Category: General News

Tiznow’s Strong Mandate turned in the most impressive performance by a 2-year-old this year in Monday’s $300,000 Hopeful S. at Saratoga, destroying the field by 9 3/4-lengths. Strong Mandate is Tiznow’s third Grade 1 winner of 2013, second-most of all North American sires. Owned by Bob Baker and Bill Mack, Strong Mandate rated nicely in […]

Wayne Catallano, a top trainer at Arlington Park and all of the Midwest, showed immense confidence in Solitary Ranger by entering the talented 2-year-old son of U S Ranger as a maiden in Chicago’s prestigious $150,000 Arlington-Washington Futurity VIDEO Sept. 7.  It turns out he knew exactly the kind of colt he had. Solitary Ranger […]

Princess Dinah, a 2-year-old filly from the first crop of champion Kodiak Kowboy, became her sire’s sixth first-crop winner when she scored a dominant five-length win in her career debut in a $25,000 Maiden Special Weight Saturday, Sept. 7 at Canterbury Downs. Bred by WinStar Farm, Princess Dinah was purchased as a yearling by owner […]

Harlan’s Holiday, a Top 10 General Sire and Juvenile Sire in 2013, received his 14th stakes winner of the season when his filly Ski Holiday won the $78,000 Mrs. Penny S. at Parx on Sept. 7. Trained by Jonathan Sheppard for owner and breeder Augustin Stable, the 4-year-old bay filly unleashed an impressive rally in […]

Dancing to Town displayed the quality and versatility that has become known of her sire Speightstown, as she showed good speed and stretched it out for a wire-to-wire win in the $150,000 Kentucky Ladies Turf S. on Sept. 7 at Kentucky Downs. The 5-year-old mare is the 15th stakes winner of 2013 for Speightstown, North […]

Back Forty collected his first career stakes win Wednesday in the $50,000 Damitrius S. at Delaware Park (VIDEO), giving Speightstown his 15th stakes winner this year, a group that has garnered 24 stakes wins in 2013. Speightstown is also the only North American sire with 2013 progeny earnings in excess of $8 million. Back Forty […]

Tiznowforamerica dug deep to capture a 2-year-old maiden special weight contest Sept. 2 at Saratoga in the second outing for the Tiznow colt. Tiznow’s progeny have had a terrific run over the past week, with nine different winners, topped by Strong Mandate’s stellar victory in the Grade 1 Hopeful S., also at Saratoga on Labor […]

With a quick tap from Martin Garcia at the head of the stretch, Pioneerof the Nile’s 2-year-old filly Jojo Warrior quickly drew clear from her pursuers to register a sharp-looking 3 1/4-length victory in her debut Monday at Del Mar (VIDEO). With six winners to date and $272,252 in progeny earnings, Pioneerof the Nile ranks […]

Congrats and Roses left little doubt as who was best in Sunday’s $55,000 Glitter Star Minnesota Distaff Classic Championship S., rolling to a front-running, 7 3/4-length victory at Canterbury Park to give the 5-year-old daughter of Congrats her second career stakes win. Sent off the 6-5 favorite, Congrats and Roses had things her own way […]

With a sustained moved in the final three furlongs, Street Hero’s 3-year-old colt Gabriel Charles rolled to a length and quarter win in Sunday’s $250,000 Del Mar Derby (G2), giving the WinStar stallion his first North American graded stakes winner and third stakes winner of 2013. Gabriel Charles came into Sunday’s race off an unlucky […]