The Australian Magic Millions 2014 Gold Coast Yearling Sale highlighted international champion sire More Than Ready’s appeal no matter the occasion, as the WinStar stallion had a yearling colt bring $450,000 on day one of the Jan. 8-14 sale. The price was the co-highest of the day, and also the number paid for a colt. […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown’s top-class mare Dance to Bristol was named a finalist in the Female Sprinter category for the 43rd annual Eclipse Awards, which will take place Jan. 18 at Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino in Hallandale Beach, Fla. Speightstown finished 2013 as the nation’s second-leading sire, with progeny earnings of $11.25 million. His offspring, led by […]
[ Read More ]Tiz Miz Sue is one of the three finalists in the Older Female category for the 43rd annual Eclipse Awards, which will take place Jan. 18 at Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino in Hallandale Beach, Fla. The now 7-year-old daughter of Tiznow now has earnings of $1,129,709, making her one of six millionaire by her […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm will hold an Open House each day between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m from January 6-10 at farm’s stallion complex on Pisgah Pike in Versailles, Kentucky. Lunch will be served. Visitors are welcome without appointment to see the entire WinStar roster, including its newest additions for 2014: the ultra-resilient and popular Grade 1 […]
[ Read More ]Solitary Ranger, winner of last year’s Grade 3 Arlington-Washington Futurity, made his 3-year-old debut Sunday at Fair Grounds with a front-running victory going one mile in a first-level allowance contest for 3-year-olds over a yielding turf course. Trained by Wayne Catalano for Susan Moulton, Solitary Ranger got a crafty ride from Florent Geroux to control […]
[ Read More ]Tiznow’s newly-turned 3-year-old filly Fierce Boots rolled to a two-length victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Busanda S.at Aqueduct Racetrack. With the victory, she received 10 points towards a possible berth in the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks on May 3 at Churchill Downs. A sharp start put Fierce Boots and jockey Jose Ortiz on the lead immediately, […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm has promoted David Hanley to General Manager at the Versailles-based operation. Hanley had served at WinStar as the Director of Development, working in the areas of client development and bloodstock development, prior to his recent promotion. “David has been with us for over a year now, and his horsemanship is the best in […]
[ Read More ]Sum of the Parts’ front-running victory in the $75,000 Bonapaw S. Saturday at Fair Grounds gave his sire Speightstown a nation’s best 37 stakes wins (VIDEO). Speightstown’s 84 repeat winners in 2013 also tops the General Sire list. Sum of the Parts, who captured the Phoenix H. (G3) at Keeneland in October, set all the […]
[ Read More ]Tiznow got his latest stakes winner Sunday when 2-year-old Rebranded battled to a maiden-breaking, two-length win in the $100,000 Riley Allison Futurity at Sunland Park (VIDEO). Along with Strong Mandate, Rebranded gives Tiznow a strong one-two punch for the upcoming 2014 Triple Crown. Strong Mandate won the Grade 1 Hopeful S. at Saratoga this summer […]
[ Read More ]Zaikov, a TDN Rising Star for Distorted Humor when breaking his maiden by 14 lengths in March, returned to Gulfstream Park, the site of his flashy maiden win on Friday, zipping to another impressive win. The margin of 2 1/2-lengths may not have been as large as March’s race, but with the way the 3-year-old […]
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