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KETTLE WON created quite a stir in his 2-year-old debut during the 1998 Saratoga meet as the Todd Pletcher-trainee blew away the opposition with a ten and a half-length romp in maiden special company. He has since competed successfully on dirt and turf, going short and long, and fiinished second in the Fort Lauderdale Handicap-G3 over Gulfstream Park's turf course in March of 2000. A half-brother to the durable allowance horse GLIDE HOME, KETTLE WON is out of championSAFELY KEPT's half-sister SAFE AT THE PLATE, a stakes-placed winner of $114,923.
Ch.c. 1996, Colonial Affair–Safe At the Plate, by Double Zeus. Bred and raised at Dark Hollow Farm. Sold by Dark Hollow Farm for $120,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern Fall Yearling Sale. Purchased by Anstu Stables for $370,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Florida Select Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale. Currently standing stud in New York.

 

IN THE CURL had a long and fascinating career. On the race track, the durable mare raced eight years, racked up 85 starts, 26 victories–all at less than a mile–24 seconds and 14 thirds and earned $775,891. She won or placed in 33 stakes and competed on seven Maryland Million day cards, never finishing worse than fourth. Counted among her eight stakes victories were the Stefanita Handicap at Laurel and two runnings of Pimlico's Primonetta Handicap.

B. m. 1984, Shelter Half–Ocean Girl, by Rollicking. Bred by Dark Number One Partnership. Purchased as a weanling by Penny Chenery for $14,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Maryland December Mixed Sale. 

 

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KETTLE WON created quite a stir in his 2-year-old debut during the 1998 Saratoga meet as the Todd Pletcher-trainee blew away the opposition with a ten and a half-length romp in maiden special company. He has since competed successfully on dirt and turf, going short and long, and fiinished second in the Fort Lauderdale Handicap-G3 over Gulfstream Park's turf course in March of 2000. A half-brother to the durable allowance horse GLIDE HOME, KETTLE WON is out of championSAFELY KEPT's half-sister SAFE AT THE PLATE, a stakes-placed winner of $114,923.
Ch.c. 1996, Colonial Affair–Safe At the Plate, by Double Zeus. Bred and raised at Dark Hollow Farm. Sold by Dark Hollow Farm for $120,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern Fall Yearling Sale. Purchased by Anstu Stables for $370,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Florida Select Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale. Currently standing stud in New York.

LA CHICA RICA has had a illustrious career posting two four stakes wins while bankrolling $377,101 in the process. Twice the victor in Mountaineer Park's Hancock County Handicap in 2008 and 2009, LA CHICHA RICA also posted stakes wins in Charles Town's Distaff Sprint Stakes in 2008 and in Pimlico's Whimsical Stakes in 2007.

Dark Bay/Br Filly 2003, Disco Rico - Colonial Conquest
Bred by High Five Stables (MD). Raised by Dark Hollow Farm for Jay Sloan's High Five Stables

 

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KETTLE WON created quite a stir in his 2-year-old debut during the 1998 Saratoga meet as the Todd Pletcher-trainee blew away the opposition with a ten and a half-length romp in maiden special company. He has since competed successfully on dirt and turf, going short and long, and fiinished second in the Fort Lauderdale Handicap-G3 over Gulfstream Park's turf course in March of 2000. A half-brother to the durable allowance horse GLIDE HOME, KETTLE WON is out of championSAFELY KEPT's half-sister SAFE AT THE PLATE, a stakes-placed winner of $114,923.
Ch.c. 1996, Colonial Affair–Safe At the Plate, by Double Zeus. Bred and raised at Dark Hollow Farm. Sold by Dark Hollow Farm for $120,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern Fall Yearling Sale. Purchased by Anstu Stables for $370,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Florida Select Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale. Currently standing stud in New York.

CHRUSCIKI, bred by long time Dark Hollow client Bill Landes, has had a solid race career earning nearly seven times her original purchase price of $40,000. Her resume includes 8 wins in 28 starts highlighted by scores in Monmouth Park's $100,000 Lady's Secret S. in '04 and Laurel Park's Conniver Stakes in '05. She was been stakes placed on 3 occasions.

