Green Hill Stables, LLC

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-- December 11, 2011 --

GHS, LLC Purchases a Colt by Red Giant - Green Hill Stables and Thomas R. Bell have acquired a gray colt by the millionaire young sire Red Giant. A son of the world class stallion Giant's Causeway, Red Giant won the Virginia Derby and was placed in the Grade 1 Secretariat Stakes. From the female family of Champions Bosra Sham and Hector Protector, Red Giant now stands at stud at the renowned Three Chimneys Farm in Kentucky.

Our Red Giant colt, a two year old of 2012, was bred in California. He is out of a young winning Mizzen Mast mare, from the family of Group winner Prince Wild. The second dam is by Triple Crown winner Affirmed, who became a strong turf influence as a sire. Plans call for the colt to be shipped to Jose Mora in Bradbury, CA, for initial training. The leading candidate to train the Red Giant juvenile will be Simon Callaghan, who recently purchased Mia Lady from Tom Bell. Callaghan conditions Grade 1 winner Dubawi Heights, among others.

-- November 21, 2011 --

Green Hill Stables has acquired a colt which will put this stable on the national and even international map. Wesley Ward will be invited to train the two year old of next season, so anything and everything is possible.

Notional is the sire of J J Flash (short for Jumping Jack Flash). You remember Notional, by In Excess, winning his maiden with a 105 Beyer, and then in group races with the best, like Scat Daddy. Now at the Spendthrift farm of B. Wayne Hughes, Notional is the sire to watch. "Flash" (the barn nickname) hails from a top female family with damsires like Pleasant Colony, Seattle Slew, and Northern Dancer. We purchased J J Flash from Tim McMurry of Fleetwood Bloodstock, LLC.

Passing Game, a two year old colt by Game Plan, remained undefeated when he charged from behind to take the featured Golden Nugget stakes under a clever ride by jockey Kevin Krigger. Overlooked by the betting public at odds of nearly 40-1, then juvenile is emerging as a Northern California leader.

Green Hill Stables, LLC and Rainbow Meadows Farm have a yearling by Game Plan out of a graded stakes mare, which was bred in Ireland and competed down the hill at Santa Anita. Named Master Game, this colt will be pointed to turf racing at Santa Rosa next summer by trainer Tim McCanna. Master Game is eligible to the Breeder's Cup series. Game Plan was purchased by agent Tim McMurry from the Phipps family. McMurry had purchased J J Flash in 2011. Green Hill Stables LLC, Schneider, Lewis and Salm now own the colt.

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About Thoroughbreds

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are considered "hot-blooded" horses, known for their agility, speed and spirit.

The Thoroughbred as it is known today was developed in 17th and 18th-century England, when native mares were crossbred with imported Oriental stallions of Arabian, Barb, and Turkoman breeding. All modern Thoroughbred race horses can trace their pedigrees to three stallions originally imported into England in the 17th century and 18th century, and to a larger number of foundation mares of mostly English breeding. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Thoroughbred breed spread throughout the world; they were imported into North America starting in 1730 and into Australia, Europe, Japan and South America during the 19th century. Millions of Thoroughbreds exist today, and more than 118,000 foals are registered each year worldwide.

Thoroughbreds are used mainly for racing, but are also bred for other riding disciplines such as show jumping, combined training, dressage, polo, and fox hunting. They are also commonly crossbred to create new breeds or to improve existing ones, and have been influential in the creation of the Quarter Horse, Standardbred, Anglo-Arabian, and various warmblood breeds.