, which was established by his parents, well-known consignors Craig and Holly. The younger Bandoroff shadowed John Ward in Ward’s days as trainer, worked for trainer Bill Mott, interned with Bradley Thoroughbreds and for John Messara at Arrowfield Stud in Australia. […]
Lady Tapit, the well-bred two year old filly by Tapit out of Temperence Gift, won going a mile on the dirt at Los Alamitos on 12/12. From the TDN… ” Lady Tapit finished fifth on debut after a slow start in a 6 1/2-panel Arcadia test Nov. 2, whose second and third-place finishers–Meta Mu (Street Sense) and […]
