Housatonic Bloodstock - George Adams
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Thoroughbred bloodstock agent. Breeder and owner of racehorses. Pedigree and mating consultant. Equine photographer. Check out my substack at https://housatonicbloodstock.substack.com.
Thoroughbred bloodstock agent. Breeder and owner of racehorses. Pedigree and mating consultant. Equine photographer. Check out my substack at https://housatonicbloodstock.substack.com.
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Happy Retirement to MG1SW Locked! It's too bad he'll miss the Breeders' Cup. #raacingsky 🏇
Shot for The Saratoga Special
Shot for The Saratoga Special
October 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Happy Retirement to MG1SW Locked! It's too bad he'll miss the Breeders' Cup. #raacingsky 🏇
Shot for The Saratoga Special
Shot for The Saratoga Special
🟢⚪ Been trying to write more, lately. Here's my most recent blog, on Ballydoyle, Coolmore America, and homegrown stallions: open.substack.com/pub/housaton...
Housatonic Meanderings -- On the Success of Ballydoyle
Aidan O'Brien is on pace to match his own single-season record of G1 victories, and it makes us wonder: why don't Coolmore's American-based runners have similar success?
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September 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
🟢⚪ Been trying to write more, lately. Here's my most recent blog, on Ballydoyle, Coolmore America, and homegrown stallions: open.substack.com/pub/housaton...
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I am thrilled to share that our first two volumes are written by the wondrous Avalyn Hunter, who crafted the story of Holy Bull, and the accomplished Lenny Shulman, who lent his veteran skills to the career of the great A.P. Indy.
September 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I am thrilled to share that our first two volumes are written by the wondrous Avalyn Hunter, who crafted the story of Holy Bull, and the accomplished Lenny Shulman, who lent his veteran skills to the career of the great A.P. Indy.
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This particular post has been more than 2 years in the making. I, alongside my publisher @kentuckypress.bsky.social, am pleased to share that we have a new imprint coming in spring 2026. In the vein of the Thoroughbred Legends series, we bring you Racing Royalty.
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University Press of Kentucky Launches Racing Royalty
The University Press of Kentucky is proud to announce the launch of a new book series, Racing Royalty, dedicated to honoring the equine stars of Thoroughbred racing.
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September 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This particular post has been more than 2 years in the making. I, alongside my publisher @kentuckypress.bsky.social, am pleased to share that we have a new imprint coming in spring 2026. In the vein of the Thoroughbred Legends series, we bring you Racing Royalty.
www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing...
www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing...
🟢⚪️ It's been a minute, but our blog is back with thoughts on some of the juvenile stakes winners from the last week of the Saratoga meet.
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Housatonic Meanderings -- Some Early Observations on the 2YOs of 2025
The Storm Cat sire-line had Saratoga success through two different branches this past week.
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September 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
🟢⚪️ It's been a minute, but our blog is back with thoughts on some of the juvenile stakes winners from the last week of the Saratoga meet.
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Maryland-bred Future Is Now looks to defend her title in the Grade II Intercontinental Stakes at Saratoga today. If she wins, it will be her fourth consecutive stakes victory. #racingsky 🏇
June 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Maryland-bred Future Is Now looks to defend her title in the Grade II Intercontinental Stakes at Saratoga today. If she wins, it will be her fourth consecutive stakes victory. #racingsky 🏇
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It was announces yesterday that Grade I winner Mindframe will stand at Claiborne Farm upon retirement. #racingsky 🏇
June 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
It was announces yesterday that Grade I winner Mindframe will stand at Claiborne Farm upon retirement. #racingsky 🏇
🟢⚪️ Looking forward to what Mindframe and Locked can do the rest of the year 🤞🤞
Fierceness "looked great" in a work at Saratoga ahead of the Met Mile.
📸: Scott Serio / Eclipse Sportswire
📸: Scott Serio / Eclipse Sportswire
Pletcher updates on Fierceness, Mindframe, other top runners
Fierceness looks 'great' in work for Met Mile + the latest on 8 others in Pletcher's barn.
