* Tom Reigle, former master of Reigle Heir Farm in Grantville and considered a “stallion guru” for his successful importation of Kentucky stallions to the Keystone State beginning in the early 1990’s, has come out of semi-retirement to take the reins of Mike Jester’s Penn Ridge Farms in Harrisburg.
Reigle succeeds recently-departed general manager Patrick Morell, who is now the director of sales at Pauls Mill in Versailles, Ky.
While owning and operating Reigle Heir Farm, Reigle assembled a group of stallions who made positive contributions to the Pennsylvania-bred racing scene, including Patton, Roanoke, Banker’s Gold, Caller I. D., and of course Kentucky Derby winner Real Quiet.
In 2005, Reigle sold the farm to partners Dennis Madonna and Bradley Jones, but the men were tragically killed in a helicopter crash on the property in 2006. The farm was then operated by their widows until late 2009, when it was acquired by Star Barn Thoroughbreds.
One of the first new stallions to come onboard at Penn Ridge under Reigle’s guidance is Eurosilver, a son of Unbridled’s Song, who’ll stand for $3,500, live foal.
Eurosilver
* Multiple Grade 1 winner Delaware Township, who formerly stood at Penn Ridge, has been moved to Charles B. Lyman II’s Maui Meadow Farm in West Chester, Pa. The son of Notebook will stand for $2,000, live foal.
Delaware Township has proven to be a solid sire, with his progeny earning more than $2.1 million in 2009, and over $1.3 million this year.
* We learned that Honour and Glory, currently the fifth-leading sire in Pennsylvania with more than $2.3 million in progeny earnings, has been sent to Haras La Mission in Argentina, where he’ll be remaining. The son of Relaunch, sire of Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Gr. 1 ) winner Caressing, has been removed from the Ghost Ridge web site.
* Also exported and not expected to return to the United States is St Averil, a son of Saint Ballado, who formerly stood at Bonita Farm in Darlington, Md. This year, his progeny have earned $216,039, including stakes winner Jim’s Prospect.
* Pennsylvania Derby winner Smart Guy, whom we reported was heading to Indiana, has in fact landed in Alabama, at Carl and Daryl Tuttle’s Trinity Thoroughbreds, located in Falkville. He will stand the 2011 season for $1,500, live foal.
* Another new stallion to the Pennsylvania roster is Invisible Ink, who’ll hold court at Dr. William Solomon’s Pin Oak Lane Farm in New Freedom. The son of Thunder Gulch, runnerup in the 2001 Kentucky Derby, formerly stood at Rising Hill Farm in Ocala, Fla. He’ll stand the 2011 season for $1,500, live foal.
* Two new stallions to Barbara Rickline’s Xanthus Farms in Gettysburg are Yankee Mon, a son of Maria’s Mon, and In the Woods, a son of Forest Wildcat. Yankee Mon will stand for $1,500 live foal, while In the Woods will stand for $2,000, live foal.
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