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Descendant of Glencrest breds One Smart Lady and Roamin Rachel, Forever Young Edges Book'em Danno in Saudi Derby

After spotting two American runners several lengths entering the King Abdulaziz Racecourse stretch, Forever Young launched a sustained rally to catch Book'em Danno in the final strides to secure a nose victory in the $1.5 million Saudi Derby (G3). 



GREATHOUSE SCHEMES FOR ACTION ALL THE WAY

His friend Spider Duignan knew that the stakes were high. When the horse coasted past the wire in the GII Saratoga Special, Duignan turned and said, "You needed that bad, didn't you?"



GREATHOUSE BRED 1960 KY DERBY WINNER VENETIAN WAY APPEARS IN HIT SHOW'S FAMILY

Among the 20 colts entered for the 2023 Kentucky Derby on May 6, there is one who is unique among his peers for a tie to a Kentucky Derby winner of decades past.



Deuce Greathouse's purchase New Beat Kicks Off Memorable Day for Casse, Masterson

It was a rather slow week for Maiden Watch, which coined only three winners from a weekend of racing where the world's eyes were fixated on Dubai.



Congruent's Co-Owner on Path to the Kentucky Derby

Tom Pedulla is interviewing prominent owners, trainers, and jockeys as they travel the Road to the 149th Kentucky Derby (G1) May 6 at Churchill Downs.



CONGRUENT GLENCREST BRED AND SOLD WINS JOHN BATTAGLIA MEMORIAL S. BY 3 1/2 LENGTHS

One of the more experienced runners in the field, Congruent broke his maiden at Gulfstream

as a 2-year-old before taking the Laurel Futurity on dirt in the fall two starts later.



Half a Century of One Wholehearted Guy

A Monday morning at Glencrest Farm, early in the spring of 1973, and here comes this teenage kid to see what it might be like to work with horses.



Les Bon Temps Rolls in Maid of the Mist

Deuce Greathouse, Cindy Hutson, and Brett Setzer’s Les Bon Temps ($29) collared Miraclein the final jumps to capture the $200,000 Maid of the Mist, a mile test for 2-year-old fillies.



GLENCREST FARM CO-BREEDER OF 2022 BREEDERS' CUP JUVENILE HOPEFUL CONGRUENT

Congruent won his second career start on Aug. 13, 2022, taking a 7-furlong dirt maiden race at Gulfstream Park.



GLENCREST PURCHASE TOPS FASIG-TIPTON'S SARATOGA FALL SALE


DEUCE GREATHOUSE'S

Deuce Greathouse's Towhead is among the most experienced entrants with stakes credentials in a full field of 12 set for the Oct. 7 JPMorgan Chase Jessamine Stakes (G2T) at Keeneland



LONDONS LAND SKY MESA FILLY AT KEENELAND SEPTEMBER

As John Greathouse III bid on a Sky Mesa filly on behalf of Al and Arlene London—long-time clients of his family's Glencrest Farm—



DEBUT WINNER AT 2 - JOHN GREATHOUSE YEARLING PURCHASE

$60,085 MdSpWt 2yo, 6f, 1:10.92, ft, nose.



NOTHING BUT NET

Fasig-Tipton NY Bred Preferred Sale Saratoga Aug. 15



TEPIN - A Grade One World Traveler and a Very Fast One at That

A filly by Bernstein, out of an unraced Stravinsky mare, Tepin first showed up as Hip # 23 at the 2012 Fasig & Tipton Yearling Sale.



Deuce Greathouse yearling selection TEPIN and BEHOLDER head 2022 Hall of Fame Class

Tepin (Bernstein—Life Happened, by Stravinsky) posted a record of 13-5-1 from 23 starts with earnings of $4,437,918 in her career from 2013 through 2016.



KEEN ICE Builds on Second-Crop Sires' KY Derby Legacy

Glencrest Bred Keen Ice is the seventh second-crop stallion since 2000 to sire a first-crop Kentucky Derby (G1) winner and the eighth such stallion to have a first-crop runner cross the wire first in America's premier classic.



GREATHOUSE BLOODSTOCK SELECTION TEPIN AMONG FINALISTS FOR 2022 RACING HALL OF FAME

Six racehorses, four trainers, and one jockey account for the 11 finalists that will comprise the National Museum of Racing's 2022 Hall of Fame ballot



Mating Plans: Glencrest Farm

With the 2022 breeding season right around the corner, we will feature a series of breeders' mating plans over the coming weeks. Today we have John Greathouse III of Glencrest Farm.



Glencrest Farm’s Former Stallion Barn Destroyed By Fire; Three Show Horses Perish

A barn that once was home to Glencrest Farm stallions Clever Trick, Wavering Monarch and Full Out was destroyed by a fire on Christmas morning, leaving three show horses dead.



