Poseidon’s Warrior was razor-sharp in his 6 1/4-length win in the $100,000 East Hanover S. July 30 at Penn National, becoming the sixth stakes winner of 2011 for his top 20 sire Speightstown. The 3-year-old dark bay colt got his second career stakes win in the Hanover; he won Monmouth Park’s $167,000 NATC Futurity last […]
[ Read More ]Anne’s Beauty overcame a rough trip to score by two lengths in the $157,363 Duchess S. July 30 at Woodbine to become the third stakes winner of the year for Artie Schiller, who just recently joined the WinStar Farm stallion roster. Artie Schiller has seven stakes horses in 2011 and is ranked in the top […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm has acquired an interest in all four stallions – Bellamy Road, Summer Bird, Artie Schiller and U S Ranger – from Pauls Mill and will relocate them to WinStar for the 2012 breeding season. “We are extremely excited about these four young stallion prospects, which Ben Walden has already done a fabulous job […]
[ Read More ]Laurie’s Rocket took off late to make up three lengths in the final furlong to break his maiden by 1 1/4-lengths July 23 at Saratoga. The 2-year-old son of Bluegrass Cat was making his second career start following his second place effort in the debut May 30 at Churchill Downs. Bluegrass Cat is a top […]
[ Read More ]Georgie’s Angel turned in another impressive performance in the $100,000 Schuylerville S. (G3) July 22 at Saratoga, winning by a 1 1/2-lengths under a very confident ride by John Velazquez (VIDEO). Going off the 4-5 favorite, Georgie’s Angel was in third while going three wide around the turn for the first half mile. Coming even […]
[ Read More ]Artie Schiller’s 3-year-old son Mr. Commons made a bold four-wide move coming into the stretch en route to a dominating 1 1/2-length victory in the $112,100 Oceanside S. on opening day at Del Mar. The Thoroughbred Daily News heralded this victory by proclaiming “Mr. Commons exudes class” in the feature story headline. Mr. Commons is […]
[ Read More ]Bluegrass Cat’s Zayda proved best in the $50,000 Seattle Slew H. July 17 at Emerald Downs, his second consecutive stakes win at the Washington racetrack. The 3-year-old colt won the $50,000 Pepsi Cola H. on June 26. Bluegrass Cat is in the top 10 among all second-crop sires with progeny earnings of nearly $1.3 million. […]
[ Read More ]Banker’s Buy, a 5-year-old mare by Distorted Humor, won the $60,000 Miss South Shore S. July 17 at Belmont Park, becoming the 15th stakes winner of 2011 for her sire, tops among all North American stallions. The WinStar stallion has accounted for a similar number of stakes wins this year, also tops on the sire […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown’s sole offering at the Fasig-Tipton July yearling sale brought a hammer price of $150,000, three times the stallion’s stud fee, from high bidder Steve Young, agent. The chestnut Kentucky-bred filly, hip No. 167, is the second foal out of Acadiana, who is a direct descendent of Broodmare of the Year Courtly Dee, the dam […]
[ Read More ]Infinite Resource became the 14th stakes winner for Distorted Humor, tops among all North American stallions, on July 12 with his win in the $100,000 San Juan County Commissioners H. at SunRay Park in New Mexico. The 7-year-old chestnut horse came from seventh with three furlongs to go to get up by three-quarters of a […]
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