Morning Line returned from an eight month layoff to charge to a front-running, half-length victory in the $150,000 Mervyn LeRoy H. (G2) May 5 at Hollywood Park in the first start for the 5-year-old son of Tiznow in the care of trainer John Shirreffs. Not seen since last August in the Grade 1 Whitney H., […]
[ Read More ]Pretension came out on top in a three-way photo to collar the $75,000 Canonero II S. May 5 at Pimlico, the second stakes win for the 3-year-old Bluegrass Cat colt (VIDEO). Ridden by Javier Santiago for trainer Chris Grove, Pretension broke alertly in the 1-1/16th mile test but relinquished the lead to 1-5 favorite My […]
[ Read More ]Gemologist will put his undefeated streak on the line when the WinStar Farm colorbearer breaks from post 15 in the $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1) on Saturday at Churchill Downs. He was installed the 6-1 third choice in the morning line by oddsmaker Mike Battaglia. Already two-time winner over the Churchill Downs track, including last […]
[ Read More ]In her stakes debut, Cash for Clunkers splashed to a 6 3/4-length victory in the $90,000 Heatherten S. May 2 at Belmont Park to give Tiznow his tenth stakes horse of 2012. Tiznow is America’s fourth leading sire through the first four months of this year and will be represented by the undefeated Gemologist in […]
[ Read More ]Despite a less than ideal trip, Casner Racing LP’s Endorsement scored a come-from-behind victory in the $200,000 Texas Mile (G3) on April 28 at Lone Star Park (VIDEO). The 5-year-old son of Distorted Humor, who won the $800,000 Sunland Derby (G3), is now two-for-two in stakes races. The plan for the Texas Mile was to […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm stallion Harlan’s Holiday had two of the top five priced horses sold at the first day of the OBS April Select 2-year-old sale, including the highest figure colt at $285,000. The central Florida sale runs from April 23-26. The top colt, cataloged as hip No. 50 and consigned by Ciaran Dunne’s Wavertree sales […]
[ Read More ]Three-year-old Blingo became Artie Schiller’s newest stakes winner on April 20 with a half-length score in the $76,500 La Puente S. on the turf course at Santa Anita Park. With his maiden debut win last November over Hollywood Park lawn, the bay Kentucky bred is now 2-for-2 on the grass. In a compact field of […]
[ Read More ]Town Prize dismissed his foes with a runaway 5 1/4-length victory in the $150,000 Woodstock S. April 15 at Woodbine, marking the second time in eight days that a son of Speightstown won a six furlong stakes at the Ontario, Canada track. Essence Hit Man, the 2011 Canadian champion sprinter, was a sharp winner of […]
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