Tuz, Mixto carry Dubai World Cup night hopes for Calumet Farm

Runners bred by Calumet accumulated better than SI3 million in earnings In 2O%4, second only to Godolphin among breeders in North America

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When one thinks of the Calumet Farm of old, legends of the American turf such as Citation, Whirlaway, Tim Tam and the great Alydar come to mind.'

Now a breeding and racing operation owned by successful businessman Brad Kelley, Calumet has the distinction of being represented by a couple of horses at Saturday's Dubai World Cup meeting; one a product of their breeding operation and the other who will carry the farm's black colours and gold chevrons in the main event.

Calumet Farm is the breeder of defending GI Dubai Golden Shaheen hero Tuz, whose sire Oxbow was purchased by Kelley and his team for $250,000 as a yearling at Keeneland in 2011 before going on to win the Gradel Preakness Stakes in 2013. Tuz cost his connections just $7,000 at Keeneland in 2018.

"It's always nice to have a horse you bred that goes on and does well," said Calumet's General Manager Eddie Kane, who signed the ticket on Oxbow.

"Breeding is why we're in the game and it's especially nice to have a horse by Oxbow, who we bought as a yearling. It's always fun to see that." Runners bred by Calumet accumulated better than $13 million in earnings in 2024, second only to Godolphin among breeders in North America.