Category: General News

Half to Super Saver graduates at GP

WinStar Farm’s homebred colt Charge Now by Tiznow got his first win Saturday at Gulfstream Park in a tough 1 1/16-mile maiden special weight affair for 3-year-olds (VIDEO). The bay colt, trained by Bill Mott, chased in second for most of the trip before taking over in the final furlong, winning by a length and […]

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Another million-dollar juvenile for Distorted Humor at F-T Florida

The lone 2-year-old sired by Distorted Humor at the March 24 Fasig-Tipton Florida sale brought an even $1 million, one of only two juveniles to break the seven-figure mark at the one-day auction. Hip No. 83, a half brother to multiple champion Royal Delta out of the Grade 3 Locust Grove S. winner Delta Princess, […]

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Super Saver colt blazes 9.4 at F-T Florida

Hip 4, a colt from the first crop of Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver, blazed the co-fastest furlong in 9.4 seconds VIDEO at the breeze show on March 21 for the Fasig-Tipton Florida Sale for select 2-year-olds in training. Out of the Sky Mesa mare Rateeba, the bay colt is part of the consignment of […]

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Maimonides 3yo colt draws off in Oaklawn’s $100,000 Gazebo S.

Brewing, a 3-year-old Zayat Stables homebred from the first crop of Maimonides, notched his second runaway win in a row on March 22, drawing away to score a decisive three-length victory in the $100,000 Gazebo S. at Oaklawn VIDEO. Trained by D. Wayne Lukas, the speedy Brewing broke his maiden impressively at Oaklawn in February, […]

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Sales grad Fire With Fire wires Grade 2

Fire With Fire, a WinStar horses-in-training sales graduate, went wire to wire in the $200,000 San Luis Rey S. (G2) VIDEO March 22 at Santa Anita, becoming his sire Distorted Humor’s 49th career Graded stakes winner. It was also Fire With Fire’s fourth overall stakes win since selling for $140,000 at the 2011 Keeneland November […]

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More Than Ready gets 133rd stakes winner

Leading sire More Than Ready picked up his 133rd career stakes winner on March 22 when More Than a Cruise drew off to a decisive 3 ¾-length victory in the $75,000 Conniver S. at Laurel. It was the fourth lifetime win for More Than a Cruise who increased her earnings to $215,360. 133 stakes winners […]

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G1 winner We Miss Artie punches KY Derby ticket with Spiral S. (G3) triumph

We Miss Artie, Artie Schiller’s winner of the Breeders’ Futurity S. (G1) at Keeneland last year at two, stamped his ticket into this year’s Kentucky Derby with a determined rally to win the $550,000 Spiral S. (G3) VIDEO March 22 at Turfway. Trained by Todd Pletcher for Ken & Sarah Ramsey, We Miss Artie dug […]

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More Than Ready’s impact continues to grow

More Than Ready, already an international champion sire, is passing on that influence to his sons standing at stud as well. Sebring, an 8-year-old son of More Than Ready standing at Widden Stud in his native Australia, got his first Grade 1 winner on Saturday when Dissident captured the ATC Randwick Guineas over 1600 meters […]

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Pioneerof the Nile colt sets GP track record

Social Inclusion emerged as yet another Triple Crown contender for Pioneerof the Nile after Thursday’s track record performance at 1 1/16-miles at Gulfstream Park. The Manny Azpurua-trained Social Inclusion kept heavy favorite Honor Code at bay the entire trip, opening up by 3 1/2-lengths after six furlongs in 1:10.70. The bay colt wrapped up the […]

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$575K Artie Schiller 2yo at OBS March sale

Artie Schiller’s offspring continue to be a hit in the auction ring, with a colt bringing $575,000 at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. selected sale of 2-year-olds in training March 11. Hip No. 385, consigned by Halcyon Hammock Farm, Agent III  was sold to Conquest Stables. The bay juvenile, who worked :10 seconds flat at […]

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