| 1922 |
David’s grandfather,
William Mullins, purchased Doninga in Co. Kilkenny,
Ireland |
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| 1976 |
David came to America |
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| 1986 |
Doninga founded in Lexington with
purchase of 26yo Ivory Tower for $500 |
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| 1987 |
Doninga purchases first mare for
resale |
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| 1988 |
Ivory Tower’s
yearling sells for $63,000 |
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| 1992 |
Sells 3 mares to Gestut Fahrhof
including HAPPY GINI, all would become
multiple Stakes producers |
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| 1995 |
Sells BABY ZIP
privately to Frank Stronach |
| Sells DRINA to
Dan Dixon for $50,000 |
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| 1996 |
– Sells Good Morning
Smile for $200,000 |
| – THE GROOM IS RED
sells as weanling for $52,000 |
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| 1998 |
Pearly White –
out of Good Morning Smile sells for
$400,000 |
| THE GROOM IS RED
wins Champagne S [G1] and is rated
top three 2yo |
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| 2000 |
SPAIN wins Breeders
Cup Distaff [G1] – Out of DRINA |
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| 2001 |
Keeneland November SAOIRSE
sells for $2,200,000 |
| Doninga Leading consignor by average
and 5th leading by gross |
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| 2002 |
Keeneland January Sue’s
Last Dance sells for $100,000 |
| Keeneland September ISLAND
SAND sells for $82,000 |
| CITY ZIP wins Hopeful
S [G1] and 2 other Saratoga Graded Stakes – out
of BABY ZIP |
| SPAIN retires as
leading money winning Mare with earnings of $3,540,542 |
| STORM CAT – AMELIA
BEARHART sells for $2,800,000 – most
expensive filly of the year |
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| 2003 |
GHOSTZAPPER Wins
Vosburgh H [G1] – out of Baby Zip |
| Good Morning Smile’s
only four yearlings to date gross $950,000 |
| Puerto Banus wins
Sunset H [G2] – out of DRINA |
| SPAIN and her STORM
CAT colt sell for a total of $8,550,000 |
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| 2004 |
ISLAND SAND wins
Acorn S [G1] – Out of Sue’s
Last Dance |
| HAMAITA –
Owned by Gestut Fahrhof wins Glens Falls H [G3]
to become third Graded SW and 4th Sw from HAPPY
GINI |
| GHOSTZAPPER wins
Woodward S [G1] |
| HAMAITA wins $150,000
Dowager S at Keeneland. |
| GHOSTZAPPER wins
Breeders Cup Classic [G1] in record
time |
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| 2005 |
GHOSTZAPPER wins Metropolitan Mile (G1) and his earnings reach
$3,446,120. |
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| 2006 |
GHOSTZAPPER retires to Adena Springs Farm - Stud Fee $200,000 |