Glencrest Pinhook United gets up late to win John Henry Turf Championship

ARCADIA, Calif. -- A familiar result for the 5-year-old gelding United unfolded in unfamiliar circumstances in Saturday’s Grade 2 John Henry Turf Championship at Santa Anita.



Glencrest Pinhooked & Raised UNITED Takes Eddie Read at Del Mar

Saturday's G2 Eddie Read S. at Del Mar brought together arguably the Southern California circuit's best middle-distance horse in the form of LNJ Foxwood's United (Giant's Causeway)



Shedaresthedevil Digs Deep to Take La Troienne

Shedaresthedevil, winner of the postponed 2020 Kentucky Oaks (G1), returned on the undercard of the 2021 Oaks April 30 at Churchill Downs to take the $500,000 La Troienne Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs.



Shedaresthedevil Seeks Oaks Day Double in La Troienne

As disappointed as Brad Cox may have been when Monomoy Girl lost by a nose to Letruska in the April 17 Apple Blossom Handicap (G1), there was a silver lining for the Eclipse Award-winning trainer.



Oaks Winner Shedaresthedevil Faces Dunbar Road, Paris Lights In Friday's La Troienne

A 2-year-old debut winner at Churchill Downs for Glencrest Farm, Shedaresthedevil now racing for Qatar Racing, Flurry Racing Stables and Big Aut Farms, was the upset winner of last September's Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1)



Mandella May Try Pacific Classic Next After Glencrest graduate, United takes Eddie Read

Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella fired one of his big guns Sunday at Del Mar near San Diego, Calif., and the boom shook the grounds and might reverberate forward to the shore track's biggest race of the season.



Deuce Greathouse Yearling Purchase Shedaresthedevil Pulls Clear to Take Indiana Oaks

Shedaresthedevil took another step toward the Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) with a five-length victory in the $200,000 Indiana Oaks (G3) July 8 at Indiana Grand.



DEAN MARTINI, SUCCESSFUL GLENCREST PINHOOK, SERVES UP A BIG WIN IN OHIO DERBY-G3

Purchased as a weanling at the 2017 Keeneland November Sale by Glencrest Farm for $72,000, the son of Cairo Prince was raised and prepped at Glencrest Farm



DEUCE GREATHOUSE YEARLING PURCHASE SHEDARESTHEDEVIL WINS AT CHURCHILL AS SHE PREPARES FOR KY OAKS!

7th-Churchill Downs, $75,816, Alw (NW3L)/Opt. Clm ($100,000), 6-5, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:42.89, ft.
SHEDARESTHEDEVIL (f, 3, Daredevil--Starship Warpspeed, by Congrats),



GLENCREST RAISED & PINHOOKED UNITED WINS BY A NOSE IN CHARLES WHITTINGHAM THRILLER

United Wins By a Nose in Charles Whittingham Thriller

The Giant's Causeway gelding notched his second graded win of the year.



GLENCREST PINHOOK UNITED THE MAIN ATTRACTION

United the Main Attraction in Charles Whittingham

He recorded seven works at Santa Anita since returning to Dubai.



YEARLING PROGRAM GRAD BELLAFINA RETURNS TO WINNER'S CIRCLE IN DESERT STORMER

Returning to the winner's circle for the first time in over a year, Bellafina drew away in deep stretch to claim the $101,000 Desert Stormer Stakes (G3) May 17 at Santa Anita Park.



DEUCE GREATHOUSE YEARLING PURCHASE PECHANGA (IRE) WINS MSW AT GULFSTREAM

PECHANGA (IRE) (f, 3, Camelot {GB}--High Fidelity {Ger}, by Peintre Celebre), an €200,000 purchase out of the 2018 Arqana August Yearling Sale



Oaklawn Handicap: Avila Won't Chase Any More Sprints With Trophy Chaser

After 11 career starts, trainer Juan Carlos Avila said he's figured out that Trophy Chaser's best races are routes. The 4-year-old son of Twirling Candy will get another chance to shine around two turns in the $600,000 Oaklawn Handicap (G2) for older horses at 1 1/8 miles May 2.



Glencrest yearling program graduate Bellafina...

Athletes at every level can struggle while playing on the road. Apparently, that can also hold true for equine athletes.

A case in point is 4-year-old filly Bellafina.



Who's Your Favorite Horse - JOHN GREATHOUSE III, Glencrest Farm

Favorite: My favorite horse of all time was Honey Ryder (Lasting Approval).



THE TDN KENTUCKY OAKS TOP 10 FOR APRIL 16

SHEDARESTHEDEVIL (Daredevil--Starship Warpspeed, by Congrats)



Deuce Greathouse yearling purchase Tepin among 2020 nominees

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame has announced that 30 people and horses, 15 from the Thoroughbred world and 15 from the Standardbred sport, have been selected to appear on the 2020 Hall of Fame



Deuce Greathouse purchases score Graded victories on the same day

Shedaresthedevil jumped into fifth place on the Kentucky Oaks (G1) leaderboard by securing 50 points with her victory in Saturday's $300,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) before a crowd of 22,000 at Oaklawn Park.