Bay m. 2000  Polish Numbers — Thresholdofhope, by At The Threshold. 
Bred by William L. S. Landes III. Sold by Dark Hollow Farm for $40,000 to A. Ferris Allen as a weanling at Fasig-Tipton Midlantic December Mixed Sale

 

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KETTLE WON created quite a stir in his 2-year-old debut during the 1998 Saratoga meet as the Todd Pletcher-trainee blew away the opposition with a ten and a half-length romp in maiden special company. He has since competed successfully on dirt and turf, going short and long, and fiinished second in the Fort Lauderdale Handicap-G3 over Gulfstream Park's turf course in March of 2000. A half-brother to the durable allowance horse GLIDE HOME, KETTLE WON is out of championSAFELY KEPT's half-sister SAFE AT THE PLATE, a stakes-placed winner of $114,923.
Ch.c. 1996, Colonial Affair–Safe At the Plate, by Double Zeus. Bred and raised at Dark Hollow Farm. Sold by Dark Hollow Farm for $120,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern Fall Yearling Sale. Purchased by Anstu Stables for $370,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Florida Select Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale. Currently standing stud in New York.

 

A stakes winner of $171,075, WOODEN INJUN flashed his speed in 57 starts, winning 17 and placing in 20 others.

In his first seven career starts, from August of his 2-year-old season through the next March, he went to the post seven times, five in stakes, and never finished worse than third. He came out running at the start of his 3-year-old season, capturing the Star de Naskra S. in January, then three weeks later adding the Dancing Count S., both at Laurel Park.

The gelding was a great return on bargain investments—he was the second foal for his dam Barrera's Charm, who was purchased for $6,500 at a Timonium auction, and his sire Baederwood stood for $3,500. David Hayden was Baederwood's syndicate manager during the years the stallion stood in Maryland. 

Dk.b./br.g., 1987, Baederwood—Barrera's Charm, by Barrera
Bred, foaled, raised and raced by Dark Hollow Farm

 

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KETTLE WON created quite a stir in his 2-year-old debut during the 1998 Saratoga meet as the Todd Pletcher-trainee blew away the opposition with a ten and a half-length romp in maiden special company. He has since competed successfully on dirt and turf, going short and long, and fiinished second in the Fort Lauderdale Handicap-G3 over Gulfstream Park's turf course in March of 2000. A half-brother to the durable allowance horse GLIDE HOME, KETTLE WON is out of championSAFELY KEPT's half-sister SAFE AT THE PLATE, a stakes-placed winner of $114,923.
Ch.c. 1996, Colonial Affair–Safe At the Plate, by Double Zeus. Bred and raised at Dark Hollow Farm. Sold by Dark Hollow Farm for $120,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern Fall Yearling Sale. Purchased by Anstu Stables for $370,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Florida Select Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale. Currently standing stud in New York.

The well traveled west coast sprinter RONDELIER enjoyed a ton of success in both the United States and Canada in the early eighties. The powerful son of Sham rolled to an impressive victory in Exhibition Park's Blue Boy S. for 2-year-olds in only his second career start. He also earned black-type in three other races at the same racetrack, now known as Hastings Park in British Columbia.  

B.c., 1982, Sham—Acidule, by Vitriolic
Bred by and raised at Dark Hollow Farm under the name of Classic Lines Associates.

 

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KETTLE WON created quite a stir in his 2-year-old debut during the 1998 Saratoga meet as the Todd Pletcher-trainee blew away the opposition with a ten and a half-length romp in maiden special company. He has since competed successfully on dirt and turf, going short and long, and fiinished second in the Fort Lauderdale Handicap-G3 over Gulfstream Park's turf course in March of 2000. A half-brother to the durable allowance horse GLIDE HOME, KETTLE WON is out of championSAFELY KEPT's half-sister SAFE AT THE PLATE, a stakes-placed winner of $114,923.
Ch.c. 1996, Colonial Affair–Safe At the Plate, by Double Zeus. Bred and raised at Dark Hollow Farm. Sold by Dark Hollow Farm for $120,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern Fall Yearling Sale. Purchased by Anstu Stables for $370,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Florida Select Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale. Currently standing stud in New York.

The first stakes winner bred by David Hayden, DANCE PAVILION was out of the mare Action Station, Hayden's first broodmare, who was purchased for $2,600 at the Maryland Winter Mixed Sale in 1974. The 100 percent producer, Action Station produced four foals for Hayden partnerships and all won, earning a total of $202,689. 

DANCE PAVILION, winner of the El Conquistador S. at Louisiana Downs under the colors of John Franks, amassed $106,463 from 30 starts. DANCE PAVILION also placed in the Prince George's and Federico Tesio S. at 3 and was second in the Essex H. at 4. 

B.c., 1979, Dancing Champ—Action Station, by Gun Shot
Bred by Lepden Stable (Mark Hayden, David Hayden and Frederick W. LePorin)
Foaled and raised at Dark Hollow Farm
Sold by Dark Hollow Farm as a weanling for $15,000 at the Maryland Fall Sales

 

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