KESWICK STABLE BRED, STELLAR WIND NAMED CHAMPION 3-YEAR-OLD FILLY
Dominating the division in Southern California and a tough-as-nails defeat against the older Stopchargingmaria in the Breeders’ Cup was enough for Hronis Racing’s Stellar Wind to be named the Eclipse Award-winning 3-year-old filly of 2015.
The daughter of Curlin earned the title over I’m a Chatterbox and Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (gr. IT) winner Found.
The champion was bred in Virginia by Peggy Augustus’ Keswick Stables and Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings. She is out of… Continue reading
LONGTIME VTA MEMBER TONY SMITH PASSES AWAY
Our thoughts go out to the family of longtime VTA member Tony Smith who sadly passed away last Sunday. Over the years, Smith who raced under the name of Concepts Unlimited, was a familiar face at Colonial Downs. He could be found in Nellie Mae Cox’s box enjoying the races and cheering on his horses along with partners and friends Nellie Mae Cox, Anne and John Tucker, and Bob and Beverly Bouse. All Giving was the most accomplished… Continue reading
2016 VTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION RESULTS
The Virginia Thoroughbred Association (VTA) 19-person Board of Directors is now set for 2016 after elections late last year and based on the ballot results, ten winning candidates will begin serving a two year term from January 1, 2016 thru December 31, 2017. That group will join nine other board members who are midway through their current term — Dr. Maurice “Tim” Casey III, Wayne Chatfield-Taylor, Donna Dennehy, Gillian Gordon-Moore, Susan Hart,… Continue reading
Hugh Motley
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of former VTA member Hugh Motley. Motley a highly-regarded horseman from Keswick, Va., who started his own bloodstock agency and sold Thoroughbreds at many of America’s top sales, died in Wellington, Fla., on Jan. 9 of complications from pneumonia. He was 60.
Motley began riding as a child when his family moved from Virginia Beach to Keswick when he was 10. For more than 25 years he also had his own… Continue reading
Stellar Wind Named Eclipse Award Finalist
Congratulations to Virginia-bred Stellar Wind, who was named one of three Eclipse Award finalists in the 3 Year Old Filly division along with Found and I’m A Chatterbox!
Virginia-bred Stellar Wind wins the Grade I $400,000 Santa Anita Oaks April 4, 2015 at Santa Anita.
Bred by the Keswick Stables & Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings, LLC, the daughter of Curlin won the Grade I Santa Anita Oaks, the Grade II Summertime Oaks and a pair of Grade III’s this year. Her… Continue reading
