Hall of Fame trotting sire Kadabra was laid to rest this past weekend at the age of 22. After sustaining an injury to his right hock in November 2020, personnel at Tara Hills Stud — where Kadabra stood — retired the stallion from breeding duty. “Kadabra leaves a great legacy and influence on the Standardbred […] Read more »
Kadabra’s 2019 Stud Fee Announced
Tara Hills Stud Farm has announced the 2019 stud fee for Kadabra. Tara Hills Stud has announced that Kadabra will stand for a stud fee of $10,000 U.S. in 2019. Kadabra is the sire of the winners of $85.6 million with average earnings per starter of $115,297. This year (2018) he is the No. 1 […] Read more »
Kadabra’s Daughters: Caprice Hill And Emoticon Hanover Are Victorious In The $221,204 Simcoe Stakes
Grand Circuit week continued Friday night at Mohawk Racetrack with three-year-old trotting fillies and two-year-old trotting colts and geldings in the spotlight. The $221,204 Simcoe Stakes and $212,447 Champlain Stakes each featured two divisions on Friday evening. In the $111,352 second Simcoe division, Caprice Hill was back in her familiar spot in the Mohawk […] Read more »
Emoticon Hanover And Caprice Hill Make Their Sire Kadabra Proud By Winning Casual Breeze Stakes
Emoticon Hanover and Caprice Hill made their sire Kadabra proud with impressive victories in the Casual Breeze Stakes on Friday night (August 26) at Mohawk Racetrack. A group of 20 three-year-old trotting fillies were split into a pair of $97,000 divisions. Emoticon Hanover was a 1:54.2 gate-to-wire winner in the first division for driver […] Read more »
Kadabra Colt, Kadillac, Tuesday’s Sale Topper
Senena Esty is proud of her boy, but it is hard to say goodbye. Esty’s Spring Haven Farm consigned colt trotter Kadillac, who was Tuesday’s sale-topper at the Standardbred Horse Sale. The Ontario-eligible yearling, a son of stallion Kadabra out of the mare Proactive Gal, was purchased for $260,000 by Clark Beelby. Kadillac’s family includes […] Read more »
Kadabra Fillies: Could It Be Magic, Emoticon Hanover, And Caprice Hill Make A Clean Sweep Of The Champlain Stakes In Mohawk
If your daddy’s name wasn’t Kadabra, then you were racing for minor spoils in Thursday’s Champlain Stakes at Mohawk Racetrack. Inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2012, Kadabra watched daughters Could It Be Magic, Emoticon Hanover and Caprice Hill sweep their Grand Circuit assignments over an off track. Could It Be […] Read more »
