Colonel John sired another impressive maiden special winner, when his son Here’s Johnny won his career debut at Churchill Downs today. A $220,000 OBS sale-topping yearling, Here’s Johnny is among the arsenal of famed juvenile trainer Wesley Ward, who had him primed and ready for combat. Breaking from post 5, Here’s Johnny laid close to […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown’s 4-year-old filly Munnings Sister, a full sister to the talented Munnings, earned her second straight stakes victory at Belmont Park with a front-running win in the $85,000 Smart and Fancy S. on Thursday. The chestnut filly flashed her usual early speed before drawing clear in the stretch to hit the wire 1 ½ lengths […]
[ Read More ]Multiple Group winner Slow Pace added the Group 3 La Coupe S. at Longchamp to his accomplished resume on June 10, giving his sire Distorted Humor his fourth Graded or Group stakes winner of 2013. Campaigned by breeders Wertheimer & Frere, the 5-year-old proved best in Monday’s 1 ¼-mile event on turf, finishing a neck […]
[ Read More ]Go Blue Or Go Home, a talented 4-year-old son of Bluegrass Cat, stepped up and earned his first career stakes victory on Monday, putting his impressive speed on display to score a handy, two-length win in the $100,000 Karl Boyes Memorial H. at Presque Isle Downs. The win marked leading New York sire Bluegrass Cat’s […]
[ Read More ]Going off as the even-money favorite, Boisterous proved much the best as he pulled away from a talented Monmouth Stakes (G2) field. With a purse of $200,000, the multiple graded stakes winner brought home the $200,000 purse for trainer Shug McGaughey and owner Phipps Stable. “That sure worked out how we hoped,” said assistant trainer […]
[ Read More ]Purely Hot was pure class, drawing off to a 5-length victory and spearheading an exacta for her sire in the $60,000 Satin and Lace S. on June 9th at Presque Isle Downs. With the commanding win, Purely Hot became the 50th stakes winner for her sire, WinStar stallion Pure Prize, who also sired the runner-up, […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown’s son Fast Bullet emulated his sire, speeding gate to wire to win the $400,000 True North H. (G2) on the Belmont Stakes undercard June 8th. In winning the same prestigious stakes as his father did in his championship season, Fast Bullet served notice to America’s top sprinters, that there’s a new speed king to […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown’s son Fast Bullet emulated his sire, speeding gate to wire to win the $400,000 True North H. (G2) on the Belmont Stakes undercard June 8th. In winning the same prestigious stakes as his father did in his championship season, Fast Bullet served notice to America’s top sprinters, that there’s a new speed king to […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown’s son Fast Bullet emulated his sire, speeding gate to wire to win the $400,000 True North H. (G2) on the Belmont Stakes undercard June 8th. In winning the same prestigious sprint stakes as his father did his championship season, Fast Bullet served notice to America’s top sprinters, that there’s a new speed king to […]
[ Read More ]Freshman sire Colonel John, the multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire by Tiznow, sired his first winner when his 2-year-old colt Cash Conversion impressively captured a $35,000 Maiden Special Weight race by a decisive 2 ¾ lengths at Presque Isle Downs Sunday, June 2. Cash Conversion broke sharply in the 4 1/2-furlong heat and showed good early […]
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