Category: General News

Bellamy Road filly continues winning ways

Sisterly Love, a 4-year-old Bellamy Road filly, is perfect after three starts following a front-runnning, 2 1/2-length score Sunday at Gulfstream Park. Sisterly Love is bred and owned by Kinsman Stable, who also campaigned her Grade 1-winning sire. Bellamy Road is a top-20 third-crop sire this year, with five stakes winners, topped by Lexington S. […]

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Hanley named Director of Development

WinStar Farm has named David Hanley as the Director of Development for the Versailles-based operation. Hanley will primarily work in the areas of client development and bloodstock development, both for the farm and racing stable. “David brings a wealth of experience and a keen eye for young horses. Combine that with his character, and I […]

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Spring at Last tops KY freshman sire list

With 2012 drawing to a close, WinStar Farm’s young stallion Spring at Last has had a stellar year with his first crop of runners, led by the trio of graded stakes winners of Spring in the Air (G1 Alcibiades S.), Seaneen Girl (G2 Golden Rod S., and Spring Venture (G2 Natalma S. and G3 Mazarine […]

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Jimmy Creed’s G1 Malibu S. propels Distorted Humor over $8M in 2012 earnings

Jimmy Creed got a good trip and well-timed ride by Garrett Gomez to take the $300,000 Malibu S. (G1) Dec. 26 at Santa Anita Park to become Distorted Humor’s newest Grade 1 winner (VIDEO). The victory was the first graded stakes win for the 3-year-old colt. Jimmy Creed is one of seven graded stakes winners […]

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Pioneerof the Nile, Maimonides to stand at WinStar

Pioneerof the Nile and Maimonides, two Kentucky-based stallions owned in majority by Zayat Stables, have been moved to WinStar Farm to stand the upcoming 2013 breeding season. “I am proud that Pioneerof the Nile and Maimonides will stand alongside Bodemeister at WinStar Farm,” said Ahmed Zayat. “Elliott (Walden) and his team have done a tremendous […]

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Take Charge Indy to remain in training for 2013

Take Charge Indy, winner of this year’s Florida Derby (G1) and recent runner-up in the Clark H. (G1), will remain in training for 2013 and winter in South Florida to train for his 4-year-old campaign, which is expected to include a start in the Feb. 9 Donn Handicap (G1) at Gulfstream as an initial goal. […]

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Zeewat rolls to second SW of 2012

Zeewat ran away from his rivals down the stretch for a 3 1/4-length victory in the $75,000 Gold Rush S. at Golden Gate Fields Saturday (VIDEO). The 2-year-old colt is one of five juvenile stakes winners by Harlan’s Holiday. The WinStar stallion is the nation’s leading sire of 2-year-olds, topped by Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) […]

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Bellamy Road 2yo takes Illinois Futurity

Chatfield Road took the field gate-to-wire in the $125,000 Illinois Futurity Saturday at Hawthorne to register the first stakes victory in the young career of the 2-year-old Bellamy Road juvenile (VIDEO). A top 20 third-crop sire, Bellamy Road’s progeny have earned in excess of $2.6 million this year, highlighted by All Squared Away, winner of […]

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Speightstown’s Fast Bullet dazzles with 109 Beyer

Fast Bullet, by 2012 North American leading sire Speightstown, dazzled on Dec. 6 at Hollywood Park with a brilliant 7 1/4-length win in the Thursday feature at the Inglewood, Ca. racetrack. The brilliant performance earned the talented colt a 109 Beyer Speed Figure, and stamps Fast Bullet as one of the top horses in the […]

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Swear Me In tops at Tampa for Spring at Last

Spring at Last’s winners list now stands at an even dozen after Swear Me In broke her maiden going six furlongs at Tampa Bay Downs on Dec. 1. Spring at Last is second on the Freshman Sire List and is one of only two first-crop sires with progeny earnings topping the $1 million mark. WinStar […]

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