The brilliant 5-year-old mare Rushing Fall was named a finalist for the 2020 Turf Female Eclipse Award when the year-end award nominees were announced Saturday on TVG. Rushing Fall had another stellar campaign in 2020, kicking it off with a victory in the Beaugay S. (G3) in June at Belmont Park. She then took the […]
[ Read More ]Breakfastatbonnies scored a powerhouse 11 1/4-length victory in her first lifetime start on Jan. 2 at Aqueduct. The 3-year-old kicked off the year in style for her sire Laoban, who finished 2020 as the leading First-Crop sire by graded stakes winners and black type winners, and second by progeny earnings, with $1,559,748. Forwardly-placed under her […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown had yet another banner year at stud in 2020, ranking among the leaders in several categories, most notably at the top by both Grade 1 winners and Grade 1 horses. In a testament to his worldwide influence, Speightstown’s Grade 1 winners came in three different countries. The first of the year came in Japan […]
[ Read More ]Gulf Coast started 2021 in style for WinStar Stablemates Racing LLC on New Year’s Day at Gulfstream Park with a victory in the $75,000 Cash Run S. After a pair of six-furlong starts rewarded her owners with a maiden debut win and a second in last month’s Sandpiper S. at Tampa Bay Downs, the newly-turned […]
[ Read More ]Always Special forged ahead of Good Boy Roy in the final strides to get his maiden-breaking win by a half-length Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs. The chestnut 2-year-old is the 14th winner for top-10 First-Crop sire Speightster, who is one of only two freshman sires in the top 10 that stand for $10,000 or less. […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown’s brilliant 3-year-old colt Charlatan won Saturday’s $300,000 Malibu S. (G1) at Santa Anita Park in convincing style, coming back from a seven-month layoff to score by 4 1/2-lengths. Charlatan is Speightstown’s fourth Grade 1 winner of 2020, which is the most of any sire standing in North America, and is his 10th graded stakes […]
[ Read More ]Outwork is now the sire of the winners of 20 races from his first crop of runners after R Working Girl won her first lifetime start on Dec. 20 at Aqueduct (VIDEO). The 2-year-old filly was first at every call in the six furlong madien special weight race, taking the lead in the first eighth […]
[ Read More ]Cojo took the lead in the first furlong of his maiden win on Dec. 17 at Los Alamitos, winning by 1 1/2-lengths to become Tourist 13th First-Crop winner and second of the week. Catbernay came away from the gate in the lead, but Cojo quickly collared him and took command. He cleared off from the […]
[ Read More ]Drewhustle gamely held off Race Craft to win a one mile maiden special weight race for 2-year-olds Friday at Delta Downs to become the 18th winner for his sire. With two new winners this week, Outwork is now in the second spot on the First-Crop sire list. Drewhustle stalked the Shoulda Had It for most […]
[ Read More ]Top-10 First-Crop sire Exaggerator’s winners total now stands at 14 after No Exaggeration’s Dec. 16 maiden win at Fair Grounds. The bay colt, owned by Charles Marquis, was able to rally from off the pace to win the 1 mile 70 yard contest by three-quarters of a length despite being at least three wide the […]
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