Mt. Brilliant bred and raised Fly So High is putting her sights on graded stakes competition in her next out after an impressive allowance win at Gulfstream Park.  The TDN article below has the details. http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/sky-still-the-limit-for-malibu-moons-fly-so-high/#.Wk-GC7tCcpI.email

MarketWatch spotlights Greg Goodman of Mt. Brilliant Farm on his hands on approach to breeding and sales, click below to read the full article by Julie Witt https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/225279/goodman-stays-hands-on-with-breeding-and-sales

Mt. Brilliant farm was able to obtain two lovely fillies from the Ballymacoll dispersal at Tattersalls on December 5.  The fillies, hip #1874, Superioritycomplex and hip #1876 Abingdon will ship stateside in December.  Plans for the two fillies are pending, so stay tuned. Tune into to this video regarding the Ballymacoll dispersal click here.

Fly So High earned TDN Rising Star status in her dominating Maiden Special Weight win at Aqueduct today.  The bay filly by Malibu Moon – Quiet Flight was purchased as a yearling last year at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale by the Phipps Stable and is trained by Shug McGaughey.   http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/flying-high-malibu-moon-filly-earns-tdn-rising-star-status/#.Wg33qlsdxJB.mailto

Mt. Brilliant reached to $1,500,000 to secure Sky Girl at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.  The beautiful daughter of Sky Mesa – Vargas Girl is in foal to popular stallion Union rags. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/224653/half-sister-to-abel-tasman-sells-for-1-5-million Here is a peak at her pedigree https://mtbrilliant.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Sky-Girl.pdf

The Kentucky Cup 14 goal begins this afternoon at 5:00 p.m. on the Faraway field.  Check out Lee Cruise and Hayley Harmon as they take a short polo lesson to promote the Bluegrass International Cup. http://www.lex18.com/clip/13680405/lee-hayley-polo-players

Statistical analysis shows the odds are in your favor if you’re buying from Mt. Brilliant at the Keeneland September Yearling Sales.  We have some nice individuals to choose from.  Be sure to check out our consignment in barn 15 for Books 2 & 3. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/223405/top-keeneland-september-sellers-by-stakes-winners

Abyssinian made it two wins in a row for Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor and trainer Aiden O’ Brien. The colt bred by Mt. Brilliant Broodmares is by Galileo o/o Famous. The half brother sells at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale as Hip #201. http://www.bloodstocknews.eu/pdf/2017/EBN2017-08-24.pdf

The Virginian showed true guts in his runner up effort in the G3 Show County Qlty. Stakes at Randwick.  Always traveling well, the handsome gelding gave tough chase to the winner, Deploy, who set a new course record.  The Virginian is out of Mt. Brilliant’s newly acquire Redwood Dancer.

Hartnell dominated the solid field of G1 winners in the G2 PB Lawrence Stakes over the weekend in his first time over the course at Caulfield.  Mt. Brilliant will offer his half sister Frankel-Debonnaire at Tattersalls as Hip No. 424 through Highclere Agent. http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/hartnell-wins-in-melbourne/#.WZmkmSKaci4.mailto

Kookaburra broke her maiden Monday night at Mountaineer Casino & Resorts.  The three-year old bay filly (Fastnet Rock – Sail Away Home), trained by Geoff Mulcahy  broke well, was soon in command of the race and was never in doubt.

Amedeo Modigliani ran to TDN Rising Stardom Saturday with an impressive win at Galway.  The two-year old colt Galileo – Gooseberry Fool was bred by Mt. Brilliant Farm and is campaigned by owners Mrs Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Markus Jooste and trained by Aiden O’ Brien.  A full brother will be offered at the Keeneland September Yearling […] Continue Reading

Tatters To Riches won at first asking in a maiden Special Weight at Del Mar on July 29.  The bay colt bred and raised at Mt. Brilliant, is out of of Poco Mas (A.P. Indy) and is a 1/2 to Grade II winner Carinosa (ARG) (Tiznow).  The colt made a big splash in April while selling for $1,000,000 at the […] Continue Reading

The Virginian is featured in the Glasshouse Handicap at the Sun Coast this weekend.  Mt. Brilliant picked up the dam of handsome colt by Hinchinbrook, Redwood Dancer, a month ago in Australia, the mare’s first foal has been garnering a lot of attention.  We look forward to her future offspring. http://www.anzbloodstocknews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ANZ_170630_online200-1.pdf

Check out this handsome colt by Zoffany out of Al Jasrah  

Watch Your Six (Dicreetly Mine – Justenufftime) notched a victory for Mt. Brilliant Farm and trainer Michael Stidham at Delaware Park on June 17.  The three year old filly is a half to graded stakes performer Cassat.   To view the race click on the link below: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/race/race-results?startDate=6%2F17%2F2017&endDate=6%2F19%2F2017&trackLookupId=518&type=AllowanceOptionalClaiming&statesBred=&searchStateBredPlacers=false

We love horses at Mt. Brilliant and so we are switching gears from our usual posts and focusing on polo in this post.  We are looking forward to hosting our annual 14 goal polo tournament in September, yes we will be selling our yearlings in September at Keeneland, but we will also be hosting some great polo. The likes of […] Continue Reading

Mt. Brilliant has welcomed it’s last foal of the season, a chestnut filly Will Take Charge – Rahy Rose born early on May 24.  The filly will be the last foal for Rahy Rose who has blessed us with 15 foals including the dominant mare Summer Raven.

Enjoy this piece from WLEX’s Alan Cutler during his visit to Man O’ War’s old stud barn.  (This aired on May 6, 2017, courtesy of Alan Cutler & WLEX).   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccKS6mKJpO0&feature=youtu.be    

Senior writer Wright Thompson pens a narrative on his visit to central Kentucky this week, enjoy…http://www.espn.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/19308840/spirit-derby-ambition-lives-kentucky-bluegrass