Michele MacDonald

International Thoroughbred writer, editor, photographer, consultant & bloodstock agent. Ancient Egypt/Amarna. Wildlife. Traveler. Idealist.

[Keeneland Sales @keenelandsales]

Hip 794, a Flightline colt out of Layla, commands $1.4 million! Consigned by Dixiana Farms and purchased by Mayberry Farm. #KeeSept

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Official JRHA photo of the Equinox-Midnight Bisou colt who ranks atop the premier sale at the Northern Horse Park in Hokkaido

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#Equinox colt foal born March 1 o/o USA champion mare Midnight Bisou (Midnight Lute) brings equivalent of over $4.42 million when hammer falls at @SELECTSALE_jpn. Highest price so far in sizzling market, surpassing even top yearlings. Consigned by Katsumi Yoshida's Northern Farm

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@SELECTSALE_jpn JRHA reports that new entity Nebraska Racing, also buyer of the Kitasan Black yearling colt o/o Australian MG1 winner Mosheen for ¥420m on Monday, was buyer of the Equinox-Midnight Bisou colt foal for official price of ¥580m ($3,918,919)

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Makoto Kaneko, who has raced the likes of Deep Impact & King Kamehameha, buys first foal offered @SELECTSALE_jpn by '23 World's Best Racehorse #Equinox for ¥230m ($1,554,055). Colt is o/o French G3 winner & G1pl Camprock (Myboycharlie)

[Summer Wind Farm @MoreSummerWind]

Great start for #Flightline as yearling sale sire with all 3 of his colts in the Japan Racing Horse Association sale selling for gross of ¥475m ($3,209,461), avg price of $1,069,820. JRHA photo of Hip 99, Flightline colt o/o U.S. GSW Gift List (Bated Breath), sold for $1,216,217

[Summer Wind Farm @MoreSummerWind]

First yearling by #Flightline in a sale ring brings seven figures @SELECTSALE_eng in Japan. Hip 16, colt o/o American MGSW Selflessly (More Than Ready) consigned by Northern Farm, sold for ¥190m (equal to $1,283,784) to Susumu Fujita, owner of @TheSaudiCup victor Forever Young

[Michele MacDonald @full_stride]

@reginapierce @Oldfriendsfarm @MageHorse @KentuckyDerby @resracingky @DesormeauxKent He has always taken my breath away! A very, very special athlete ❤️

[Summer Wind Farm @MoreSummerWind]

Our Eagle has flown to the winner's circle! Thank you to trainer @johnwsadler, jockey @umbyrispoli & our partners for this glorious victory by Eagles Flight (Curlin), the 1/2b to #Flightline. Looking forward to the future🤩

[Michele MacDonald @full_stride]

By a top sire/Horse of the Year out of half sister to a Triple Crown winner -- breeding doesn't get any better ⭐️

[Summer Wind Farm @MoreSummerWind]

Summer Wind's first 4 foals of 2025 are all superb fillies, including this fiery-hued daughter of Gun Runner o/o American Pharoah's 1/2s Sunrise Service (Tapit). We take it as a fortuitous sign that this filly shares her birthday, Feb. 2, with Triple Crown hero American Pharoah

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Led by homebred @BreedersCup winners Immersive & Rebel's Romance, @Godolphin has smashed the seasonal North American earnings record (which it set in 2021) with over $18.55m. In last 4 years, stable has led all others, banking $69.6m+ in USA & Canada (Benoit 📷 of Immersive)

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@laralogan Not only is Kentucky's governor a Democrat who has acted as a Kamala surrogate, he declared he wants to abolish the Electoral College: https://t.co/NlxbKAys4s

[Summer Wind Farm @MoreSummerWind]

If you saw him, you knew: there were 1,900,000 reasons to love him. Thanks so much to MV Magnier & Peter Brant for buying Summer Wind-bred Hip 146, Gun Runner colt o/o Secret Sigh (Tapit); he's now co-2nd-high price at #Saratoga. Big future ahead! @FasigTiptonCo @LanesEndFarms

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#Flightline's first foals making a splash in the world's hottest marketplace with 2 colts each selling for seven figures at the Japan Racing Horse Association's select sale foal session in Hokkaido Tuesday

[Summer Wind Farm @MoreSummerWind]

Strong start for #Flightline in global market as 2 of 3 colts offered at @SELECTSALE_eng's foal session each sold for ¥210 million ($1,304,348). Leading Japanese owners Masahiro Noda & Tetsuhide Kunimoto bought the sons of G1 winners Grace Adler (Curlin) & Tan Gritona (Full Mast)

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First foal in ring @SELECTSALE_eng by US G1 winner Hot Rod Charlie brings equivalent of $434,783 when sold to Tatsuo Tanikake. Consigned as Hip 306 by Shadai Farm, the colt is o/o Agnes Tachyon mare Omega Signorina. The colt is from Hot Rod Charlie's first crop

[Summer Wind Farm @MoreSummerWind]

This Eagle can fly! Summer Wind-bred & co-owned Eagles Flight scores on debut! Curlin 1/2b to #Flightline will relish longer races ahead & improve off this effort, says trainer @johnwsadler

[Summer Wind Farm @MoreSummerWind]

GSP Zinzay (Smart Strike), dam of G1pl SW Moon Over Miami & 3yo multiple winner Tennessee & close relative of $1.1m GSW She Can't Sing, delivered our 2nd 2024 foal, a handsome Uncle Mo colt. This family includes @DubaiWorldCup wnr Mystic Guide & French Classic wnr Musical Chimes

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@TheGreedySharks @WinStarFarm @OfficialJustify @KYHorseCountry @KYTbred @rpbloodstock @ABRLive Hope you were watching the G3 La Prevoyante Stakes from @GulfstreamPark. Justify's daughter Alpha Bella went wire to wire to win the 1 1/2-mile contest. Trainer Todd Pletcher said: "Stretching her out (in distance) is what she’s been looking for." https://t.co/SnEE186TKE

[Gulfstream Park @GulfstreamPark]

Alpha Bella, with @luissaezpty, captures the La Prevoyante S. presented by @KetelOne Espresso Martini (Gr.3). #GulfstreamPark #ChampionshipMeet

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#Justify is enjoying the good life at @WinStarFarm. "He likes to eat; if he's not eating, he's sleeping usually, which is good," stallion manager Larry McGinnis said after the Triple Crown champ delighted fans with a selfie session. https://t.co/QiZJyQoDrd

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ICYMI -- #Flightline has a 2yo half sister by leading sire Into Mischief who has been retained by @MoreSummerWind and recently went into early training in Florida 💘🏇👏

[Summer Wind Farm @MoreSummerWind]

My, how you have grown! We have no 2024 babies yet so, for #FoalFridayFlashback, meet Flight of Fancy (Into Mischief), the 2yo 1/2s to #Flightline. This filly has been retained & recently traveled to FL for early training. Dam #Feathered due to foal full Flightline sibling soon

[Racing Post Bloodstock @rpbloodstock]

'At this stage he’s better than Tapit' - Gun Runner, the sire sensation with multi-million dollar backing from Coolmore

Michele MacDonald deep dives Gun Runner's book of mares and the level of Coolmore support

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