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May 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
🟢⚪️ Looking forward to what Mindframe and Locked can do the rest of the year 🤞🤞
Absolutely love these — far more fitting than the yellow and blue set (which did grow on me)
May 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Absolutely love these — far more fitting than the yellow and blue set (which did grow on me)
🟢⚪️ Very excited to have Doesn’thurttoflirt 💋back in the entries! She’s in race 5 at Laurel next Saturday for trainer Kelly Rubley and our ownership partners 🤞🤞
May 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
🟢⚪️ Very excited to have Doesn’thurttoflirt 💋back in the entries! She’s in race 5 at Laurel next Saturday for trainer Kelly Rubley and our ownership partners 🤞🤞
🟢⚪️ Faze the Nation rocking her mom bod, carrying a foal from the first crop of Beren.
May 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🟢⚪️ Faze the Nation rocking her mom bod, carrying a foal from the first crop of Beren.
🟢⚪️ Hot Mom Rom Com, our Virginia-bred half-sister to Doesn’thurttoflirt, A Ring Thing and Postnup, is starting to gray out. Daughter of Blofeld returns to Virginia soon with her dam, I’m Engaged, carrying a full-sibling for ‘26.
May 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
🟢⚪️ Hot Mom Rom Com, our Virginia-bred half-sister to Doesn’thurttoflirt, A Ring Thing and Postnup, is starting to gray out. Daughter of Blofeld returns to Virginia soon with her dam, I’m Engaged, carrying a full-sibling for ‘26.
🟢⚪️ Twelveo’clockrock (fam of ‘25 G1W Mindframe) and Dulce Kiara (fam of ‘25 G3W Bishops Bay) are both pregnant to Blofeld with their first foals
May 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🟢⚪️ Twelveo’clockrock (fam of ‘25 G1W Mindframe) and Dulce Kiara (fam of ‘25 G3W Bishops Bay) are both pregnant to Blofeld with their first foals
🟢⚪️ Our last foal of ‘25 is this strapping MD-bred colt by Blofeld out of Seville’s Princess
May 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🟢⚪️ Our last foal of ‘25 is this strapping MD-bred colt by Blofeld out of Seville’s Princess
An excellent read, Joe.
And you have to have patience in this business if you want to have any success
And you have to have patience in this business if you want to have any success
There were several points in the road when the Godolphin team could have deemed their filly Crowned an expensive bust and cut their losses. Instead, they stuck with her and were rewarded with Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty. paulickreport.com/news/bloodst...
Patience Paid Off For Godolphin's Breeding Program With Kentucky Derby Winner Sovereignty
Crowned, the dam of Derby winner Sovereignty, was a seven-figure auction purchase who went unraced before entering Godolphin's broodmare band
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May 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
An excellent read, Joe.
And you have to have patience in this business if you want to have any success
And you have to have patience in this business if you want to have any success
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After finishing second in both the Belmont and the Haskell last year, Mindframe finally got his first Grade I win in the Churchill Downs Stakes yesterday. #racingsky 🏇
Shot for the Saratoga Special
Shot for the Saratoga Special
May 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
After finishing second in both the Belmont and the Haskell last year, Mindframe finally got his first Grade I win in the Churchill Downs Stakes yesterday. #racingsky 🏇
Shot for the Saratoga Special
Shot for the Saratoga Special
🟢⚪️ Maryland-bred Mindframe finally got his G1 win today - congratulations to the connections, including his late breeder Larry Johnson who cultivated this female family for generations
"Mindframe prevails in blanket finish for first Grade 1 in Churchill Downs Stakes"
Mike Welsch recaps the $1 million Churchill Downs Stakes. @churchilldowns.bsky.social #RacingSky 🏇
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Mike Welsch recaps the $1 million Churchill Downs Stakes. @churchilldowns.bsky.social #RacingSky 🏇
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Mindframe prevails in blanket finish for first Grade 1 in Churchill Downs Stakes
Aside from the main event itself, the $1 million Churchill Downs Stakes was arguably the most anticipated race on Saturday’s Kentucky Derby card at Churchill Downs. And boy did it ever live up to the ...
