Miss Leslie came from last to first in the stretch of Saturday’s $125,000 Weber City Miss S. to give the 3-year-old Paynter filly her second stakes victory. After getting pinched back at the start, Miss Leslie and jockey J. D. Acosta found themselves trailing the field going into the first turn. She was a bit […]
[ Read More ]Devious Mo won the Times Square Division of Saturday’s $200,000 New York Stallion S. at Aqueduct in the 3-year-old Laoban colt’s stakes debut, taking the 6 1/2-furlong contest by three-quarters of a length over Sinful Dancer. Fresh off his 8 3/4-length maiden win on March 13, Devious Mo hustled away from the gate and was […]
[ Read More ]Say the Word, winner of the Grade 1 Northern Dancer S. in 2020, was named Champion Turf Male at the 46th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremony hosted virtually by the Jockey Club of Canada on Thursday evening, April 15. Say the Word’s 5-year-old campaign of 2020 was topped by his Northern Dancer victory; he also placed […]
[ Read More ]Lady Speightspeare, who was undefeated in 2020, was named Champion 2-year-old Filly of 2020 at the 46th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremony hosted virtually by the Jockey Club of Canada on Thursday evening, April 15, 2021. Lady Speightspeare, a Charles Fipke homebred, showed her brilliance right from her Aug. 22 debut at Woodbine, winning a seven-furlong […]
[ Read More ]Supply and Demand cleared off in the final furlong to tally a two-length maiden special weight victory Apr. 9 at Aqueduct. The 3-year-old is the third winner over the past two days for Exaggerator, who leads the 2021 Second-Crop sire list by winners with 17 and by wins with 18. Supply and Demand, who was […]
[ Read More ]Soothsay fended off the challenge of favored Beautiful Gift to win Saturday’s $400,000 Santa Anita Oaks (G2) by a half-length in the first stakes starts of any type for the 3-year-old Distorted Humor filly. She also earned 100 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks (G1), assuring herself a starting spot in that race […]
[ Read More ]For the second Saturday in a row a 3-year-old by leading Second-Crop sire Outwork produced a stakes victory, the latest coming when Abrogate won a stretch-long duel to take the $200,000 Purple Martin S. at Oaklawn Park. With Outadore winning last Saturday’s Animal Kingdom S., Outwork now has a total of six stakes horses in […]
[ Read More ]Outwork made a big splash with his lone offering at Wednesday’s Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale when a colt by the WinStar stallion brought a top bid of $475,000. Consigned by Scanlon Training and Sales on behalf of Excel Bloodstock, hip No. 10 went to the powerhouse partnership of Mike Repole, St. Elias Stable, and West Point […]
[ Read More ]Indy Lyon won for the fourth time in five 2021 starts Sunday at Tampa Bay Downs in the $110,000 Sophomore Turf S., the first stakes start for the 3-year-old son of Congrats. Indy Lyon led all the way in the 1 1/16-mile event, but had to withstand dramatic stretch run with Chess’s Dream and the […]
[ Read More ]Outwork’s most accomplished runner to date, Outadore, added the Animal Kingdom S. to his resume with an impressive display in the 6 1/2-furlong contest for 3-year-olds at Turfway Park. The gray or roan colt, who was making his 2021 debut, was in an early battle with Nicky Two Shoes, who got the lead out of […]
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