Rhetorical, bred and prepped for racing by WinStar Farm, dueled his way to a half-length victory in the feature race on the Feb. 28 card at Oaklawn Park. The 4-year-old is by multiple graded stakes winner and millionaire Any Given Saturday, who WinStar also owned throughout his racing career. In the six furlong contest for […]
[ Read More ]Koh I Noor, a 4-year-old Harlan’s Holiday colt, strolled to his fourth straight victory Thursday at Laurel Park, powering home to an 8 1/4-length win at a mile on the main track. The Maryland-bred has been nothing short of incredible since switching to the dirt following his career bow on the grass last September. Since […]
[ Read More ]G1-winning millionaire Careless Jewel became the first mare to check in foal from the debut book of Grade 1 winner Bodemeister, who’s standing his first season at stud at WinStar Farm in Versailles. Careless Jewel was confirmed 15 days in foal over the weekend. Owned by Mike Moreno’s Southern Equine Stables, Careless Jewel recently had […]
[ Read More ]With three straight wins, Stopshoppingmaria has found her niche as a turf sprint specialist, capping her recent run on Sunday with a 1 3/4-length score in the $60,000 Ladies Turf Sprint S. at Gulfstream Park. The victory was the first stakes win for Stopshoppingmaria, though the 4-year-old daughter of More Than Ready has plenty of […]
[ Read More ]WinStar training and sales grad Pinball made it two straight at Aqueduct on Sunday with a runaway 7 1/4-length victory at one mile and 70 over the inner dirt track (VIDEO). The 4-year-old colt broke his maiden by 3 1/2-lengths exactly a month ago at the same distance. Breaking sharply from post 2 in the […]
[ Read More ]Transylvania Flash took to going two turns for the first time with gusto as the 3-year-old by More Than Ready exploded to an 8 1/2-length maiden special weight score on Presidents’ Day at Oaklawn Park. Breaking from post 10 in a field of 11 going 1 1/16-miles, Transylvania Flash sped right to the front to […]
[ Read More ]WinStar President & CEO Elliott Walden leads a roundtable discussion on the farm’s five exciting 2013 freshmen sires: Colonel John, Pioneerof the Nile, Kodiak Kowboy, U S Ranger and Maimonides. Stallion Seasons Director Gerry Duffy and Director of Development David Hanley join the lively discussion about these stallions and their first two-year-olds.
[ Read More ]Making his second career start, and his first going two turns, Abraham, owned by WinStar Farm LLC and Twin Creeks Racing Stables LLC, scooted to a one-length victory going 1 1/8-miles Saturday at Gulfstream Park. The 3-year-old colt by Distorted Humor is one of five Triple Crown nominees owned wholly or in partnership by WinStar. […]
[ Read More ]More than Ready’s 3-year-old colt Verrazano turned in the most impressive performance of 2013 with a spectacular 16 ¼ -length victory in Saturday’s fifth race at Gulfstream Park. With no urging at any point in the race from jockey John Velazquez, Verrazano stalked Gunderman for the first half of the race, then cruised by that […]
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