Shooting Star Thoroughbreds

Mary Lightner and Lisa Goodin's Shooting Star Thoroughbreds' Chance It (Currency Swap--Vagabon Diva, by Pleasantly Perfect) will stand at Sarah and Tommy Doyle's Willow Hill Equestrian in Orange, Virginia in 2025. After standing three years in Florida at Journeyman Stud, an opportunity arose to relocate the multiple stakes winner to Virginia for stallion duties in 2025. His fee for 2025 will be $2,000, live foal, stands and nurses. "We appreciate the dedication and excellent stallion management that Brent and Crystal Fernung and their team provided Chance It at their facility,"...

Representatives from several Thoroughbred partnerships and racing syndicates will be available for a meet and greet Saturday, Aug. 10 at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, the museum announced via presser Friday. During the free event, offered as a part of the Saturday Morning Social, interested guests may learn how to get involved with various different ownership groups with 11 total sending representatives. They are--in alphabetical order--Adelphi Racing Club, Brown Road Racing, Centennial Farms, Ironhorse Racing Stable, MyRacehorse, Riverdee Stable, Sackatoga Stable, Shooting Star Thoroughbreds, Uptowncharlybrown Stud,...

Florida champion Chance It (Currency Swap--Vagabon Diva, by Pleasantly Perfect) sustained a soft tissue injury in Saturday's GII Kelso H. and has been retired to stand at Journeyman Stud in Ocala. His fee has not been announced for 2022. "We're excited to stand Chance It here at Journeyman next year. He is a beloved Florida-bred racehorse that displayed tons of talent. Had he not got injured, I'm sure he would have annexed at least one Grade I stake before he was finished," Journeyman's Brent Fernung said. "Chance It won from...