Gemologist will be represented by 60 yearlings from his first crop in the Sept. 14-26 Keeneland September sale, among the highest number of offerings for any sire whose first foals are yearlings of 2015. Highlights of Gemologist’s offerings include hip No. 925, a colt out of the Mineshaft mare Impending Storm, who is a daughter […]
[ Read More ]Bodemeister, whose first foals are yearlings of 2015, has a catalog-high 83 yearlings in the Sept. 14-26 Keeneland September sale, including 26 lots in Book 1, traditionally the most sought-after offerings. Some highlights from the first session include hip No. 45, a colt out of the Grade 3 winner Above Perfection that is a half-brother […]
[ Read More ]Rilla repelled several challenges to her front-running effort Sunday at Churchill Downs, prevailing by three-quarters of a length in a six-furlong maiden special weight contest for 2-year-old fillies. She is Drosselmeyer’s fourth winner from his first crop to race, three of them coming in maiden special weights, including Copper Cajun, who would follow up his […]
[ Read More ]Colonel John’s top 2-year-old Cocked and Loaded powered to a two-length victory in the $150,000 Iroquois S. (G3) on Saturday at Churchill Downs, setting him up for a start in the Oct. 31 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Keeneland. Cocked and Loaded got out of the gate smoothly and settled into a good spot in […]
[ Read More ]Perfect Step drew off to a 1 ¾-length victory in Friday’s $75,000 Hard Worker S. at Gulfstream Park, capturing her fourth consecutive win and first career stakes score for the daughter of Congrats. Congrats has had a stellar 2015 with his overall winners ranking him in the top 10 and over $4.7 million in earnings […]
[ Read More ]Courtier gave his leading Third-Crop sire Pioneerof the Nile his fourth stakes winner of the year on Wednesday night with a rousing 1 ¼-length victory in the $200,000 Centaur S. at Indiana Grand. Left near the back of the nine-horse field in the early stages, Courtier was still more than a dozen lengths off the […]
[ Read More ]The Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) could be in the future for Distorted Humor’s 4-year-old son Ironicus following his course record-setting performance in Monday’s $250,000 Bernard Baruch S. (G2) at Saratoga. Ironicus, who won the Dixie S. (G2) at Pimlico and ran second in Saratoga’s Fourstardave H. (G2), is one of Distorted Humor’s seven stakes winners […]
[ Read More ]Tourist, a son of Tiznow, turned in a super performance to take the WinStar Farm-sponsored, $300,000 More Than Ready S., the feature race on Saturday’s card at Kentucky Downs. Trained by Bill Mott and ridden by Florent Geroux, Tourist overwhelmed his foes with the front-running, 3 ¾-length score while never being seriously threatened or asked […]
[ Read More ]Cajun Schill made his first foray outside of Florida a winning one with a stirring 1 ¾-length victory in the $300,000 Calumet Farm Juvenile S. Saturday afternoon at Kentucky Downs. Trained by south Florida-based Bill Kaplan for Teresa and David Palmer, Cajun Schill scored by 5 ½-lengths in his maiden win on July 12, when […]
[ Read More ]Championofthenile broke on top and never relinquished his lead in a 6 ½-furlong maiden special weight race for 2-year-olds Friday at Saratoga. The colt is one of 42 winners this year by Pioneerof the Nile, the runaway #1 Third Crop Sire and top 5 General Sire of Triple Crown champion American Pharoah. Championofthenile, trained by […]
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