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The Fasig-Tipton Sales in New York got off to a slow start on day one with 63 yearlings selling for an average of $236,349 and a median of $185,000. BT sat idle with no purchases the first night. The second…

The one-day Fasig-Tipton July Sale kicked off the yearling sales season for 2012 and Bradley Thoroughbreds started with a bang! BT purchased four yearlings to start this years Pinhook Venture. Last year's Venture purchased 18 yearlings and resold all of…

Last fall, Bradley Thoroughbreds’ Pete Bradley signed for a son of Hard Spun--Lucky Lavender Gal for $200,000 at Fasig’s Eastern Fall Yearling in Maryland. Five months later, he resold the colt to Darley’s John Ferguson for $870,000 at the sale…

On Tuesday June, 19th Bradley Thoroughbreds, LLC made their first purchase for the new Ladies First Racing Venture. Hip # 53 a filly by Flashy Bull out of Karaka in of the OBS June Sale for $28,000. She is a…

    Desert Blanc, winner of the Grade 1 Manhattan Handicap at Belmont Park on June 9, has been retired from racing due to a tendon injury, his connections announced Sunday. Trainer Chad Brown said he noticed some inflammation in…

Saturday, June 9th, 2012 is a day the co-owners of Desert Blanc (GB) will never forget. There are only 117 Grade 1 races run in the U.S. each year and to win one is to have reached the pinnacle of…

Making his second start in the U.S., Desert Blanc prevailed by a nose in a  deep stretch duel with Papaw Bodie to capture the Woodford Reserve Manhattan (gr. IT) on the June 9 Belmont Stakes card. In a race lacking any early…

Bradley Thoroughbreds' French import Desert Blanc (GB) will make his 2nd U.S. start on Saturday against some serious company in the G1 Manhattan Stakes. This 1 mile and 1/4 event will be the third time he has competed at this…

My name is Steve O Connor and I am currently a member of the 2011 – 2013 Darley Flying Start. Last week I was lucky enough to begin my US work placement with leading bloodstock sales agency Bradley Thoroughbreds, based…

Empire Maker’s exportation to Japan essentially assured his remaining U.S. crops would be filled with stars. On Friday, In Lingerie followed in the hoofsteps of Royal Delta to become the second consecutive daughter of Empire Maker to capture the GII Black-Eyed Susan S. at…