Archive for October 2022

TAKING STOCK: BRAZILIAN-OWNED BONNE CHANCE ESTABLISHING ITSELF

Our first TDN headline! “When Brazilian billionaire Gilberto Sayao Da Silva purchased Nat Rea’s Regis Farm (formerly part of Rick Trontz’s Hopewell Farm) on Pisgah Pike in Woodford County in 2015, his wife christened the 300-plus acre property Bonne Chance Farm. The name, which means “good luck” in French, has been prophetic. That same year, […]

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BONNE CHANCE TO OFFER 12 YEARLINGS AT KEENELAND SEPTEMBER, 6 IN BOOK 1

With the 3rd Anniversary of the opening of their Kentucky Division quickly approaching, Bonne Chance Farm is putting the finishing touches on their 2018 yearling class. 12 yearlings will be offered at Keeneland’s September Sale with 6 of those appearing in book 1. “In September of 2015 we started with a handful of horses and […]

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BONNE CHANCE LAUNCHES WEBSITE

As the yearling sales season kicks off, I am excited to announce the launch of the Bonne Chance website. We intend the website to be used as a way of showcasing the farm and our horses. We’ll be posting race entries, news about the farm, and all sale entries. Our goal is for people to […]

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BACK IN STRIDE – EDITORE WINS THE GIII BERKELEY HANDICAP

Bonne Chance Farm, LLC & Stud R D I, LLC’s tough gelding, Editore (BRZ), added more blacktype to his resume yesterday when jockey Brice Blanc guided him to victory in the GIII Berkeley Handicap at Golden Gate Fields. A homebred for Stud RDI, LLC, Editore was a Group 1 winner in Brazil before moving to […]

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PATIENCE PAYING OFF

After taking most of her 3 year old season off, Glorious Hour rewarded our patience with a 2 ½ length maiden special weight victory February 18th in the 1st at Santa Anita. An SF bred daughter of Bodemeister she is the half sister to multiple G1 winner Rock Fall and was part of our inaugural yearling purchases […]

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BONNE CHANCE OFF TO A FLYER

It was a big night for Team Bonne Chance on Monday, when our homebred filly by Medaglia d’Oro out of Canadian champion Sealy Hill, went through the ring at Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale (Hip 82) dropping the hammer at $1.25 million. Larry Best’s Oxo Equine acquired this attractive filly who is a half sister to Canadian […]

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A BANNER DAY

It was a homerun kind of day yesterday when Bonne Chance scored two wins in two starts at Laurel Park. In less than ideal conditions, first time starters Goiaba (Speightstown) and Greek Mythology (Medaglia d’Oro) both pulled out the victories in Race 1 and 6 for trainer Arnaud Delacour.  Both fillies were part of our […]

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