Three Chimneys Farm

APB: 'Rising Star' Siblings Guarana and Magic Dance on the Comeback Trail

A pair of talented half-sisters owned and bred by Three Chimneys Farm are nearing a return to action. 'TDN Rising Star' Guarana (Ghostzapper), victress of last term's GI Acorn S. and GI Coaching Club American Oaks, joined trainer Chad Brown's Palm Meadows string to begin the New Year and is close to her first breeze back. She's been sidelined since suffering her first career defeat when second as the even-money favorite in the GI Cotillion S. at Parx Sept. 21. "She came back jammed up after her race in Pennsylvania,...

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Hooked on Horse Racing: Sandy Hatfield

SANDY HATFIELD, STALLION MANAGER, THREE CHIMNEYS What was the experience that made you fall in love with horse racing? I'm originally from Oklahoma. My family raised Quarter Horses, so I was familiar with the track in many ways. I was going to college at Oklahoma State University when the equine department at Murray State University was just getting started. They offered me a scholastic scholarship to join their program, so I moved to Kentucky as a junior in college. Between my junior and senior years of college, I had a...

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Bone Bruise for Magic Dance

Magic Dance (More Than Ready), the TDN Rising Star who stumbled at the start of the GII Adirondack S. at Saratoga Sunday, sustained a bone bruise in her left front leg in the incident and will be off for an undetermined amount of time, according to her trainer, Steve Asmussen. "It was a result of the stumble that she had in the Adirondack which broke the skin in the back of her left front ankle," said Asmussen from Saratoga Friday morning. "It was quite a significant stumble. She actually burned...

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Fireworks for Curlin Colts at F-T Saratoga

A Curlin colt out of Chilean champion & MG1SW Wapi (Chi) (Scat Daddy) brought $1.5 million from Aquis Farm Aus and Let's Go Stable to lead the way Tuesday evening at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale. He was bred in Kentucky by Don Alberto Corporation and Three Chimneys Farm. Wapi brought $1.05 million from Don Alberto Corp. & Three Chimneys carrying this colt in utero at the 2017 KEENOV Sale. Hip 153 was consigned by Denali Stud, Agent V. Wapi had a Gun Runner colt earlier this year. It's been...

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July 28 Insights: Half-Sis to Arrogate Debuts at Del Mar

Sponsored by Alex Nichols Agency 7th-SAR, $90k, 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT, post time: 4:21 p.m. ET The powerful owner/trainer combo of Klavarich Stables and Chad Brown unveil NEW AND IMPROVED (Cairo Prince) on Saratoga's Sunday card. A $320,000 yearling purchase at the Keeneland September Sale, the gray's dam High Style (Giant's Causeway), is a daughter of the multiple Grade I winning turf specialist Tout Charmant (Slewvescent). TJCIS PPS 7th-ELP, $50,000, 2yo, f, 7f, post time: 4:40 p.m. ET Three Chimneys Farm homebred PRINCESINHA JULIA (Pioneerof the Nile), a daughter of multiple...

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