Top-five Second-Crop sire Exaggerator got his 10th winner of the year Friday at Fair Grounds when Shades of Truth was an easy winner in a six-furlong maiden special weight affair for 3-year-old fillies. The chestnut filly’s final margin was officially 5 3/4-lengths. After battling for the lead through the first quarter-mile, Shades of Truth soon […]
[ Read More ]Wait for Nairobi made her stakes debut a winning one Friday evening at Turfway Park, winning the $65,000 Cincinnati Trophy S. by two lengths for the owner/breeder duo of Hartwell Fam and SF Racing LLC. Wait for Nairobi is the fourth stakes horse this year for Carpe Diem, which ranks third among all Third-Crop sires […]
[ Read More ]Judge Bern earned his maiden-breaking win Feb. 20 at Aqueduct with a daring late move, sneaking through a narrow opening on the rail to win the one-mile maiden special weight race by a neck (VIDEO). The 3-year-old dark bay is the latest winner this year for Laoban, who finished 2020 ranked second on the First-Crop […]
[ Read More ]World Tour split horses on the turn then reeled in the pacesetter in mid-stretch to score a one-length maiden special weight win on Feb. 18 at Gulfstream Park. The 3-year-old filly is the ninth winner this year for Tourist, which ranks second in the 2021 Second-Crop sire list. World Tour got a good stalking trip […]
[ Read More ]Carribean Caper left her foes far behind in the Fair Grounds stretch as she rolled to an eight-length maiden special weight win in her racing debut Saturday at Fair Grounds. The 3-year-old Speightstown filly was named a TDN Rising Star following the blowout win, the first this year and 21st to garner the distinction in […]
[ Read More ]Hit the Road’s quick burst of speed in mid-stretch left his foes reeling as the 4-year-old More Than Ready colt powered home a 3 3/4-length winner in Saturday’s $100,000 Thunder Road S. (G3) on the Santa Anita Park turf course. Showing no signs of rust despite being away from the races since last July, Hit […]
[ Read More ]Despite encountering traffic troubles at several points of the entire nine-furlong trip, Crew Dragon willed his way to a dramatic maiden special weight win Jan. 31 at Gulfstream Park. Exaggerator wrapped up 2020 with three stakes horses in the final month of the year, and started off 2021 with four January winners from his first […]
[ Read More ]Drawing off in the stretch while not being asked in the least, Journeytothemoon powered her way to a four-length allowance win Jan. 29 at Laurel Park. The 3-year-old Tourist filly is now 2-1-0 in three starts and could be headed to stakes company following Thursday’s victory at one mile. Journeytothemoon is one of Tourist’s five […]
[ Read More ]More Than Ready’s brilliant mare Rushing Fall earned her first Eclipse Award during Thursday’s virtual ceremony when she was named Champion Turf Female over worthy finalists Audarya and Tarnawa. The now-retired 6-year-old was in peak form once again in 2020, winning the Diana S. (G1), Jenny Wiley S. (G1) for the second straight year, and […]
[ Read More ]A yearling filly by Laoban brought winning bid of $175,000 as the final horse in the ring during Wednesday’s closing session of the OBS Winter Mixed Sale, making her the top-priced horse during the two-day auction. Consigned by McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, agent, hip No. 805 went to Sand Hill Stables. Bred by the late […]
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