Glencrest Pinhook United Surges to San Marcos Victory

Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) runner-up prevailed as 4-5 favorite at Santa Anita Park.



GLENCREST PINHOOKS MAKE 2020 STAKES DEBUT FEBRUARY 1ST

UNITED was narrowly beaten at 51-1 in the BC Turf, is trying to win his first stakes in Saturday's San Marcos.



Bellafina The Star Attraction In La Brea

Trainer Simon Callaghan's brilliant Bellafina, a fast finishing second in the Grade I Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint



GLENCREST & QATAR RACING LIMITED'S SHEDARESTHEDEVIL TO JOIN COX BARN

Shedaresthedevil (Daredevil) (hip 2761E), third in this year's GII Sorrento S., will be heading south for the winter



BUYER DEMAND FOR TOP-CLASS WEANLINGS REMAINS STRONG

Buyers looking for the perfect pinhook score took advantage of a mildly softened market Nov. 10, scoring several top weanling picks as Book 3



GLENCREST RAISED RUNNERS UNITED AND BELLAFINA BOTH GET BREEDERS' CUP SECOND SPOTS

Multiple Graded stakes-placed UNITED put in a awesome performance in the $3,680,000 Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf-G1, missing odds on favorite BRICKS AND MORTAR by a head.



TWO GLENCREST RAISED RUNNERS TO VIE FOR 2019 BREEDERS' CUP

United, a 4-year-old gelded son of Giant’s Causeway will go postward in Saturday’s $4,000,000 Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf-G1 for owner LNJ Foxwoods and trainer Richard Mandella.



Shedaresthedevil trying turf

DEL MAR, Calif. – In the middle of last week, there were discussions between trainer Simon Callaghan and his clients who own the filly Shedaresthedevil regarding a race goal for Labor Day weekend.



London Sale Topper Mohican Heights Set for Royal Ascot

Mohican Heights topped Goffs' boutique auction June 17



GLENCREST PINHOOK HOLIDAY DISGUISE HOOFS IT IN DANCIN RENEE

Following back-to-back fifth-place finishes in the Grade 3 Distaff and Grade 3 Vagrancy in April and May, Holiday Disguise



Mohican Heights Tops London Sale

LONDON, UK–“It’s entirely different to any other sale we do and we view it in an entirely different way,” said Goffs Chief Executive Officer Henry Beeby as the music played on outside the media tent in Kensington Palace



Daredevil Debutante Scores Sharply at Churchill

1st-Churchill Downs, $88,837, Msw, 6-13, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:04.84, ft.
SHEDARESTHEDEVIL (f, 2, Daredevil–Starship Warpspeed, by Congrats)overcame a slow start and leveled off strongly



David T. Greathouse II co-owns Mohican Heights Impressive Winner on debut at Foxrock

Fozzy Stack's Mohican Heights made all from stall one and showed a good attitude to score on debut in the seven-furlong juvenile-maiden at Leopardstown.



Yearlling Program Grad Bellafina Named 2-1 Morning Line Favorite at Oaks Draw

The 2-1 Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) morning line favorite Bellafina drew post 4 at the Oaks draw April 29 at Churchill Downs. Kaleem Shah's Quality Road filly enters off three victories this season, including the April 6 Santa Anita Oaks (G1).



Glencrest Pinhook Gives Big A's Distaff A Holiday Feel

Holiday Disguise is one of five New York-breds in the nine-horse line-up for the April 5 Distaff Handicap (G3) at Aqueduct. Linda Rice trains the daughter of Harlan's Holiday, as well as two others in the cast. 



GSW HOLIDAY DISGUISE SCORES 5th STAKES WIN

HOLIDAY DISGUISE, captured the G3 Distaff H. and was third in the G3 Vagrancy H. last year.



Glencrest Yearling Program grad Bellafina Holds Off Enaya Alrabb in Las Virgenes

It wasn't a romp, geared down and cruising to the wire like she's done before, but Kaleem Shah's Bellafina was still impressive in a very different way Feb. 9 in the $200,000 Las Virgenes Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park.



Glencrest Yearling Grad Bellafina Untouchable in Santa Ynez

It's safe to say jockey Flavien Prat didn't have much concern as to what kind of horse he had underneath him midway through the turn in the $200,000 Santa Ynez Stakes (G2) Jan. 6 at Santa Anita Park.



'Following My Gut': Imperative Fills McKinzie's 12th Pegasus Slot

The 12th and final slot in the third running of the Pegasus World Cup will officially be filled by Imperative, owner Ron Paolucci announced on Twitter on Saturday.