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May 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
🟢⚪️ Maryland-bred Mindframe finally got his G1 win today - congratulations to the connections, including his late breeder Larry Johnson who cultivated this female family for generations
🟢⚪️ Congratulations to the connections of homebred Kentucky Oaks winner Good Cheer! We’ve got no pics of her, but do have some of each of her parents, Medaglia d’Oro and Wedding Toast
May 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
🟢⚪️ Congratulations to the connections of homebred Kentucky Oaks winner Good Cheer! We’ve got no pics of her, but do have some of each of her parents, Medaglia d’Oro and Wedding Toast
🟢⚪️ Daughter of Army Mule dealt with some wicked early pressure from the second choice, opened up and had enough to hold on late — Royal Ascot here she comes!
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May 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
🟢⚪️ Daughter of Army Mule dealt with some wicked early pressure from the second choice, opened up and had enough to hold on late — Royal Ascot here she comes!
www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/pinky-finger...
www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/pinky-finger...
🟢⚪️ Check out our thoughts on this year's Kentucky Derby!
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Housatonic Meanderings - Our 2025 Kentucky Derby pick
We have a significant rooting interest again in this year's Kentucky Derby!
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April 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🟢⚪️ Check out our thoughts on this year's Kentucky Derby!
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🟢⚪️ Our newest foal is this stout Maryland-bred colt by Murmur Farm’s Blofeld and out of Seville’s Princess! That dam is half to the dam of G1W Rattle N Roll.
🟢⚪️ Seville’s Princess will be bred back to Blofeld again this year.
🟢⚪️ Seville’s Princess will be bred back to Blofeld again this year.
April 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
🟢⚪️ Our newest foal is this stout Maryland-bred colt by Murmur Farm’s Blofeld and out of Seville’s Princess! That dam is half to the dam of G1W Rattle N Roll.
🟢⚪️ Seville’s Princess will be bred back to Blofeld again this year.
🟢⚪️ Seville’s Princess will be bred back to Blofeld again this year.
🟢⚪️ No surprise that a homebred breed-to-race operation like Juddmonte would be more stamina-inclined than most. Would love to see a big effort from Final Gambit on Saturday - would be a huge result for his dam’s half-sister Paw Prints
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Turf pedigrees fine for Kentucky Derby
History says that a horse with a turf background or pedigree can run well on the Churchill Downs dirt, including in the Kentucky Derby.
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April 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
🟢⚪️ No surprise that a homebred breed-to-race operation like Juddmonte would be more stamina-inclined than most. Would love to see a big effort from Final Gambit on Saturday - would be a huge result for his dam’s half-sister Paw Prints
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I think that this is an incredibly reasonable line.
Here's the latest @dailyracingform.bsky.social Derby Watch Top 20 with my current ML.
Watch Brad Free and I discuss prices on the top contenders, some recent workouts, and history around the Japanese horses. Plus we each give out a longshot we'll be using.
📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=N08Y...
Watch Brad Free and I discuss prices on the top contenders, some recent workouts, and history around the Japanese horses. Plus we each give out a longshot we'll be using.
📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=N08Y...
April 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I think that this is an incredibly reasonable line.
🟢⚪️ Super gutsy effort, congrats to connections!
🟢⚪️ Both our broodmares from this female family of the late Larry Johnson’s foundation mare Ran’s Chick have now checked in foal to Blofeld for ‘26!
🟢⚪️ Both our broodmares from this female family of the late Larry Johnson’s foundation mare Ran’s Chick have now checked in foal to Blofeld for ‘26!
A DUEL TO THE WIRE!
📸 goes to FUTURE IS NOW ($6.96)! Paco Lopez did not let her quit when Pandora's Gift (IRE) challenged her in the $350,000 Giant's Causeway Stakes (G3) at Keeneland. Mike Trombetta trains the five-year-old mare.
📸 goes to FUTURE IS NOW ($6.96)! Paco Lopez did not let her quit when Pandora's Gift (IRE) challenged her in the $350,000 Giant's Causeway Stakes (G3) at Keeneland. Mike Trombetta trains the five-year-old mare.
April 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
🟢⚪️ Super gutsy effort, congrats to connections!
🟢⚪️ Both our broodmares from this female family of the late Larry Johnson’s foundation mare Ran’s Chick have now checked in foal to Blofeld for ‘26!
🟢⚪️ Both our broodmares from this female family of the late Larry Johnson’s foundation mare Ran’s Chick have now checked in foal to Blofeld for ‘26!