Bellamy Brew dug deep in the final furlong to win his career debut at Belmont Park on Oct. 7. The 3-year-old son of Bellamy Road is a Kinsman Stable homebred. Bellamy Road currently sits in the fifth spot on the second-crop sire list and will stand his first season for WinStar Farm in 2012. Bellamy […]
[ Read More ]A yearling by Harlan’s Holiday brought $180,000 at the Oct. 4-5 Fasig-Tipton Fall Yearlings sale at Timonium, Md. The price was the second-highest of the two-day event. The bay colt was bought by Barlar LLC from the consignment of Mr. and Mrs. Rick Abbott’s Charlton, agent. Hip No. 494 is out of Christmas Strike, who […]
[ Read More ]Tony Cissell is leaving his post as General Manager of WinStar Farm, it was announced late Thursday. “I have enjoyed my time at WinStar, and I would like to think that with a Dubai World Cup, a Kentucky Derby, and a Belmont Stakes in the trophy case, I have left it a better place,” said […]
[ Read More ]Indian Pond emerged from a tight pack at the head of the stretch to win the $150,000 Carotene S. on Oct. 2 at Woodbine Racecourse. The 3-year-old filly is the tenth stakes winner of the year for Speightstown, putting him in the top 10 among all stallions in North America in the category. Going 1 […]
[ Read More ]Sabercat kicked clear in the final furlong to lock up a six length victory in the $75,000 Garden State S. Oct. 2 at Monmouth Park. This was the stakes debut for the 2-year-old son of Bluegrass Cat, following his maiden win Sept. 5 at the New Jersey track. Sabercat got a nice stalking trip in […]
[ Read More ]Bellamy Jones locked up his second career stakes win at Hoosier Park with a handy 3 3/4-length score in the $87,850 Hoosier Breeders’ Sophomore S. Oct. 1 at the Anderson, Indiana track. The 3-year-old son of Bellamy Road won the $87,650 Indiana Futurity by 11 1/2-lengths a year ago. Bellamy Road is a top-five second […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm’s Drosselmeyer, winner of the 2010 Belmont Stakes, finished a fast-closing second in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) Oct 1. at Belmont Park, behind only Flat Out, the likely favorite for next month’s $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). Drosselmeyer has kept top class company throughout his career and the Gold Cup […]
[ Read More ]Actionontwo got it right on her first take, as the 2-year-old daughter of Artie Schiller drew off to a 2 3/4-length win in her debut going seven furlongs Oct. 1 at Woodbine. The bay filly was seventh for a half mile before coming between horses as she moved into the stretch, eventually hitting the front […]
[ Read More ]Katy Now broke into the ranks of stakes winners with a 2 3/4-length victory in the $60,000 Dispute S. Sept. 30 at Belmont Park. The 4-year-old filly is the eighth stakes winner of 2011 for her sire Tiznow; she also placed in a pair of stakes this August at Saratoga. After stalking in second for […]
[ Read More ]Vinery Ltd. continues to strengthen its New York stallion operation, as on Friday it partnered with WinStar Farm to stand leading second-crop sire Bluegrass Cat at its New York operation at Sugar Maple Farm in 2012. The regally-bred, Grade 1-winning son of Storm Cat will stand as a Vinery/ WinStar Venture. “We identified Bluegrass Cat […]
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