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- US Auction Houses Set Uniform Policies For 2YO Sales
- $2m Sadler's Wells Colt Starts Fav But Finishes 8th
- Melb Bookie Alan Eskander Applies For Sydney Stand
- 2nd Operation On Broken Leg Delays Katsidis Comeback
- Byrne Plans March Comeback
- Turffontein Out Of Autumn Racing Carnival
- 2 Aust-Bred Winners In New Zealand
- Reid Sanders Appointed NZ Chief Steward
- More Bountiful Half-Sister At NZB Karaka Sale
- Weekend Updates To NZB Karaka Catalogue
- 3 Aust-Bred Winners In Hong Kong
- Aust Jockey Noel Callow's Sudden Singapore Exit
- Malaysian Chief Steward Attacked With Machete
- Aust-Bred Giant's Causeway Son Wins In South Africa
- 1st Foal By US Champ Lawyer Ron
- 1st Foal By US Gr1-Winner Bob And John
- 1st Foal By US Gr2-Winner Will He Shine
- 1st Foal By US Gr1-Placed Noble Causeway
- US Sire Saarland Pensioned With Fertility Problems
- US Gr1-Winning Sire Pine Bluff Moves To Texas
- B&R's Galloping Horse Never Sleeps
1st Foal By US Champ Lawyer Ron
In the US, the 1st foal by Eclipse Award-winning 6YO stallion Lawyer Ron (Langfuhr-Donation, by Lord Avie) was born at Stonewall Farm Stallions in Kentucky: a filly out of Giant's Causeway mare Queen's Causeway. Multiple Gr1-winner Lawyer Ron (2007 US champion older male) is standing at Stonewall in 2009 for US$25,000. On the track, Lawyer Ron recorded 12 wins (9 stakes victories) & 8 placings (4 in stakes races) from 26 starts for US$2,790,008 earnings. His wins included 2007's Gr1 Whitney Handicap (setting a 9 furlongs track record of 1min 46.64sec at Saratoga), Gr1 Woodward Stakes (by 8.25-lengths over 9 furlongs at Saratoga) & Gr2 Oaklawn Handicap (over 9 furlongs at Oaklawn), plus 2006's Gr2 Arkansas Derby (over 9 furlongs at Oaklawn Park), Gr3 Rebel Stakes (over 8.5 furlongs at Oaklawn Park), Gr3 Risen Star Stakes (over 8.5 furlongs at Fair Grounds), Listed St Louis Derby (over 9 furlongs at Fairmount Park) & Listed Southwest Stakes (over 8 furlongs at Oaklawn Park) as well as 2005's Listed Diamond Jo Stakes (over 8 furlongs at Evangeline Downs). His placings included 2007's Gr1 Jockey Club Gold Cup (over 10 furlongs at Belmont Park), Gr1 Metropolitan Handicap (over 8 furlongs at Belmont Park) & Gr3 Salvator Mile Handicap (over 8 furlongs at Monmouth Park) plus 2006's Gr2 Super Derby (over 9 furlongs at Louisiana Downs).