Category: General News

Going into the Feb.13 Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita much of the focus centered on the speed of the race. Two sons of Tiznow-Tiz Chrome and American Lion-seemed the logical selections on paper but as often happens on Santa Anita’s Pro-Ride surface, two speed types don’t do each other any favors. Good riders […]

Despite losing by less than two lengths in his first stakes try, Drosselmeyer seems to have fallen off the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) radar of many. Winstar Farm’s racing manager Elliott Walden thinks it could be a mistake to forget about the son of Distorted Humor . “We like him as […]

Fasig-Tipton’s Calder select 2-year-old sale opened Tuesday with a $2.3 million session leader, returning some sizzle and excitement to the select juvenile market. The sale leader was Hip No. 218, a Distorted Humor colt out of Grade 1 winner Tomisue’s Delight, a full sister to 2003 Horse of the Year Mineshaft. He is a half-brother […]

Hall of Famer Bill Mott is a turf trainer. Tom Amoss is a high-percentage, high-volume claiming trainer. Or so the stereotyping goes. Dumbed-down shorthand notwithstanding, it is true that neither Mott nor Amoss typically travels down the Kentucky Derby trail. Mott has gotten six Derby starters to the gate, to no great effect. Amoss has […]

A flashy Tiznow colt sparked a spirited bidding battle early in the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. February select sale of 2-year-olds in training. And when it ended Feb. 16 in Central Florida, his price of $475,000 had passed the sale-topping amount of $340,000 at the 2009 edition of the auction. Chuck and Maribeth Sandford purchased […]

http://derby.winstarfarm.com   With only thirteen weeks left until the first Saturday in May, WinStar Farm is hosting a Fantasy contest for the 2010 Derby Trail, a free game that gives participants the chance to manage their own stable of Kentucky Derby Hopefuls and be eligible to win some very exciting prizes.  Each player will draft […]

The first reported offspring by grade I winner Spring At Last is a filly born Jan. 19 at Thomas Young’s Sandringham Farm near Georgetown, Ky. The newborn is out of the Gold Fever mare Havana Gold, whose dam is a half-sister to two-time Horse of the Year Cigar. A millionaire, Spring At Last (Silver Deputy–Winter’s […]

WinStar Farm looks very strong at the moment going into the Triple Crown events of 2010 with the likes of accomplished stakes winners Super Saver (Kentucky Jockey Club), Rule (Delta Jackpot) and American Lion (Hollywood Prevue). It is fair to say that Drosselmeyer (Distorted Humor-Golden Ballet) has been a bit slower to come around. With […]

Who cares if it’s only December? You can still pretend eggnog is really a mint julep or that Santa means Santa Anita Derby or that poinsettias smell like roses or that “Jingle Bells” sounds like “My Old Kentucky Home.” Come on, you can do it. Just close your eyes and envision the sights, sounds, and […]

 2009 Leading Sires  As of December 14, 2009    Stallion                                     Farm                                 Stud Fee        Earnings 1. Giant’s Causeway       Ashford Stud, KY                    $125,000      $10,938,397 2. Distorted Humor        WinStar Farm, KY                  $150,000      $9,775,635 3. Tiznow                       WinStar Farm, KY                     […]