Category: General News

King Henry runs win streak to 3 in Penn Dash

King Henry became the latest stakes winner for his sire Congrats with an authoritative victory in the $50,000 Penn Dash on the inaugural Penn Mile card June 1 at Penn National. For King Henry, it was the sprinter’s third straight win, as he dashed home in the five-furlongs contest in 57.44 seconds to prove best […]

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Another stakes winner for Harlan’s Holiday

Hitechnoweenie stepped clear in the Prairie Meadows stretch to draw off to a three length win Saturday’s $60,000 Panthers S. at one mile for 3-year-old fillies. The winner is the fifth stakes winner of 2013 for his sire Harlan’s Holiday, whose progeny have earned just over $3 million this year, making him a top-10 sire […]

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Bellamy Road 3yo becomes newest SW

3-year-old Reigning Catfish won the $89,000 Springfield S. on the stretch-out Saturday, June 1st at Arlington Park, rallying with an impressive closing punch to prove best over nine rivals in the one-turn, one-mile stakes going away by 1 ¼ lengths on the wire. Having never raced beyond six furlongs in his young career, Reigning Catfish […]

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General Election tops G3 Arlington Classic

WinStar Farm’s General Election survived a claim of foul to prevail by a length in the Grade 3, $150,000 Arlington Classic on Saturday at the north Chicago racetrack. The 3-year-old son of Harlan’s Holiday, winner of the John Battaglia S. earlier this year at Turfway Park, has now bankrolled $211,110. Well back in the early […]

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$300K Harlan’s Holiday colt at Midlantic sale

Harlan’s Holiday had one of the top five highest priced colts at the May 20-21 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale in Timonium, Md., with hip No. 293 going for $300,000 to Joseph Moss, one of the sale’s most prominent buyers. Trainer Nick Zito signed the ticket on behalf of his client. Consigned by Northwest […]

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Pure Prize has top filly at FT Midlantic sale

WinStar Farm stallion Pure Prize had the highest priced filly of the first day of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in Training sale in Timonium, Md., on May 20 when trainer Lynn Whiting went to $240,000 for the chestnut juvenile. Acting on behalf of Oaklawn Park owner Charles Cella, Whiting purchased hip No. 167 from the […]

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Summer Applause earns 2nd GSW of 2013

Under a heady ride from John Velazquez, Summer Applause cleared off in the final furlong to win the $150,000 Allaire Dupont Distaff (G3) by a widening two lengths on Saturday at Pimlico (VIDEO). The win was the third graded stakes victory for the 4-year-old daughter of Harlan’s Holiday, who has now earned $587,406. Summer Applause […]

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Pianist strikes winning note in G3 Gallorette

Pianist captured her first graded stakes in Saturday’s $150,000 Gallorette H. (G3) at Pimlico Race Course (VIDEO). The 4-year-old filly is one of nine stakes winners in 2013 by her sire More Than Ready, whose $2.76 million in progeny earnings this year ranks in the top 10 on the General Sire list. Ridden by Mike […]

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Dance to Bristol easily in $100K Skipat S.

Speightstown’s speedy 4-year-old filly Dance to Bristol was an easy winner in Friday’s $100,000 Skipat S. at Pimlico Race Course. The 4 3/4-length victory was her fourth straight and also her fourth lifetime stakes score. The prohibitive 3-5 favorite, Dance to Bristol tracked the leaders in third for the better part of a half mile, […]

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More Than Ready colt best in Chantilly G3

More Than Ready now has graded stakes winners on three continents after Dalwari scored in the Group 3 Prix de Guiche Tuesday at Chantilly Racecourse in France. More Than Ready is also the sire of Wood Memorial (G1) winner Verrazano and New Zealand Oaks (G1) winner More Than Sacred. Three-year-old Dalwari, an Aga Khan homebred […]

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