Under the Radar: Lookin at Lucky

I love Lookin At Lucky. Although I’m not really sure he should be under the radar any more after having the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic winner in Accelerate.



G1SW & Glencrest Yearling Program Graduate Bellafina Cuts Path to Santa Ynez Stakes

Kaleem Shah's Bellafina delivered a strong, half-mile workout Dec. 10 at Santa Anita Park and the two-time grade 1 winner convinced trainer Simon Callaghan she's on schedule for a seven-furlong tilt for 3-year-old fillies Jan. 6 at Santa Anita Park.



GLENCREST BRED 3YO RISKY PROPOSITION GETS UP FOR THE LET IT RIDE STAKES

Stepping up to stakes competition RISKY PROPOSITION steered toward the rail to settle last bar one into the first turn, the gelding began to improve his position in the one mile turf at Del Mar.



Glencrest Raised Bellafina to Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies

The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies will be led by Kaleem Shah's BELLAFINA, who has easily won her last three starts



GLENCREST & PARTNERS WIN AT KEENELAND

ANGEL OF MISCHIEF (f, 3, Into Mischief--Starship Angel {MSW, $258,042}, by Running Stag) missed by a neck in second sprinting over the Ellis main track July 21,



Glencrest Raised Bellafina Breeder Minor Hooked on Quality

Lexingtonian Joe Minor purchased several mares in foal to top sire Quality Road in 2014 including Akron Moon, the dam of Bellafina, who figures to be the choice for the Nov. 2 Tito's Handmade Vodka Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1).



TAKE CHARGE AUBREY GETS THIRD CAREER WIN IN BELMONT ALLOWANCE

Three year old filly TAKE CHARGE AUBREY cleared her first state-bred allowance condition going seven furlongs at the Spa Aug. 13, then returned on short notice to just fall short by a nose stretching out to 1 1/8 miles in the Fleet Indian S. Aug. 24.



Debutante Update Keeps Glencrest in the Generation Game

No less than he should be, John Greathouse III is a big believer in pedigree. 



From a Yearling Crop of 20 in 2017 - The TOP TWO 2YO BEYERS of 2018

TROPHY CHASER earned a 96 Beyer Aug. 25 at Gulfstream Park. Second by a neck in his debut on July 15, the son of Twirling Candy



Why there's always reason to celebrate with New York-breds around

After the first stakes race at Belmont Park on Monday, owner Michael Dubb reflected on winning the Mount Vernon with a New York-bred mare out of a New York-based stallion.



GLENCREST PINHOOK HOLIDAY DISGUISE GETS UP FORCRITICAL EYE STAKES WIN

Breaking slightly outward, HOLIDAY DISGUISE settled in fifth just behind favorite Highway Star



Curlin Colt Proves 'Legit' in Rising Star-Worthy Effort

Repole Stable’s Legit (Curlin) romped by 7 1/4 lengths in his career bow at Gulfstream Apr. 19 and made it two in a row Thursday with another decisive score in the slop at Pimlico to become the newest ‘TDN Rising Star’.



GSW HOLIDAY DISGUISE FINISHES THRID IN G3 VAGRANCY H.

A Glencrest Farm pinhook, HOLIDAY DISGUISE was one of two entrants for trainer Linda Rice,



GLENCREST BRED ZOFTIG, 2nd DAM OF TDN RISING STAR RUGBYMAN, BY TAPIT

ZOFTIG, the leading money winning daughter of Glencrest Farm mare MRS. MARCOS.



GLENCREST BOARDER GETS SECOND IN THE EIGHT BELLES S.-G2

TDN Rising Star MIA MISCHIEF proved too much to catch with TALK VEUVE TO ME



Glencrest pinhook HOLIDAY DISGUISE wins first Graded Stakes, Distaff H.-G3

Lady Shelia Stable's Holiday Disguise closed late to best her rivals in the $150,000 Distaff Handicap (G3), her graded stakes debut, April 6 at Aqueduct Racetrack.



GLENCREST PINHOOK HOLIDAY DISGUISE TAKES NY'S BIOGIO'S ROSE S.

Holiday Disguise, off since annexing the Bouwerie S. at Belmont back in May, picked up right where she left off with a comfortable score covering the longest distance she's been asked to go.



Multiple Grade 2 Winner Miss Sky Warrior Retired

Al and Arlene London's homebred Miss Sky Warrior, a winner of three consecutive grade 2 races in 2016-17 and a favorite for last year's Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) has been retired. She will be bred to American Pharoah for 2018.



The Influence of Lady Pitt and Whirlaway

I am a racing fan that takes peculiar interest in the history of the Thoroughbred, including famous stud lines and female families.



Greathouse Hopes Mohican Can Scale The Heights

The burgeoning reputation of Coolmore stallion Australia (GB) has been a feature of the European scene since the beginning of the flat season



 
 
 
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